Project Manager at Express Employment Professionals

Express Employment Professionals is looking for an Electrical Project Manager/Project Manager to join our valued client in the Mahoning Valley. This is Direct Hire Position. 

Pay: $68,000-$78,000 per yr

The Project Manager plans and develops the production projects. They need to create and lead the team, monitor project progress, set deadlines, solve issues that arise, manage money, ensure customer satisfaction, and evaluate project performance, including the performance of their team members.

Job Duties:

• Manage multiple projects from pre-booking to customer final acceptance.

• Prioritize and direct project activities during the project lifecycle to include planning, scheduling, design, procurement, manufacturing, integration, testing, shipping, and subsequent handoff to customer.

• Manage and maintain overall responsibility for all details of each assigned project.

• Ensure assigned projects meet contractual objectives by effectively managing the project cost, and scope.

• Act as the primary contact between the customer and the organization to maintain existing customer relationships and drive customer satisfaction while meeting business objectives.

• Provide consultation on proposal development as required.

• Participate in the internal kick-off meeting from sales/estimating to the organization.

• Initiate and lead the customer kick-off meeting.

• Communicate specification requirements to the team to ensure each member is aware of his/her obligations.

• Allocate project resources based on initial commitments.

• Actively develop and manage the project with input from various departments to ensure alignment with both internal and external commitments.

• Conduct project-specific meetings with both in-house personnel and the customer, as needed.

• Follow document management processes for project documentation to ensure compliance with business, contractual, and document retention requirements/laws.

• Manage the scope and deliverables from vendors and subcontractors.

• Validate project terms, conditions, and commercial viability using a quote and standard business practices as the baseline.

• Participate and present project status at production meetings, as required.

• Process customer single-line, schematic, and/or loop drawings.

• Establish and purchase a Bill of Material to be furnished.

• Establish the type of fabrication drawings required and once a CAD operator has been assigned to the project, communicate directly with the operator all necessary requirements and information pertaining to the job

• Establish the type of assembly, wiring, conduit, and/or tubing drawings required and communicate with the CAD operator all necessary requirements and information pertaining to the project.

• Ensure proper updating and reporting of project status to the customer.

• Prepare or oversee the preparation of contractual invoicing, pursue timely payments from the customer, and authorize payments for major buys to material suppliers and subcontractors.

• Obtain formal acceptance from the Customer for all contractual deliverables.

• Authorize and approve all project shipments.

• Ensure completion of project closeout activities.

• Is accountable for the commercial success, customer satisfaction, and delivery of the assigned project.

Minimum Qualifications:

• AA in Engineering or similar degree required

• One year or more of experience in an electrical role or industry required

• One years or more of experience in project management in a manufacturing environment required

• Analytical abilities and problem-solving skills required

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal required

• Growth mindset with the ability to accept challenges required

• Ability to pass physical, drug, driving, and background check required

• Ability to physically push, pull, and lift 50lbs or more required

• Ability to sit, stand, and walk for four plus hours at a time required

• Alignment with company core values required

Preferred Qualifications:

• BA in electrical engineering preferred

• Two years or more of experience in project management in a manufacturing environment

• PMP preferred

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, term life, AD&D, STD, LTD

• 100% medical premium paid for by Panelmatic for the employee-only level medical coverage

• 80% paid for by Panelmatic and 20% paid for by the employee on all other level medical coverage (i.e. employee plus child, employee plus spouse, family)

• 401K, profit sharing, and ESOP contributions

• Scholarships, educational reimbursement, paid volunteerism, and paid personal and professional development provided

• PTO and paid holidays provided

• Career advancement opportunities

• Competitive wages

• Family-friendly environment with average employee tenure above five years

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