Powertrain Project Manager

Position Summary:

Responds to customer needs and is their point of contact for any questions and concerns. Responsible for project performance, customer quality requirements, project schedule and budget, project team, and reporting on all aspects of project performance and progress to Our and the customer.

Supervision:

Director of Project Management

Major Duties:

• Ultimately responsible for the technical quality and commercial success of assigned projects.
• Understands customer specifications and project objective.
• Primary customer contact for all post sales activities from handover to completion and maintains the communication strategy as agreed with the customer.
• Establish and execute the timeline for the project per the customer requirements.
• Meets and exceeds set project margins. Monitors and reconciles actual project estimates.
• Adheres to the project budget, reports budget issues back to Executive Management. Updates Cost to Complete in Our NAV system.
• Communicates to the various divisions (electrical, mechanical) in the company, ensuring their understanding of the tasks.
• Address all customer concerns and requirements.
• Regularly report project progress and status to the customer and Our management.
• Manage open issues list internally and with the customer.
• Manage supplier and sub-contractor relations.
• Participate in all meetings regarding project execution and progress.
• Manage the design, manufacturing, assembly, debug, try-out, run-off, teardown, shipment, installation, start-up, and buyoff for all assigned projects.
• Deliver as built drawings, manuals, and documentation to the customer.
• Manage customer change orders and update project budgets accordingly.
• Prepare for and lead project review meetings.
• Independently identify, manage, and mitigate project risks, resulting in proactive contingency planning, as required.
• Provide presentations to project stakeholders and management on project status, margin forecast, and lessons learned.
• Responsible for collecting all payments from customers.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, or related field
• Eight years' experience as a Project Engineer or Project Manager, managing multiple assembly system projects greater than US $5M
• Experience in automation, assembly, test equipment, design, material handling, and other special machines and systems
• Proven leadership ability
• Understands customer and supplier contract administration
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint), AutoCAD is a plus
• Working knowledge of SPC, FMEA, R&M analysis method
• Projects a professional appearance and attitude
• Possess superior organizational skills
• Good communicator-presentation and technical writing skills
• Demonstrated experience holding complex schedules
• Strong customer relations skills
• Travel requirement: up to 20%, combined domestic and international. Must be able and willing to travel to the customer sites, including industrial plants, for project meetings.

Salary : $100,000 - $125,000