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Founded in 1988, Marketech International Corp. (MIC) is a global technology and engineering company supporting semiconductor, high-tech manufacturing, cleanroom, and mission-critical facility projects. MIC provides turnkey facility integration solutions, including cleanroom and MEP construction, DI water, gas and chemical supply systems, wastewater treatment, facility monitoring and control systems, installation, and maintenance services. Through Marketech International Corporation USA, we support major semiconductor and industrial projects across the United States.

Marketech International Corporation USA is seeking an experienced and client-focused Project Manager – Semiconductor Construction to lead complex semiconductor construction projects and serve as the primary interface with client-side project management teams.

This role owns overall project execution, including scope management, execution planning, client communication, schedule control, cost management, change management, risk mitigation, safety and quality alignment, project reporting, and turnover. The Project Manager will lead coordination across engineering, procurement, construction, subcontractors, vendors, field teams, logistics, QA/QC, EHS, and client stakeholders to deliver projects safely, efficiently, and in accordance with technical, contractual, and schedule requirements.

The ideal candidate has direct semiconductor project-management experience and a strong understanding of cleanroom construction, tool installation, wet mechanical and process-utility scopes, high-purity piping, DI/UPW systems, chemical and gas systems, hook-up coordination, commissioning, and complex MEP sequencing. This position requires strong leadership, client-facing communication, commercial awareness, and the ability to drive execution in a fast-paced construction environment.

• Serve as the primary project lead and main point of contact for client-side project managers, stakeholders, and project representatives.
• Lead project execution from planning through construction, commissioning, turnover, closeout, and handover.
• Establish and maintain clear communication with clients regarding scope, schedule, progress, risks, quality concerns, change requests, required decisions, and project priorities.
• Lead internal and external project meetings, including client meetings, progress reviews, coordination meetings, schedule meetings, risk reviews, and executive updates.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with clients, subcontractors, vendors, engineers, field teams, and internal leadership.
• Communicate project status, constraints, milestones, risks, recovery plans, and required actions clearly and professionally.
• Escalate critical project concerns, client issues, schedule risks, safety concerns, and cost impacts to appropriate leadership in a timely manner.

• Own project scope, execution planning, construction strategy, work sequencing, schedule management, budget control, change management, and risk mitigation.
• Develop and maintain project execution plans, project schedules, milestone trackers, action logs, recovery plans, risk registers, and project-control documentation.
• Review project scope, contracts, drawings, specifications, schedules, RFIs, submittals, change orders, and client requirements to support successful execution.
• Monitor project progress against approved schedules, critical-path activities, construction milestones, labor plans, material readiness, and client commitments.
• Identify schedule risks, resource constraints, incomplete work, procurement delays, design conflicts, field issues, or other factors that may affect project performance.
• Develop practical recovery plans and coordinate with functional leads, subcontractors, and client stakeholders to maintain project progress.
• Support cost tracking, budget forecasting, labor planning, change-order evaluation, progress billing, and financial reporting as required.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including meeting minutes, schedules, reports, issue logs, change records, cost information, and project correspondence.

• Oversee semiconductor-specific construction scopes, including cleanroom work, tool installation support, wet mechanical systems, process utilities, high-purity piping, DI/UPW systems, chemical and gas systems, and hook-up coordination.
• Coordinate construction interfaces involving mechanical, electrical, process, controls, cleanroom, structural, utility, fire protection, logistics, and facility teams.
• Support planning and sequencing for complex semiconductor construction and installation activities in active fab, sub-fab, cleanroom, utility, and high-tech manufacturing environments.
• Review construction drawings, specifications, P&IDs, equipment layouts, utility-routing plans, installation packages, and technical documentation for constructability and execution readiness.
• Coordinate with engineers, superintendents, subcontractors, vendors, procurement teams, and field personnel to resolve design, installation, material, and interface issues.
• Support field verification, work-area readiness, equipment access, material staging, installation sequencing, utility readiness, and turnover planning.
• Ensure project activities align with approved drawings, specifications, client requirements, cleanroom protocols, contamination-control standards, and applicable codes.

• Lead coordination with subcontractors, vendors, suppliers, engineers, procurement teams, logistics personnel, and field supervisors to support project execution.
• Monitor subcontractor performance, workforce planning, productivity, schedule commitments, material readiness, quality performance, and safety compliance.
• Coordinate procurement and logistics activities to support timely delivery of materials, equipment, tools, and services.
• Review material status, long-lead items, supplier commitments, delivery risks, warehouse needs, and installation priorities with procurement and logistics teams.
• Support evaluation of subcontractor scope, change requests, progress claims, manpower plans, and recovery actions.
• Coordinate resource requirements, work-area access, equipment needs, and trade interfaces to support efficient execution.
• Maintain accountability for assigned actions and drive timely resolution of open project items.

