Job Details

Job Description

Location: Remote with occasional travel to client sites
Duration: 12-Month Contract (Option to Extend or Convert)

Overview

We're seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager with strong hands-on project planning skills to support automation and distribution-center initiatives for a Fortune 500 client. This role will play a critical part in driving major warehouse-focused programs - including AutoStore deployments and the stand-up of a new distribution center in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

The top priority for this role is project management excellence, including creating and maintaining detailed project plans, managing risks and issues, coordinating dependencies across teams, and ensuring alignment with construction and operational timelines. Experience working in warehouse, supply chain, automation, or distribution center environments is highly preferred. A foundational understanding of IT infrastructure components (e.g., MDF/IDF rooms, network spaces, security needs) is required to effectively coordinate cross-functional workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage detailed project plans across automation, warehouse operations, construction-aligned schedules, and supporting infrastructure activities.
• Track tasks, risks, issues, and dependencies across multiple concurrent workstreams and provide proactive mitigation strategies.
• Support large-scale automation initiatives, including AutoStore implementations and new distribution center buildouts.
• Collaborate closely with warehouse operations, supply chain teams, automation engineering, construction partners, and infrastructure groups.
• Ensure alignment between project timelines and construction schedules, identifying constraints and enabling smooth execution across on-site and remote teams.
• Coordinate supporting infrastructure tasks - such as MDF/IDF readiness, network needs, and security requirements - with internal teams and vendors.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation, reporting, and executive-level updates.
• Facilitate communication and alignment among cross-functional stakeholders, including engineering, operations, construction, and security teams.
• Oversee vendor and third-party engagements as needed to support automation and infrastructure project delivery.

• 8+ years of professional project management experience.
• Demonstrated ability to create and manage detailed project plans, including schedules, dependencies, risks, and issues.
• Experience coordinating work across warehouse, distribution, supply chain, or automation environments.
• Ability to work closely with construction and facilities teams, aligning technology milestones with physical build activities.
• Familiarity with core infrastructure components such as MDF/IDF rooms, network spaces, power/cooling needs, or security/vendor coordination.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and executive reporting skills.
• Experience managing multi-team, multi-site project dependencies within large enterprise environments.

• Experience supporting warehouse automation systems such as AutoStore (a plus, not required).
• Familiarity with project tools, including Jira, Confluence, or Smartsheet.
• Experience with structured risk management and dependency tracking.