Project Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent system deployments from installation planning and site readiness through commissioning, customer acceptance, and closeout.
• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules covering engineering deliverables, procurement, equipment readiness, shipping, site preparation, installation and commissioning.
• Create installation execution plans addressing work sequencing, labor and equipment needs, site access, deliveries, unloading, staging, rigging and other field constraints.
• Define and verify customer and site-readiness requirements before equipment shipment and field mobilization.
• Coordinate customers, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, equipment vendors, installation contractors, electricians, controls technicians and commissioning resources.
• Lead project kickoffs, site-readiness reviews, installation coordination meetings, progress reviews and commissioning-readiness reviews.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, committed costs, contingency, scope changes and estimates at completion.
• Monitor installation progress, quality, safety compliance, contractor performance, and completion status - implement corrective or recovery plans when needed.

Job requirements

• Eight or more years of experience managing industrial equipment installation, material- handling, automation, manufacturing, recycling, or capital-equipment deployment projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects from installation planning through mobilization, field execution, commissioning, customer acceptance and closeout.
• Experience coordinating mechanical installation, electrical installation, controls integration, rigging, equipment vendors and commissioning resources.
• Experience managing installation contractors, field crews, suppliers and third-party execution partners.
• Strong knowledge of installation scheduling, cost forecasting, change control, contractor coordination, field reporting, risk management and project closeout.
• Ability to read and coordinate equipment layouts, installation drawings, mechanical and electrical drawings, bills of materials and contractor scopes.
• Experience identifying site-readiness requirements and resolving field constraints before they affect installation or startup.
• Ability to lead teams in active industrial environments and make timely decisions with incomplete or changing field information.