Summary:
Directs, coordinates, and exercises functional authority for implementing projects within the decided-upon budget,
timeline, and scope, organization, control, integration, and completion of customer projects within area of assigned
responsibility by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate project team members.
- Contract Review: Review Contract, Quote, Customer purchase order(s) and specifications.
Organize job files to include all pertinent information including emails, buy-off forms, meeting minutes, customer
information, quotes, etc. This is to be done per the established job folder structure.
- Sales:Contact existing and potential customers to seek opportunities for additional and new work. Make sales
presentations to potential customers. Visit and entertain existing and potential customers within CLIENTs written
policies and procedures. Manage the development and presentation of quotes and proposals.
- Customer Relationships: Meet with customer to obtain detailed project requirements, special instructions and to foster open communication
and good working relationship. Coordinate customer visitation and/or progress review meetings with CLIENTS departments.
Facilitate the transfer of information/material as required by the various departments from the customer.
Document Issues / direction using the open issues matrix.
- Engineering: Schedule and chair a detailed project concept and proposal review meeting with team members from Design,
Control Engineering and Manufacturing as required.
Review layouts and designs with Design Vendors/Engineering Department. Review meetings with the design groups
to include representatives of any other departments, as the need arises.
Schedule and chair formal design review meetings between the customer's representatives and CLIENT project team.
Publish minutes establishing individuals responsible for corrective action when necessary. Assignment of follow-up
responsibilities is to be made concurrently with respective team members.
Schedule and chair the Engineering/Manufacturing turnover meeting and advise Manufacturing of any customer
considerations, requests, and specifications.
- Scheduling: Submit master schedule and reports to the customer in a timely manner. The project manager will develop the
master schedule and critical path information. The project manager shall, in conjunction with sales, advise the
customer of any schedule changes. Noncompliance of delivery to the committed dates should be resolved with appropriate team member and a solution
reached to maintain schedule. In cases where the schedule cannot be maintained, the project manager should notify
management immediately. It will be the project manager's responsibility in cooperation with Sales, if required, to
ensure that the customer is notified in writing of management's decision on any noncompliance of delivery.
- Budgets: Provide information to establish a budget. Monitor the work in progress weekly for comparison to the budget to
ensure profit margin. The project manager should consult with department managers as necessary to improve
project profitability without sacrifice of equipment design and performance integrity or violation of contract intent
with the customer. Input and track project costing information through company database.
Manages and controls engineering change notices (ECN's) in collaboration with the team members before presenting
them to the customer. Understands and follows safety & environmental regulations and identifies safety/environmental concerns.
Adheres to the Quality System and participates in continuous improvement.
Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this job.
- Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly supervises employees in the Project Management Group for multi-plant programs. Carries out supervisory
responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Assists the Group Manager in
developing and implementing company procedures and practices. Responsibilities include training employees;
planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints; and resolving problems.
- Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Travel Requirements
Local travel to CLIENT facilities and customer/supplier sites for meetings or support is frequently required. Domestic travel to customer plants for support is occasionally required. International travel to customer plants for support is rarely required. Travel requirements may vary based on project assignments and department workloads.
Education and/or Experience
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from a four-year college or university; or five to ten years related experience and/or
training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Competence in controls engineer and mechanical design knowledge as it relates to the following: force analysis,
standardization, processing, CAD, cause and effects, R&M, Spc and FM
Job Location: Sterling Hts, MI
