Infrastructure Project Manager – Critical Facilities

Who We Are

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world. 

What We Offer

Salary:

$133,500.00 - $183,500.00

Location:

Santa Clara,CA

You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more. 

At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits. 

Applied Materials is growing at a pace that is driving significant increases in headcount and facilities. As a result, we expect over the next five years to have the most exciting and active project pipeline in our history. In addition to enabling this growth, Applied Materials is also in the early phases of modernizing its entire global workplace portfolio, including our HQ campus in Silicon Valley. The Global Workplace and Infrastructure (GWI) team is responsible for all facilities, from acquisition through operation to disposition. Creating a compelling workplace experience for our employees is central to our mission. As a member of the GWI team, this position will play an exciting and important role in our success.

The Infrastructure Project Manager is accountable for the planning and execution of large‑scale, high‑risk infrastructure projects within mission‑critical laboratory and manufacturing facilities. This role leads upgrades, expansions, and lifecycle replacement projects across all major lab infrastructure systems while ensuring zero unplanned impact to lab operations, tool uptime, safety, or regulatory compliance.

The position operates in fully occupied, production lab environments, executing work during Year‑End Maintenance (YEM) and other highly constrained operating windows, and coordinating contractors working concurrently across multiple buildings and systems.

Scope of Infrastructure Systems

This role is responsible for projects involving end‑to‑end lab infrastructure, including but not limited to:

• Mechanical & Thermal Systems:

  • Make‑Up Air Units (MUA)

  • Air Handling Units (AHU)

  • Chillers, Cooling Towers

  • Process Cooling Water (PCW), Facility / Industrial Cooling Water (FICW)

  • Heat rejection and thermal distribution systems

• Electrical Power Systems:

  • Medium and low‑voltage distribution

  • Transformers, switchgear, busways

  • Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)

  • Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS)

  • Emergency and standby generators

• Controls & Automation:

  • Building Management Systems (BMS)

  • Facilities Monitoring Systems (FMS)

  • Distributed Control Units (DCU)

  • Alarm, interlock, and monitoring systems

• Utilities & Support Systems:

  • Lift stations and drainage systems

  • Water treatment and distribution systems

  • Exhaust and environmental control systems

  • Redundant utility and resiliency infrastructure

Key Responsibilities

Critical Infrastructure Project Delivery

• Lead end‑to‑end execution of complex infrastructure projects across mechanical, electrical, controls, and utility systems in live lab environments

• Execute phased construction, cutovers, and tie‑ins without impacting tool uptime, production schedules, or lab safety

• Deliver multiple high‑value projects in parallel across multiple buildings with tight interdependencies

YEM & High‑Constraint Execution

• Plan and execute major scopes during Year‑End Maintenance (YEM) and other constrained shutdown windows

• Integrate dozens of infrastructure projects into a single, coordinated execution plan to avoid piecemeal outages

• Develop detailed sequencing, outage windows, contingency plans, and rollback strategies

Operational Risk & Reliability Management

• Own zero‑downtime execution strategies, including redundancy validation, temporary systems, and fail‑safe designs

• Lead MOPs, JHAs, outage risk reviews, and go/no‑go decision forums

• Partner with Facilities Operations, Tool Owners, EHS, and Manufacturing to protect system reliability

Contractor & Field Management

• Direct and coordinate large multi‑trade contractor workforces, with peak execution involving large number of workers onsite simultaneously

• Manage general contractors, specialty trades, OEMs, commissioning agents, and inspectors

• Enforce strict safety, quality, site‑control, and execution discipline across all work fronts

Stakeholder & Program Leadership

• Serve as the single point of accountability for infrastructure project execution in critical lab buildings

• Communicate schedule, risk, cost, and operational impacts clearly to senior leadership

• Drive cross‑functional alignment across Facilities Engineering, Operations, Construction, EHS, Security, and Business Units

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, or related technical discipline

• 10+ years of experience delivering critical infrastructure projects in labs, fabs, manufacturing, or similarly sensitive environments

• Proven experience executing work in occupied, live facilities with zero unplanned downtime

• Demonstrated ability to manage large, complex contractor environments and simultaneous major projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with lab or semiconductor facilities infrastructure

• Experience leading infrastructure execution during YEM or equivalent blackout windows

• Strong understanding of redundancy, commissioning, and reliability engineering principles

• Exceptional leadership, decision‑making, and crisis‑management skills

Additional Information

• Role is primarily onsite and may require extended hours during critical execution periods

• High‑visibility role with direct impact on business continuity, safety, and lab uptime

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

No

Relocation Eligible:

No

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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