AMP is applying AI-powered sortation at scale to modernize the world's recycling infrastructure and maximize the value in waste. AMP gives waste and recycling leaders the power to harness AI to reduce labor costs, increase resource recovery, and deliver more reliable operations. With hundreds of deployments across North America, Asia, and Europe, AMP’s technology offers a transformational solution to waste sortation and changes the fundamental economics of recycling.
Headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, the Denver Post and BuiltIn Colorado have recognized AMP as one of the state's top workplaces. AMP has operations and career opportunities outside of Atlanta, Cleveland, Portsmouth, Virginia, and Europe. We’re fostering an environment where passionate individuals can grow and create impact. We seek unconventional thinkers to join our mission to enable a world without waste; at AMP, your contributions have meaning and can spur change. With backing from top-tier investors and national recognition including North American Cleantech Company of the Year, we’re always seeking ways to better our operations, raising the bar on innovation, and looking to collaborate and improve in what we do. Learn more at AMPSortation.com.
AMP Robotics is seeking a Project Manager to lead the onsite installation and deployment of complex recycling systems. Reporting to the Director, Operations Fulfillment, this hands-on role has direct accountability for installation scope, field schedule, budget, site readiness, contractor coordination, installation quality, commissioning readiness, customer communication, and project closeout.
The successful candidate will manage multiple concurrent deployments while coordinating customers, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, equipment vendors, installation contractors, field teams, and commissioning resources. This role requires strong field leadership, installation planning, project controls, and the ability to resolve onsite issues affecting safety, cost, schedule, quality, or system startup.
What You’ll Do
- Lead multiple concurrent system deployments from installation planning and site readiness through commissioning, customer acceptance, and closeout.
- Develop and maintain integrated project schedules covering engineering deliverables, procurement, equipment readiness, shipping, site preparation, installation and commissioning.
- Create installation execution plans addressing work sequencing, labor and equipment needs, site access, deliveries, unloading, staging, rigging and other field constraints.
- Define and verify customer and site-readiness requirements before equipment shipment and field mobilization.
- Coordinate customers, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, equipment vendors, installation contractors, electricians, controls technicians and commissioning resources.
- Lead project kickoffs, site-readiness reviews, installation coordination meetings, progress reviews and commissioning-readiness reviews.
- Manage project budgets, forecasts, committed costs, contingency, scope changes and estimates at completion.
- Monitor installation progress, quality, safety compliance, contractor performance, and completion status - implement corrective or recovery plans when needed.
- Resolve field issues involving drawing conflicts, missing or damaged materials, installation discrepancies, site conditions and technical changes in coordination with the appropriate stakeholders.
- Manage mechanical and electrical completion and turnover to commissioning, including inspections, punch lists, documentation, training and final acceptance.
- Provide clear project reporting and maintain accurate records of status, risks, decisions, actions, changes, costs, field progress and lessons learned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- None
What You’ll Bring
Required Qualifications
- Eight or more years of experience managing industrial equipment installation, material- handling, automation, manufacturing, recycling, or capital-equipment deployment projects.
- Demonstrated experience managing projects from installation planning through mobilization, field execution, commissioning, customer acceptance and closeout.
- Experience coordinating mechanical installation, electrical installation, controls integration, rigging, equipment vendors and commissioning resources.
- Experience managing installation contractors, field crews, suppliers and third-party execution partners.
- Strong knowledge of installation scheduling, cost forecasting, change control, contractor coordination, field reporting, risk management and project closeout.
- Ability to read and coordinate equipment layouts, installation drawings, mechanical and electrical drawings, bills of materials and contractor scopes.
- Experience identifying site-readiness requirements and resolving field constraints before they affect installation or startup.
- Ability to lead teams in active industrial environments and make timely decisions with incomplete or changing field information.
- Ability to travel regularly and support evening or weekend work when required by installation or commissioning activities.
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP or equivalent project management certification.
- Experience delivering integrated automated equipment, recycling systems, conveyorsystems, industrial controls, or material-processing equipment.
