Commercial Project Manager
On-site · Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States
Job Summary
Commercial Project Manager based in Oak Ridge, TN, responsible for managing customer-facing commercial projects from proposal support through execution, delivery, and closeout. Serves as the primary coordination point between customers, engineering, operations, manufacturing, quality, licensing, and leadership to define and manage scope, schedule, resources, and deliverables. Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables; track progress against scope, schedule, and budget; identify risks and issues early and communicate impacts to leadership. Maintain organized project records, action trackers, schedules, and closeout documentation. Act as primary customer contact, conduct regular updates and reviews, and ensure expectations are understood and aligned with internal capabilities. Coordinate with technical leads to translate customer needs into actionable tasks, support proposal development, and assist in defining scopes of work and timelines. Evaluate capacity and resource demands and support prioritization discussions; ensure effective handoffs from proposal to execution after award. Promote strong cross-functional collaboration and disciplined communication throughout the project lifecycle. This role operates in a technical manufacturing environment and may involve occasional manufacturing, laboratory, or operational participation to understand scope and status. Equal opportunity employer.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, Operations, or a related field
- 3–7 years of experience in project management, technical program management, commercial project execution, or customer-facing project coordination
- Experience managing projects in a technical, manufacturing, industrial, energy, aerospace, defense, or regulated environment
- Ability to coordinate across technical teams and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience developing project schedules, tracking milestones, and managing deliverables
- Experience supporting proposals, statements of work, project scopes, or customer-funded projects
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and stakeholders at the same time
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to identify risks, resource constraints, and schedule impacts early and communicate them clearly
- Familiarity with project management tools, scheduling software, ERP systems, or project tracking systems preferred
- Experience in nuclear, energy, manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or other regulated industries is a plus
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