Project Management Manager, Houston

The posting, as Butcher Power Products wrote it

Butcher Power Products is a Panelmatic company.

At Panelmatic , we design and manufacture high-performance electrical and control systems that drive efficiency and reliability across the industrial, utility, renewable energy, and data center markets. With over 60 years of experience, our solutions include precision-built control panels and fully integrated control houses. These systems are trusted by customers who demand uptime, safety, and long-term performance.

Now backed by strategic investment, Panelmatic is scaling rapidly to meet the evolving needs of our customers. Our growing national footprint, advanced engineering capabilities, and commitment to quality ensure we deliver smarter, faster, and more resilient solutions at every stage of your project.

About the Role
We are seeking an accomplished Project Management Manager, Houston to lead and strengthen the Project Management teams supporting our operations.

This leadership role is responsible for the overall performance, development, and execution of the Project Management organization across both Ohio facilities, supporting a portfolio of customer projects valued at approximately $100M annually.

The Project Management Manager has direct management responsibility for Project Managers and Project Coordinators while providing strong matrix leadership and influence across Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain, Production, Quality, Safety, Finance, Estimating, Testing, and Sales to ensure successful project execution and customer satisfaction.
The successful candidate will be accountable for driving project execution excellence, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, on budget, on margin, and in accordance with customer, contractual, and quality requirements.

The Project Management Manager will serve as the primary point of contact for assigned customers, responsible for managing customer relationships, ensuring customer satisfaction, maintaining effective communication, and providing visibility into project performance, risks, milestones, and delivery commitments.

This position is ideal for a hands-on leader who can balance day-to-day project execution with team development, operational discipline, customer satisfaction, and financial performance.

The Opportunity
This role is ideal for a Project Management leader who thrives in a fast-paced, engineered-to-order manufacturing environment and enjoys developing teams while driving project performance.

The Project Management Manager will oversee a portfolio of customer projects, manage Project Management resources across both facilities, and serve as a key leader in ensuring alignment between Project Management and the supporting functional organizations.

Working closely with Engineering, Procurement, Production, Quality, Finance, and Sales leadership, you will help establish execution priorities, resolve project challenges, drive successful customer outcomes, and strengthen long-term customer relationships.

What You'l
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ws, risk reviews, and operational performance reviews.

• Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive alignment across multiple functional organizations.
• Experience within engineered-to-order manufacturing, industrial, utility, power distribution, electrical equipment, EPC, data center, or infrastructure environments preferred.

Leadership Profile
The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who combines strong project execution capabilities with the ability to develop people and build high-performing teams.

They possess the leadership presence to influence stakeholders, the operational discipline to drive execution excellence, and the business acumen to effectively manage both customer relationships and project financial performance.

They are proactive, collaborative, and highly accountable, with the ability to balance strategic priorities and day-to-day execution. They know how to identify issues early, challenge teams constructively, remove obstacles, and ensure projects remain on track from engineering through manufacturing, testing, and delivery.

They are equally comfortable leading customer reviews, project operating reviews, cross-functional execution meetings, and team development discussions.

Most importantly, they are committed to creating a culture of ownership, accountability, customer focus, and continuous improvement throughout the Project Management organization.

Location & Travel

• This position will be based in Houston, TX.
• Regular travel between Panelmatic facilities is required.
• Additional travel of up to 20% may be required to support customer meetings, project reviews, supplier visits, and business activities.
• The Project Management Manager is expected to maintain a visible presence with project teams, manufacturing operations, and customers to ensure alignment, execution excellence, and successful project delivery.