- Experience working in a project-based manufacturing, systems-integration, EPC, orindustrial-technology environment.
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
The physical demands described below are representative of those required to perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions. This role requires regular travel to active industrial and construction environments. Project sites may not be climate controlled and may include noise, dust, moving equipment, uneven surfaces, elevated work areas, and other typical industrial hazards. While performing the duties of this position, the employee may be required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, communicate effectively, and occasionally lift or move up to 45 pounds. Appropriate personal protective equipment and compliance with all site-safety requirements are mandatory.
Work Location
This role will require work at AMP facilities and customer project sites.
Travel Requirements
Up to 50% travel is expected, including occasional evening, weekend, and international travel based on project requirements.
Other Duties
This job description is not intended to contain a comprehensive listing of all duties, responsibilities, or activities required of the employee. Responsibilities may change at any time, with or without notice, based on business and project needs.
Salary & Compensation Information: $132,000 - $145,000 annually
Equity Grant: The candidate selected for this role will be recommended for a stock option grant commensurate with the position and the candidate’s qualifications.
Benefits Information:
- Medical - The company covers between 78% to 100% of the premium for Cigna medical healthcare plans depending on the selection.
- Dental, Vision, Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Life Insurance: The company covers the cost of Basic Life / AD&D 1 x Salary, option to purchase additional through New York Life
- Benefits start the day you start
- HSA Eligible Health Plans, Company Monthly Contributions!
- 401(k) retirement plan (non-matching)
- FTO - Flexible Time Off
- 6 Accrued Sick Days
- Eight (8) paid holidays
We'll consider applications until the position is filled.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Industrial Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Eight or more years of experience managing complex industrial, manufacturing, automation, material-handling, construction, or capital-equipment projects.
- Demonstrated experience personally managing projects from planning through installation, commissioning, customer acceptance, and closeout.
- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities and shared resources.
- Strong knowledge of project scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, risk management, change control, procurement, contractor coordination, and project reporting.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, construction, installation, and commissioning teams.
- Experience managing contractors, suppliers, and third-party execution partners.
- Strong customer communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and escalation-management skills.
- Ability to establish structure and disciplined project controls in a growing, rapidly changing organization.
- Strong analytical, organizational, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to travel to customer and project sites as required (up to 50% travel).
- Ability to perform physical demands of site work, including occasional lifting up to 45 pounds and adherence to PPE/site-safety requirements.
- PMP or equivalent project management certification.
- Experience delivering integrated automated equipment, recycling systems, conveyor systems, industrial controls, or material-processing equipment.
- Experience working in a project-based manufacturing, systems-integration, EPC, or industrial-technology environment.
- Experience developing project-management standards, dashboards, reporting tools, or PMO processes.
- Experience supporting field installation, commissioning, and operational turnover.
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AMP Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as robust, with the company covering most or all of the employee premium on some plans, plus dental, vision, and employer‑paid life and disability. Coverage begins on the first day, and HSA‑eligible options include company contributions.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off offerings include Flexible Time Off for certain salaried roles and, for hourly/operations roles, around 14 days of accruing PTO, dedicated sick time, and paid holidays (with some roles adding floating holidays). This provides a defined structure for operations roles alongside flexibility in some corporate positions.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave of six weeks, family medical leave, and an onsite Mother’s Room are highlighted. Company‑sponsored family events further support employees and their families.
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What We Do
AMP is applying AI-powered sortation at scale to modernize the world's recycling infrastructure and maximize the value in waste. AMP gives waste and recycling leaders the power to harness AI to reduce labor costs, increase resource recovery, and deliver more reliable operations. With hundreds of deployments across North America, Asia, and Europe, AMP’s technology offers a transformational solution to waste sortation and changes the fundamental economics of recycling.
Why Work With Us
At AMP, our product is a new generation of material recovery: Smart Sortation. What matters to our customers—and to the world—is the efficient sortation and recovery of resources. We’ve been able to bring a new level of performance into the realm of the possible—and we’re ready to rapidly expand the scale and scope of the recycling industry.
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