Associate Project Manager
Byrne Branding•East Syracuse, NY
•$72,000 - $98,500•Onsite
About The Position
The Associate Project Manager plays a key role in executing assigned Engineering tasks. This includes supporting the day-to-day operations within the capital project lifecycle, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, documentation, procurement, and cost accounting, are proactively managed and reported.
Requirements
- Minimum of GED or High School Diploma is required.
- Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office programs required.
- 1-2 years’ experience in project management, or related activity or coordination preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in STEM, business, or financial field preferred.
- Experience working in a multi-site manufacturing environment preferred.
- Experience with construction, engineering, or procurement practices preferred.
Responsibilities
- Support Engineering Project Managers in scope, budget, schedule, and communication management.
- Support Capital Project Engineering and stakeholders in creation, submittal, monitoring, and execution of capital requests.
- Enter approved capital requests in system and create project.
- Maintain project schedules, monitor task progress and identify/escalate schedule risk.
- Assist in budget work breakdown schedules (WBS), RFP/bid cycles, financial forecasting, cost accounting, and variance reporting of actual versus estimated costs.
- Maintain dashboards, status updates, and standardized reporting for stakeholder visibility.
- Escalate identified risks to scope, schedule, and budget to proper stakeholders for mitigation.
- Identify long-lead equipment and support early procurement planning.
- Generate purchase requisitions / purchase orders, monitor delivery, receive against budget, report on projected vs. actual costs, and verify against scope and percentage completion.
- Maintain change order approvals with proper documentation and budget adjustments.
- Support contractor onboarding, scope clarification, and field coordination project progress against schedule and deliverables.
- Assist project team with updating of project registers (risk, action items list, et al.)
- Assist project team with documentation to ensure proper archiving, turnover and closure.
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with external vendors, and within the organization.
Benefits
- Salary Range – $72,000-$98,500 per year
- Competitive bonus programs
- Medical, Dental, Vision benefits available day 1 of employment
- Supplemental benefits available on day 30 of employment
- Eligible for 401 (k) with a company match available on day 90 of employment
- Educational Support via tuition reimbursement and scholarship program
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
Upload and Match Resume
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
