Job Description
General Responsibility:
This position requires an experienced Project Manager possessing well-developed people and project management skills and sound business judgment. Must have a demonstrable record of success on medium to large scale warehouse automation projects, strong leadership, and management skills as well as effective decision-making capabilities.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute a project strategy that meets the project’s required performance, schedule and profitability targets and work diligently to meet or exceed those targets
- Maintain customer focus. As the primary customer contact for BEUMER, maintain a positive relationship, understand the customer needs and challenges, and support development of solutions to meet those needs and challenges for the success of the customer and BEUMER.
- Integrated part of the PM team (PM, SW PM, and Sub-PMs) who, as a team, are responsible for the fulfilment of the customer contract and (internal and external) commercial requirements
- Serve as Global PM, responsible for execution of the project scope locally and with our supporting Group Companies
- Lead a multi-disciplined project team throughout the complete project life cycle
- Develop and maintain detailed schedule and cost planning
- Mange key project management processes such as Scope management, Supply chain management, Change management, Risk management, Claim Management, etc.
- Coordinate and develop scope and price for change order opportunities. Negotiate acceptance with the customer
- Serve as a proactive leader/problem solver addressing complex issues and situations as they arise
- Solve multicomplex technical issues - and manage and direct multi-discipline, highly specialized design teams, working in cross border organizational networks (during the project execution phase.)
- Active support of Procurement in creation and reviewing of detailed technical specification for sub-contract and supplier work packages
- Project risk management together with the PM team - identify and assess technical project risks, mitigate threats, and capitalize on opportunities
- Manage and enhance relationships with the Customer, Consultants, Suppliers and Trade
- Track project progress, variances, and recovery; identify trends; mitigate potential cost overruns and provide accurate revenue forecasts
- Ensure project health, safety and environmental standards meet or exceed legislated requirements and company policy
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- University graduate in Engineering-mechanical, electrical, software, construction management, or similar technical field
- PMP Certification is required or must obtain PMI/PMP Certification within one year of hire
- Minimum 3 years "hands-on" Project Management experience of increasing responsibility, leading teams in project delivery, minimum $5M with demonstrable positive results
- Experience with a variety of project delivery methods (e.g., Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build).
- Able to travel to job sites, as required for position- up to 35%
Required Experience / Skills / Abilities:
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills along with demonstrable leadership capabilities in creating unified and motivated project teams
- Essential skills include planning and budgeting, estimating, contract management, project administration, and decision-making / creative problem-solving skills
- Work closely with team members and decision makers to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective project delivery
- Able to interface with all members of the organization in a professional, calm, helpful and courteous manner – including Senior Executive Management, Project Management, and external stakeholders
- Process oriented and able to implement project management processes based on Group Company and PMI standards
- Strong, independent decision-making ability. Self-starter and possess a strong work ethic with a self-imposed desire to exceed everyday expectations
- High degree of personal integrity and the ability to serve as a mentor to co-workers
- Warehouse automation, logistics systems, distribution center or construction management experience strongly preferred
Commitment Required: Ability to set and meet goals; sincere care for others; overwhelming desire to win and to be part of a winning team; able to travel as needed.
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