• Ensure project execution complies with company safety policies, client safety requirements, cleanroom standards, contamination-control procedures, permitting requirements, and applicable regulations.
• Partner with EHS, QA/QC, field supervision, subcontractors, and client teams to promote a safe, compliant, and quality-focused project environment.
• Review safety risks, quality issues, inspection results, nonconforming work, punch-list items, and corrective actions with project stakeholders.
• Support project compliance with quality plans, inspection requirements, commissioning documentation, turnover packages, and closeout requirements.
• Identify project risks related to safety, quality, schedule, cost, materials, design, subcontractor performance, permitting, and client expectations.
• Maintain and update project risk registers, issue logs, mitigation plans, and escalation reports.
• Promote continuous improvement by documenting lessons learned, identifying process gaps, and implementing practical improvements across project delivery.

• Provide regular project updates, KPI summaries, progress reports, schedule updates, cost information, issue logs, and escalation items to leadership and client stakeholders.
• Track project milestones, completion status, productivity, quality metrics, safety performance, material readiness, and outstanding action items.
• Support system testing, commissioning, startup, turnover readiness, punch-list completion, and client acceptance activities.
• Coordinate closeout documentation, as-built drawings, inspection records, test reports, warranties, training materials, and final turnover packages.
• Lead or support post-project reviews, lessons-learned sessions, final reporting, and project handover activities.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field.
• Five or more years of construction project-management experience.
• Direct experience supporting semiconductor fab construction, cleanroom construction, tool installation, high-tech manufacturing, or similar mission-critical facility projects.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary project teams, subcontractors, vendors, engineering teams, project controls, safety, quality, logistics, and material interfaces.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor construction sequencing, tool-installation interfaces, cleanroom requirements, high-purity systems, and complex MEP coordination.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, schedules, contracts, RFIs, submittals, change orders, P&IDs, and technical project documentation.
• Experience managing project schedules, budgets, risks, scope changes, resource requirements, progress reporting, and project closeout activities.
• Experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Procore, Bluebeam, Smartsheet, or similar project-management and document-control platforms.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Strong client-facing leadership, negotiation, problem-solving, escalation-management, and stakeholder-coordination skills.
• Ability to work onsite in a fast-paced construction environment and support overtime or weekend project needs when required.

• Project Management Professional certification, Professional Engineer license, OSHA 30 certification, or comparable project or construction credentials.
• Experience supporting wet mechanical systems, process utilities, high-purity piping, DI/UPW systems, wastewater systems, chemical distribution systems, gas systems, or semiconductor hook-up activities.
• Experience supporting commissioning, startup, system turnover, construction closeout, and client acceptance activities.
• Experience with semiconductor tool installation, cleanroom construction, process equipment support, or fab expansion projects.
• Experience managing large-scale industrial, manufacturing, cleanroom, mission-critical, or high-tech facility construction projects.
• Experience with cost forecasting, earned-value reporting, change-order management, subcontractor billing, and project financial controls.
• Familiarity with Lean construction, pull planning, look-ahead planning, Last Planner System, or other project-delivery methodologies.
• Bilingual English/Mandarin Chinese communication skills are a plus, but not required.

• Semiconductor construction project leadership
• Client-facing communication and relationship management
• Scope, schedule, cost, risk, and change-management leadership
• Cleanroom, tool-installation, and high-tech facility coordination
• Wet mechanical, process utility, DI/UPW, chemical, gas, and high-purity piping awareness
• Subcontractor, vendor, and field-team management
• Construction sequencing, work-area readiness, and trade coordination
• Material readiness, procurement, and logistics coordination
• Project controls, KPI reporting, and executive communication
• Contract, drawing, specification, RFI, submittal, and change-order review
• Safety, quality, permitting, contamination-control, and compliance awareness
• Commissioning, turnover, punch-list, and closeout coordination
• Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Procore, Bluebeam, Smartsheet, and Microsoft Office
• Problem-solving, escalation management, and decision-making
• Leadership, accountability, and follow-through

This is a full-time onsite leadership role supporting active semiconductor, cleanroom, high-tech manufacturing, and industrial construction projects. Work may occur in field offices, cleanroom environments, fab and sub-fab areas, construction work zones, equipment rooms, utility spaces, warehouses, and client project locations.

The Project Manager must be comfortable leading project meetings, conducting site walks, coordinating with field teams and clients, reviewing technical documentation, and managing time-sensitive construction priorities. The position may require schedule flexibility, including extended hours or weekend support, based on project conditions and critical milestones.

• 100% Paid Benefits for the Employee, including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Plan

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.