{"id":1187257,"url":"https://alion.io/job/coherent-project-manager-site-development-facilities-programs","title":"Project Manager, Site Development & Facilities Programs","company":{"id":58506,"name":"Coherent","domain":"coherent.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/coherent-com","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Oracle","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":91,"open_postings":22,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.545,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":3,"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"staff","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Sherman, United 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capacity needs, operational priorities, and broader business goals.\nTranslate complex technical, regulatory, municipal, and business requirements into clear decisions and executable actions.\nIdentify and remove barriers that could affect cost, schedule, facility readiness, or operational ramp.\nFacility Development & External Coordination\nLead facility and infrastructure due diligence, including land use, zoning, platting, easements, civil design, drainage, structural considerations, environmental requirements, utilities, fire and life safety, and permitting.\nServe as a primary liaison with municipalities, authorities having jurisdiction, utility providers, economic-development organizations, property owners, developers, consultants, and other external stakeholders.\nCoordinate regulatory approvals involving building modifications, hazardous materials, wastewater, environmental permitting, fire code, inspections, and certificates of occupancy.\nEstablish permitting and approval strategies, track commitments, and resolve issues that could delay construction, occupancy, equipment installation, or manufacturing readiness.\nEvaluate facility and infrastructure constraints early enough to support sound business and capital decisions.\nSupport economic-development and incentive activities by coordinating external stakeholders, commitments, documentation, and execution requirements with the internal program owner.\nProgram Planning & Integration\n\nDevelop and maintain an integrated program execution plan encompassing engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, equipment installation, permitting, and operational readiness.\nPartner with project management and controls teams to align detailed schedules, forecasts, milestones, risks, and dependencies with overall program objectives.\nCoordinate sequencing across facility, infrastructure, equipment, manufacturing, EHS, IT, security, and operational workstreams.\nIdentify critical-path activities, resource constraints, external dependencies, and schedule conflicts.\nEvaluate the program-level impact of scope changes, procurement delays, construction challenges, regulatory issues, and changing business priorities.\nDevelop mitigation and recovery plans to protect key program milestones.\nCross-Functional Leadership\nCoordination across Facilities Engineering, Equipment Engineering, Manufacturing, Process Engineering, EHS, Procurement, Finance, Legal, Quality, Operations, IT, Security, contractors, consultants, suppliers, and external partners.\nBuild strong working relationships across organizational boundaries and create alignment around priorities, milestones, decisions, and deliverables.\nFacilitate program-level reviews that drive decisions, resolve cross-functional issues, and maintain accountability.\nCoordinate contractor, consultant, utility, and vendor activities to ensure work remains aligned with program requirements.\nProvide clear escalation of issues requiring executive decisions or external intervention.\nProgram Controls, Risk Management & Reporting\nMonitor overall program performance against scope, schedule, budget, risk, and key milestones.\nMaintain program-level risk registers, issue logs, decision logs, action tracking, and change documentation.\nEnsure major risks have accountable owners, defined mitigation plans, and appropriate executive visibility.\nDevelop concise executive dashboards and program-status reports covering program health, schedule, financial performance, critical risks, and required decisions.\nPresent program status, emerging risks, and strategic recommendations to site and senior leadership.\nSupport data-driven decision-making through analysis of program performance, forecasts, alternatives, and risk exposure.\nBusiness Continuity & Infrastructure Resilience\nLead business-continuity and infrastructure-resilience programs across facilities and equipment engineering.\nOwn the FM Global relationship, including facility risk assessments, recommendations, corrective-action plans, capital requirements, and executive follow-through.\nLead facility risk-reduction programs addressing infrastructure vulnerabilities and potential interruptions to manufacturing operations.\nCoordinate utility-reliability and outage-preparedness activities involving power, natural gas, water, sewer, telecom, and other critical services.\nEstablish utility-provider escalation paths, contingency plans, recovery strategies, and clear internal ownership.\nLead cross-functional after-action reviews following outages or significant facility events and ensure corrective actions are completed and sustained.\nMaintain visibility of long-term infrastructure risks and help prioritize capital investments that improve operational resilience.\nEducation & ExperienceEducation & Experience\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field.\nAdvanced degree preferred.\n10+ years of experience leading complex programs involving municipal operations, infrastructure planning, site development, facilities, construction, manufacturing, or major capital investment.\nDemonstrated experience coordinating with municipalities, utilities, regulatory agencies, authorities having jurisdiction, developers, contractors, and executive stakeholders.\nStrong understanding of permitting, infrastructure planning, development processes, and public-private coordination.\nProven ability to lead complex cross-functional programs and drive execution without direct organizational authority.\nExperience managing program risks, dependencies, executive communications, and high-impact issue resolution.\nStrong communication, negotiation, relationship-management, judgment, and decision-making skills.\nExperience in semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, or another technically complex industrial environment is preferred.\nWorking Conditions\nAbility to work in an open-concept office environment.\nRequires movement between office areas, construction zones, cleanrooms, manufacturing areas, and external project locations throughout the workday.\nOccasional domestic and international travel may be required.\nWillingness and ability to work across multiple sites in North Texas. \nPhysical Requirements\nAbility to perform extended site walks and inspections, including navigating uneven surfaces and active construction sites outside during all seasons, inside a cleanroom, and within a factory environment.\nAbility to sit or stand for extended periods while working at a computer.\nAbility to communicate effectively in meetings, presentations, and virtual environments.\nAbility to lift and carry light materials as required.\nSafety Requirements\nAll employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.\nQuality and Environmental Responsibilities\nDepending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.\nCulture Commitment\nEnsure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:\nIntegrity - Create an Environment of Trust\nCollaboration - Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas\nAccountability - Own the Process and the Outcome\nRespect - Recognize the Value in Everyone\nEnthusiasm - Find a Sense of Purpose in Work\nCoherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. 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