Project Manager/Manufacturing Engineer

About Us

Pipestone Equipment is in its 17th year of business as a solutions and engineered water products provider within the municipal and industrial markets in the Rocky Mountain region (Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico) and Great Plans region (Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota). We deal primarily with valves, water control gates, electrical and pneumatic actuators, pump stations, and surge protection equipment. We value honesty, hard work, motivation, and consistency along with a desire to learn. All positions at our company provide effort wherever needed; nobody does one thing all the time. Pipestone Equipment is a dynamic company that values and cultivates a strong team spirit.

We are currently seeking a Project Manager / Manufacturing Engineer to support the successful execution of vault, assembly, and tank projects. This role focuses on project setup, coordination, supplier management, and process improvement to ensure accurate, efficient, and timely delivery of systems.

Responsibilities include:

- Project management of custom valve vault systems and small assemblies from time of order, through design, submittal approval process, purchasing, receiving, manufacturing, testing, delivery and final startup

- Review customer discovery, equipment sizing, accessory selection, and layout; or review plan/spec projects with engineering input

- Develop scalable estimating tools (checklists, templates, recent-order benchmarks) to improve quoting efficiency and consistency

- Upon receipt of a sales order, create submittals, review drawings, and generate detailed bills of materials (BOMs)

- Enter jobs into ERP System, obtain vendor quotes, review purchase orders, respond to supplier inquiries, and maintain accurate schedule/delivery data

- Prepare and track concrete submittals, including communication with partners and updates for pricing/quote accuracy.

- Coordinate inventory of standard accessories and help establish minimum stock levels

- Maintaining sufficient shop supplies, standard components and tools for the facility

- Tracking partial shipments and remaining balance from various vendors

- Establishing production schedule, staging equipment, coordinating assembly and delivery

- Develop and maintain production/job status schedules to track backlog and anticipated ship dates

- Lead weekly coordination meetings to identify missing items, next steps, and communicate updates

- Collect and organize documentation for operations and maintenance manuals

- Maintain an updated calendar of project priorities and expectations

- Update reference lists for vaults, assemblies, and tanks

- Contribute to process improvement by refining tools, workflows, and offerings to add value across Pipestone and sister companies

- Support warehouse and operations functions as needed (inventory, shipping/receiving, RMAs).

- Building positive and proactive relationships with our customers over the phone and through correspondence while working through sometimes challenging problems and projects

- Continuing education of products which may include traveling to manufacturer’s site for training

- Working as part of a team of sales personnel, sharing knowledge, supporting each other, and committed to working together to achieve the common goal of premier customer service to our customers

Qualifications:

- Associate’s degree Minimum, Bachelors preferred in Manufacturing, Engineering or Construction

- Operations background preferred in valves, pumps, tanks or related systems

- 5-7 years progressively responsible experience, PMP a plus

- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail balanced by the ability to prioritize

- Proficiency with ERP System (ideally Epicor), Outlook, PDF tools, and MS Office

- Math skills required, including basic algebra and ability to read graphs

- Ability to interpret drawings/specifications and generate BOMs, CAD Experience a plus

- Experience working with customers in defining product needs

- Ability to problem solve to arrive at the best solution

- Excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills

- Strong project and time management skills; may be required to attend additional PM training

- Ability to multitask between multiple projects, quotes, training and other job duties as assigned

- Proficient computer skills required

- Transportation; may be required to make a site visit, or travel to off-site training

Compensation:

Salary, Paid Time Off, Healthcare (Medical, Dental, Vision), Healthcare Spending Account, Life Insurance, 401(k) and up to 4% Matching 401(k), and paid holidays

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job:

- The position is primarily a sedentary one, with some walking and stair climbing required. Occasional bending & stooping with lifting of up to 30 pounds

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $85,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- 401(k)

- 401(k) matching

- Dental insurance

- Flexible spending account

- Health insurance

- Health savings account

- Paid time off

- Tuition reimbursement

- Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

- What is your salary requirement?

Experience:

- Project Management: 5 years (Preferred)

- Pump, Valve, and Actuator: 3 years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

- Golden, CO 80401 (Required)

Work Location: In person