Automation Project Manager

Your Role:

The ideal Automation Project Manager is someone passionate and experienced in managing successful relationships, mitigating risk, and building a win-win spirit. The position will work with the Atlas Copco Sales team to determine customer needs, develop value solutions, cultivate a trusted partnership with transparent communications, and be committed to building project management to deliver the customer experience.

You will direct and motivate teams to accomplish all planned activities. The PM will manage the entire workflow from, working with the dedicated HPT to building projects on budget, on time, and to a quality standard, that gives Atlas Copco high levels of satisfaction.

You will be an important member of the team who will aim to be recognized as a strategic partner by the customer. You will develop that partnership by focusing on accuracy, standardization, communication, lessons learned, and continuous improvement.

Specific roles:

• Lead project teams in the execution of automation projects, providing guidance, support, and direction to ensure tasks are completed efficiently and in accordance with project plans

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand business requirements, gain buy-in, and ensure alignment with project objectives

• Work with purchasing to evaluate and select automation vendors and technology solutions and cultivate vendor relationships throughout the project lifecycle

• Review new proposals in conjunction with the proposal manager and sales

• Be lead APC contact for pre/post sales activities related to automation when needed for support

• Be lead APC for scheduling service for Automation related projects

• Be lead APC contact to interact with key customer contacts during onsite Automation demos at Atlas Copco

• Work with proposal, engineering, and sales to ensure the automation specifications list is up to date, where applicable, and understood by the APC

• Provide technical support and proper product selection for all Atlas Copco products and how best to interface with automation applications when required

• Help ensure quality assurance processes for automation solutions meet business requirements and adhere to industry standards and best practices

• Identify opportunities for process improvement and optimization through automation, and drive initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and productivity

• Be on-site at customer facilities to ensure proper installation and/or commissioning is kicked off in accordance with our project process

Other roles in projects:

• Develop a working relationship with the RSM and Customer to achieve an understanding of their manufacturing process

• Administer project planning and regular project review meetings with Sales and Customer

• Provide a primary single contract between the customer and the team

• Establish budgets and monitor project cost performance through the entire life cycle

• And keep commitments to increase Customer satisfaction

• Coordinate activities to ensure project progress maintains schedule, on budget, with high-quality

• Prepare project reports or open issue decks for internal departments and Customers

• Initialize and monitor all Change Order Revisions

• Identify risks associated with projects and communicate plans to handle those risks

• Coordinate part tryout, runoff procedures, installation, and post-project reviews

• Confer with team members to provide technical support and resolve open issues

To Succeed, You Will Need:

• Minimum 8 years of diversified engineering experience and knowledge of General Industry (VI) and Motor Vehicle industry (MVI) segments

• 3 years experience with Workfront

• 2 years experience working with remote project teams

• Experience in reading and understanding technical drawings

• 5 years of Project Management experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

• PMI Certification is recommended

In Return, We Offer You:

• An inviting, family-like atmosphere

• Ample opportunities for professional development

• New challenges and opportunities to learn every day

• Outstanding company benefits

• Comprehensive onboarding program

• A rewarding company culture with excellent company benefits – Check for yourself! We're ready for you, what are you waiting for?

The Atlas Copco Group serves customers through creative compressors, vacuum solutions, generators, pumps, power tools and assembly systems. We are a global and diverse Group of many brands and around 34 000 employees representing different cultures in more than 180 countries. We have multiple positions so whatever your interests or area of expertise, we offer interesting challenges and the opportunity to grow. Learn more at www.atlascopcogroup.com

Atlas Copco is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state and local fair employment practices laws. Atlas Copco strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.