What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at Williams-White & Company?
Description
Summary
Establishes project objectives and schedules, directs everyday operations of projects, monitors project performance, identifies deviations, and takes appropriate corrective actions.
Essential Functions
- Assists sales in developing proposals and accounts.
- Makes client presentations, as required.
- Establishes project objectives in terms of project requirements, schedule, and budget from discussions with Applications department, account manager, and customer.
- Participates in project estimating sessions, as required.
- Directs everyday operations of projects and assures adherence to good engineering practices, including the generation of sound concepts.
- Keeps clients informed of project status on a regular basis.
- Maintains an appropriate awareness with the project team for any established project confidentiality.
- Maintains a record of project activities through the use of the project management electronic file system, utilizing the appropriate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Monitors project cost versus established estimate; makes customer, management, and salesman aware of potential cost deviations and assists in formulating corrective action, as required.
- Through project monitoring and client contact, identifies and maintains a log of Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).
- Provides direction to assigned personnel in concept, design, detailing, or other project phases, including developing and/or approving solutions to specific problems.
- Organizes and participates in design reviews.
- Monitors project during fabrication, assembly, debug and installation of equipment, and approve modifications and substitution of materials, as required.
- Schedules and participates in the safety review of fabricated equipment prior to tear down.
- Coordinates project activities within the company to ensure that all aspects of the project are brought to a successful conclusion.
- Interfaces with other company departments and customer representatives for the purpose of establishing project requirements, defining direction, and instilling confidence in customers with company capabilities with regard to project implementation.
- Communicates project activities between management, personnel, and customer representatives to ensure the project direction is being maintained.
- Monitors project status with regard to costs and schedule by keeping management and personnel informed of deviations that should be addressed with the customer.
- Provides direction and support in completing the design, detail, and engineering efforts associated with the assigned project.
- Stays current and participates in company-sponsored opportunities concerning technological developments, design practices, and manufacturing processes.
- May direct and train individuals from the same and other classifications.
- Effectively interact with managers, supervisors, and hourly team members across all departments.
- Must be willing to participate in specialized training as assigned by supervisory personnel.
- Understands and complies with requirements of the QMS, AS9100, and/or ISO 9000.
- Willingness to travel on an “as required basis”.
- Additional duties as needed and assigned.
Requirements
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Management/Business Administration or equivalent work experience and technical capability.
- Read and interpret part prints, tool drawings, and technical instructions and descriptions.
- Apply mathematical concepts such as algebra, geometry, trigonometry, equations and formulas, statistics, and standard engineering data.
Preferred:
- Experience working with government entities.
- Experience using Microsoft Project.
- Experience with hydraulic presses and/or rotary dryers