Senior Project Manager - Controls and Automation

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering (WM) is a 100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. When you join WM you become part of a company that is:

• 100% employee-owned with 40 years of industry history
• A Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant
• ENR Top 500 Firm
  
  
  

We have a Senior Project Manager opportunity available in Atlanta, GA. The Project Manager is responsible for independently managing small to large-scale projects for clients, ensuring successful delivery from initiation through completion. This role focuses on controlling project costs, schedules, and resources while fostering strong relationships with clients and vendors. The Project Manager guides clients in decision-making, ensures solutions align with business needs, and delivers projects that meet or exceed expectations. This position requires proactive leadership, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities The following responsibilities are essential to the satisfactory performance of this role. Reasonable accommodation may be made as needed.

• End-to-end responsibility (financial, quality, schedule, safety) on projects of small to large-scale for clients independently with minimal oversight
• Prepares and approves Project Execution Plans (PEP)
• Acquires appropriate resources at the right time; Supervises project staff necessary to complete assignments
• Builds complex level 3 project schedules, manages critical path, float, and can demonstrate project “health” via schedule
• Develops earned value analysis and estimates at completion for internal review
• Presents project status reports to client and business unit leadership
• Understands and documents risk analysis and mitigation planning
• Manages other WM team tasks/schedules, procurement, and subcontractor execution
• Manages WM accounting system budgets, effort, variances, change orders, and invoices
• Develop complete change orders
• Prepares and manages project quality plans within the PEP
• Independently identify opportunities at existing and new customers
• Fully prepares small to medium proposals
• Participates in aspects of large/complex proposals
• Participation in customer sales meetings
• Develops working relationship with customer project team and client-peer relationships
• Develop relationships with channel partners and other service providers including contractors and engineering firms
• Demonstrates ability to communicate clearly and effectively
  
  
  

Qualifications/Requirements

• Proficiency in MS Project and/or Primavera, MS Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
• Understands automation scope delivery tasks at a detail to evaluate team progress independently
• Ability to work collaboratively on complex automation projects in industrial and manufacturing environments
• Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills
• Passion for quality craftmanship, innovation and problem-solving in mission-critical environments
• Forward looking, proactive, and focused on the best resolution
• Consistently maintains positive and encouraging attitude in a high stress environment
  
  
  

Education And Experience

• Professional degree in Construction Management and/or Engineering
• 6-10 years of experience as a Project Manager and/or Project Engineer
• Working experience including construction in the Life Science, Utility, Datacenter and/or Semiconductor industry is strongly preferred
• PMP Certification beneficial
  
  
  

Work Conditions The physical demands and work-environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Travel

• Willingness to relocate to sites in the Atlanta/Southeast region to support construction and startups for 12-18 month duration
• Travel expectations are 25% for customer and design team support
• Valid US driver’s license and international passport (or ability to obtain quickly)
• Financial support will be provided for employee and family relocation
• Physical Demands
  
  

• Ability to stand and move around job sites for up to 8-12 hours per shift
• Ability to frequently climb up and down stairs and ladders
• Ability to maintain balance and stability while performing tasks at heights
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry, and move objects up to 40 pounds as required
• Ability to hear and communicate with clear speech in industrial environments
• Ability to drive vehicles and operate simple machinery, with proper training, such as lifts
• Frequent reaching, bending, stooping, crouching, or crawling in and around machinery and production equipment as required during project commissioning and startup activities
• Manual dexterity is sufficient to operate tools, instruments, or computer equipment
• The ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) such as safety glasses, gloves, hard hats, and steel-toed boots
• Visual acuity, seeing color, and hand-eye coordination required for inspection, troubleshooting, and detailed technical work
  
  
  

Working Environment

• Work based out of Wunderlich-Malec Atlanta, GA office
• Working around construction and industrial production equipment and personnel
• Exposure to manufacturing environments with moderate to high noise levels, temperature fluctuations, moving mechanical parts, and industrial chemicals
• Electrical/Instrumentation, device checkout and troubleshooting, including voltage testing, troubleshooting equipment on a ladder, and light electrical assembly (e.g., signal wiring in control panels/instruments)
• Construction trailer and Data Center environment. Frequent PC and cell phone usage
• Typical Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) Required: Safety Glasses, Steel Toed shoes, hearing protection, and electrical safety PPE. Employees must comply with customer specific requirements and PPE
  
  
  

Our People

• Empowered Employee-Owners – As owners of Wunderlich-Malec, we are invested in its success. We hire top talent and empower them to take initiative, drive innovation, and deliver impactful solutions
• Motivated & Rewarded – We invest in continuing education and offer world-class benefits, ensuring our employee-owners stay motivated, fulfilled, and future-ready
• Positive & Committed – Our experts bring long-term dedication and a positive, can-do attitude to every project
• Industry-Smart – Recognized leaders in their fields, our employee-owners stay sharp through ongoing training and deep knowledge of evolving industry trends
  
  
  

Wunderlich-Malec is proud to offer a comprehensive employee-owner benefit package. Full-time employees may be eligible for the following benefits: Medical

• Dental
• Vision
• Basic and Supplemental Life and AD&D
• Long Term Disability
• Voluntary Short Term Disability
• Healthcare & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Referral Bonus Program
• 401(k)/Profit Sharing
• 100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Will Preparation Resources
• Worldwide Travel Assistance