What are the responsibilities and job description for the Capital Equipment Project Manager -- Air Pollution Control position at TANN Corporation - USA?
Location: Kaukauna, WI | Department: Engineering | Reports to: Engineering Manager
What a day looks likeYou begin your morning reviewing the master schedule you built for a new thermal oxidizer project. You connect with Designers on drawing updates, align Purchasing on a time-sensitive BOM, and check in with the Production Manager to validate fabrication progress, quality, and sequencing. After lunch, you walk through engineering calculations for media, poppet valves, fans, burners, and ducting, then brief the customer on technical decisions, costs, and milestones. You close the day by approving invoices and purchase orders, updating risks, and prepping for tomorrow’s production meeting—all while keeping safety front and center with a low risk tolerance and high-risk awareness.
About TANN CorporationTANN Corporation designs, manufactures, and maintains industrial air pollution control equipment deployed around the world. We build custom systems and turnkey solutions—especially thermal oxidizers—serving automotive, aerospace, food processing, chemical manufacturing, and more.
Impact you’ll own- Steer industrial air pollution control projects end-to-end—from planning through commissioning—meeting scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety targets.
- Partner effectively across TANN: Designers, Purchasing Agents, Production Manager, Controls Engineer, and Field Service Manager.
- Create, track, and communicate integrated schedules to customers, internal teams, vendors, and subcontractors.
- Perform engineering calculations for key components (media, poppet valves, fans, burners, ducts).
- Drive procurement activities, including Purchase Requisitions and Bill of Materials (BOM); review/approve POs and invoices.
- Lead design development with Designers to complete design drawings; attend all scheduled production meetings.
- Monitor fabrication for correctness, timing, and quality with the Production Manager.
- Plan installation and commissioning, including on-site supervision as needed.
- Provide timely, clear communication to customers on technical, schedule, and cost topics.
- Proactively assume additional responsibilities and stretch assignments as directed.
- 25%–30% travel aligned to project needs.
- Primarily domestic (U.S.) with occasional trips to Canada and Mexico.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (mechanical or electrical) is strongly preferred; alternatively, 3–5 years of equivalent experience in industrial manufacturing, engineering, or system design—ideally with environmental control systems such as RTOs—may substitute.
- 3–7 years of hands-on engineering experience prior to assuming project management responsibilities.
- Project leadership: 2–5 years managing engineering or technical projects, with familiarity across initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closing.
- Cross-functional leadership with engineers, designers, contractors, vendors, and stakeholders.
- Proven cost and schedule control with milestone tracking.
- Ability to perform essential functions accurately and efficiently; strong math and analytical skills; independent judgment and initiative.
- Effective communicator who collaborates well across departments.
- Working knowledge of airflow and sheet metal design; exposure to oxidizers and heat recovery equipment is a plus.
- Comfort juggling multiple projects in a fast-paced setting.
- Fluency reading blueprints, layouts, P&IDs, and related documentation.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.
- Safety mindset—consistently applying safe work practices with low risk tolerance and high-risk awareness.
- Bachelor’s in mechanical or electrical engineering (or closely related) from a four-year accredited university, with relevant work or project experience in industrial manufacturing or environmental control systems (e.g., RTOs).
- 3 years in project management or industrial equipment installation.
- Frequent exposure to dust, noise, and odors.
- Good general health with strong mental focus, agility, balance, and vision (close work, depth perception, and peripheral vision).
- Regular pulling, pushing, reaching, climbing, kneeling, crawling, fine hand/finger manipulation, and extended standing.
- Lift and/or move 25–50 lbs routinely; frequently handle 50–75 lbs with team or mechanical assistance.
- Exposure to heavy steel fabrication, welding, painting, and assembly environments.
- Potential exposure to varying weather and temperature conditions.
This description is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities; duties may change at any time with or without notice.
Skills and knowledge areas- Bachelor's Degree; Engineering Degree
- Project Management; Scheduling; Budgeting/Forecasting
- Industrial Construction; Process Engineering
- Troubleshooting; Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
- Mechanical Design & Engineering; Electrical/Electronic Systems
- Excellent Communication Skills
- MIG Welder; Overhead Crane
- Environmental Technology Systems
- Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
- 2D Drawings; Measurement Gauges
- CAD Software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks)
- Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) — Allen Bradley, Siemens
**FLSA Status: **
Exempt, Salary