Sr. Project Manager-Industrial Automation

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

The Senior Project Manager position is a leadership level position within the project management structure of ESCO Automation. This position is best described as a key resource for external customer project delivery on strategic projects at a large scale.

Work executed will be for multi-discipline automation teams. This position requires acquisition of new and mastery of project management skills. Technical and strategic leadership is required of this role. Work will be performed onsite in Marion, Iowa.

To be considered, candidates should have:

• Completion of a Bachelor’s degree program in engineering from an accredited college, technical school, or university and ten years or more of related work or industry experience; OR
• Completion of an Associate’s degree program in a related discipline from an accredited college, technical school, or university and eleven years or more of related work or industry experience; OR
• A combination of equivalent education and or experience will be considered with solid evidence of success.
• Experience in project engineering or project services environment, including the following:
• Knowledge and familiarity with project management activities including budgeting, defining and managing scope, risk management, and scheduling.
• Project team leadership.
• Estimating project costs, creating proposals, and collaborating with clients throughout the sales process.
• Highly proficient with computer technologies including but not limited to, Windows Operating Systems, and the use of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  
  

Preferred:

• Experience with Microsoft Project, Access, and SharePoint.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience with Control Systems Integrators Association (CSIA) best practices.
• Demonstrated proficiency with two or more of the following: electrical design, PLC ladder logic programming, HMI programming, computer programming, or commissioning.
• Work experience in food, grain processing, seed, or other industrial industries.
  
  

The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Manage multiple large-sized process control system integration projects of significant complexity simultaneously--accountable at the highest level in the project management structure.
• Perform project management independently while adhering to scope, schedule, and budget constraints.
• Create and manage project tools including: project plans, schedules, and budgets. Follow and maintain all established project management processes.
• Prepare client bid pre-qualification packages, estimates, and proposals, including compiling all relevant documents and materials to accompany them.
• Review estimates prepared by others.
• Utilize accounting-related systems for accurate tracking and forecasting of project performance compared to plan.
• Serve as the primary point of contact with accounting on assigned projects.
• Provide quality assessments of overall work performed by the team.
• Provide guidance and training to others with less experience through mentoring and project leadership.
• Work with Account Managers to help develop and execute strategies to retain and improve business with key clients.
• Establish and maintain professional client relationships.
• Partner with other resource managers to ensure assigned projects are staffed
  
  

Travel:

Candidates must be willing to travel up to 25%. This may include overnight trips to out-of-town client facilities, as well as attendance at training sessions, seminars, and company-sponsored events. The extent of travel will depend on the project's scope, schedule, and assigned tasks.

ESCO Group is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.