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Building Project Manager Industrial Engineer
Job Location:
Job Location:
Blythewood, SC - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
15 August 2026 (26 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
12 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
SWJ Technologie specializes in providing engineering planning and project management services across various industries. We are currently seeking a Building / Project Manager / Industrial Engineer for a client in the automotive industry. This role is a contractor or direct hire position based in Blythewood/ Columbia SC that requires onsite presence. If youre eager to grow your career and make a meaningful impact on exciting projects we look forward to your application.
PURPOSE:
The Building / Project Manager / Industrial Engineer manages building facility and infrastructure projects within an industrial automotive manufacturing environment. The role focuses on contractor management project coordination and field oversight to ensure safe timely cost-effective and quality-compliant execution. The position requires strong mechanical engineering knowledge and practical field experience with close coordination across engineering maintenance production safety logistics contractors and suppliers.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
PREFERRED SKILLS:
This job description is a high-level overview of general expectations of this position. It is not intended to list every responsibility of the position nor does it represent an employment contract of any kind.
PURPOSE:
The Building / Project Manager / Industrial Engineer manages building facility and infrastructure projects within an industrial automotive manufacturing environment. The role focuses on contractor management project coordination and field oversight to ensure safe timely cost-effective and quality-compliant execution. The position requires strong mechanical engineering knowledge and practical field experience with close coordination across engineering maintenance production safety logistics contractors and suppliers.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage and oversee building facility and infrastructure contractors and subcontractors.
- Coordinate daily site activities and monitor manpower progress quality schedule and compliance.
- Conduct site walks and inspections to verify work against approved drawings specifications and scope.
- Coordinate multiple contractors and resolve conflicts between construction production equipment utilities and building systems.
- Track open items deficiencies corrective actions and punch lists through completion.
- Plan and manage projects from concept through completion including schedules milestones budgets meetings and action items.
- Review contractor proposals scopes schedules change requests and technical submittals.
- Coordinate projects with production maintenance engineering logistics safety and other departments.
- Plan building modifications expansions renovations and infrastructure improvements.
- Review architectural structural mechanical and electrical drawings layouts and specifications.
- Coordinate space requirements equipment locations access routes material flow and installation areas.
- Apply mechanical engineering knowledge to HVAC piping compressed air process water cooling water and other facility systems.
- Coordinate mechanical requirements between contractors suppliers and engineering teams.
- Analyze layouts workflows material flow and space utilization to support efficient and maintainable solutions.
- Evaluate construction impacts on production and coordinate temporary layouts construction zones access routes and shutdowns.
- Ensure contractors comply with site safety requirements permits OSHA requirements building codes and applicable regulations.
- Support safety planning for hot work electrical work work at height confined spaces LOTO and other applicable activities.
- Monitor workmanship and installation quality and support inspections testing commissioning and final acceptance.
- Ensure project documentation updated drawings manuals and required records are completed and handed over.
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering Construction Engineering Building Engineering or related technical field.
- 35 years of experience in industrial project management facility engineering construction coordination contractor management or related field.
- Strong mechanical engineering background with practical industrial experience.
- Industrial manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of industrial building systems mechanical utilities and facility infrastructure.
- Ability to read and interpret mechanical architectural structural and electrical drawings.
- Ability to manage multiple projects contractors and priorities simultaneously.
- Proven contractor and subcontractor management experience
- Strong project-management and organizational skills.
- Mechanical engineering and technical coordination expertise.
- Building and facility planning experience.
- Construction coordination and field-oversight experience.
- Ability to interpret technical drawings layouts and specifications.
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to identify and resolve technical and construction conflicts.
- Strong communication coordination and negotiation skills.
- Strong follow-up and time-management skills.
- Ability to work independently and make sound decisions in a fast-paced industrial environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office particularly Excel Word and Outlook.
- Strong safety awareness and understanding of industrial work environments
PREFERRED SKILLS:
- Automotive or large-scale manufacturing experience.
- Experience with large industrial facilities and plant construction.
- Experience with HVAC compressed air process water cooling water piping and other mechanical utilities.
- Experience supporting facility shutdowns and major infrastructure projects.
- Experience with AutoCAD Revit or other CAD/BIM systems.
- Experience with project-management construction-management or CMMS systems.
- Knowledge of OSHA building codes fire codes and industrial safety requirements.
- Experience with commissioning final acceptance and project handover.
- Experience coordinating projects within an operating manufacturing facility.
- Work is normally performed in an office laboratory manufacturing floor or machine shop setting where physical work includes but is not limited to sitting standing reaching kneeling bending and lifting up to 25 lbs.
- Must be able to understand and comply with all relevant safety practices.
- Location:Blythewood/ Columbia SC area
- Schedule:Day shift 40h/w weekend as required
- Overtime:as required
- Assignment Start:ASAP
- Duration: 6 months contract with the option to extend or to be hired directly.
This job description is a high-level overview of general expectations of this position. It is not intended to list every responsibility of the position nor does it represent an employment contract of any kind.
SWJ TECHNOLOGY and all of its subsidiaries (i.e. SWJ MACHINING and ProjectOne US) are Equal Opportunity Employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
