Senior Engineering Program Manager

Engineering Program Manager (MES Implementation)

(12 month contract // REMOTE, team based in Danvers, MA):

W2 ONLY no C2C

To 3 Required Skills:

1. Experience with Manufacturing Execution System (MES) implementation projects, ideally with exposure to utilizing BPCS ERP
2. Experience with Program-level Management, including budgeting and project planning
3. Experience transferring from paper-based records to eDHR
4. Experience assessing and planning for potential project risks

Description:

The Program Manager for the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) at the Danvers manufacturing site provides end‑to‑end leadership for the planning, governance, and execution of MES initiatives supporting manufacturing operations. This role leads cross‑functional teams in deploying and sustaining the standardized global MES template (Critical Manufacturing), including required Danvers‑specific localizations, while ensuring alignment to business priorities, operational readiness, and enterprise standards.

The PM is accountable for integrated delivery across scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, quality and compliance, site readiness, training and change management, go‑live, and hypercare. The role ensures minimal disruption to production and a controlled transition from implementation to steady‑state operations. Program scope includes enabling real‑time production visibility, replacing paper‑based records with electronic DHR (eDHR), and coordinating integration between MES and site and enterprise systems such as BPCS ERP, Cornerstone/CSOD, equipment connectivity, and other applications defined in project charters and SOWs.

Duties:

• Provide overall program leadership and governance for MES initiatives, defining objectives, success metrics, operating cadence, and escalation paths.
• Plan, execute, and monitor MES projects from initiation through delivery, owning integrated schedules, dependencies, risks, and outcomes across cross‑functional and departmental teams.
• Serve as the primary liaison between project teams, site leadership, functional partners, and vendors to ensure alignment, transparency, and timely decision‑making.
• Manage financial and resource aspects of the program, including budgets, forecasts, SOW execution, vendor performance, and efficient allocation of internal resources.
• Assess complex, ambiguous project issues and develop effective resolutions to meet productivity, quality, compliance, and customer satisfaction objectives.
• Lead risk, issue, and change management activities, ensuring adoption readiness and adherence to PMO, quality, and enterprise standards.
• Provide clear, concise project status reporting and executive‑level insights on progress, risks, and financials.
• Drive continuous improvement by strengthening delivery processes, tools, and consistency of execution, capturing lessons learned to improve future initiatives.

Must Haves:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5+ years in Program and Project Management
• Experience managing an IT software implementation for MES, ERP, eQMS, or similar Enterprise IT system
• Practical experience leading and managing the execution of projects and operational initiatives within a technical or professional discipline.
• Advanced knowledge and skills in project or program management with an understanding of downstream impacts across the organization.

Nice To Have:

• Experience managing a Manufacturing Execution System implementation project
• Experience with using or ideally implementing Critical Manufacturing MES
• BPCS ERP experience
• Experience with paper-on-glass approach to document digitization
• SAP experience
• Planisware experience