Project Manager

• Meet with the project team to develop detailed project plans, schedules, and milestones; identify open issues and pending decisions and assign responsibilities accordingly.
• Assist Sales Engineers in defining project scope, establishing schedules, and allocating resources to ensure scope definitions align with performance baselines for measurement and control.
• Coordinate with Sales and Lead Engineers to identify, evaluate, and manage changes to project scope; assess whether changes are beneficial and determine their impact on project schedules.
• Monitor and control project schedules; confirm that schedule changes are necessary and beneficial and manage their implementation effectively.
• Support Sales and Lead Engineers in resource planning, cost estimating, lead-time management, and overall project cost control; identify and leverage resource strengths and recommend training to enhance project performance.
• Continuously monitor projects to ensure adherence to scope and compliance with customer requirements.
• Identify the information needs of both customers and the project team and ensure timely delivery of required data and updates.
• Support and monitor administrative closure of project phases and final project completion; assist the CFO with contract completion, contract administration, job costing, and distribution of final cost data.
• Assist in the identification, assessment, and management of project risks and in developing response strategies.
• Collaborate with Lead Engineers to identify project issues and develop effective resolution plans.
• Assist in identifying and pursuing new project opportunities.
• Depending on project scope, serve as Lead Engineer to guide detailed design efforts and ensure design consistency throughout the project; work with Engineering Managers to review and approve final designs.
• Provide Sales and Applications teams with technical support on new opportunities, including reviewing solutions and preparing estimates and quotes.
• Support Engineering and Purchasing teams in identifying, qualifying, and selecting appropriate vendors.
• Assist in developing industry-specific templates for maintenance manuals.
• Travel is required to fulfill project management responsibilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Minimum 10 years of Projection Management experience with Automated equipment/robotics, Engineering, Sales, Applications or other relevant experience.

Additional Competencies

Communicates Effectively - Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Provides a clear message that is understood by everyone in the audience

Composure - Perform cool under pressure, not defensive or irritated when times are tough. Displays maturity and can handle stress and be counted on to hold things together during tough times. Doesn't show frustration when resisted.

Customer Focus - Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions.

Dealing with Ambiguity - Operating effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear.

Negotiating - Can negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups. Can settle differences with minimum noise. Gains trust quickly. Good sense of timing.

The Project Manager (PM) is responsible for planning, administering, and completing assigned projects within budget and scheduling restraints. Organize and define the total scope of a project plan. Define project requirements and coordinate and facilitate project communication. Assist the lead engineers in developing and executing project plans. Review reports of production, malfunction, and maintenance to determine or address problems. Provide technical support for the engineering process.