Manufacturing Project Manager II

Aerzen USA Corporation•Coatesville, PA

About The Position

The Manufacturing Project Manager works within Aerzen USA’s Process Gas Division Project Management team and oversees customer order fulfillment from order receipt through post-delivery activities. The role coordinates the mechanical, structural, thermodynamic, electrical, instrumentation and controls, chemistry, and other disciplines involved in each project. It creates and maintains schedules, manages budgets, documents project activity, and communicates project status, risks, plans, and changes to stakeholders. The position reviews customer specifications and sales quotations, prepares internal sales orders and project documentation, clarifies customer requirements, and develops project roadmaps covering phases, activities, resources, bills of materials, documentation, and production orders. It supports customers, vendors, engineering, purchasing, and production; manages project changes and risks; and contributes to technical component specification and selection. The manager oversees production, quality assurance, customer inspections, project signoff, shipment readiness, project closeout, and handoff to Customer Support or Aftersales. The role also prepares and tracks submittals, manuals, and other required technical documents; reviews and reports on projects weekly; evaluates project revenue and costs against budget; and identifies and shares project achievements and lessons learned. Some duties may be delegated, but the position retains responsibility for their accurate and timely completion. Travel of up to 20% may be required for business purposes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time as needed for business purposes.
Familiarity with API 614, 619, and 686.

Nice To Haves

Preferred 3–7 years of experience in a similar manufacturing or project manager background.

Responsibilities

Review and analyze sales quotations and customer specifications, and prepare internal sales orders and order documentation.
Define project objectives, scope, purpose, and deliverables; request clarification to ensure customer requirements can be met.
Identify, resolve, and mitigate project issues and risks, and perform risk analysis or participate in customer HAZOP as needed.
Create project roadmaps and schedules, defining phases, activities, resources, bills of materials, job documentation, production orders, and other required items.
Support customers, vendors, engineering, purchasing, and production regarding orders and project specifications while complying with confidentiality and contractual restrictions.
Manage project production to ensure accuracy, efficiency, timeliness, and quality; manage changes, risks, and issues.
Monitor project budgets and alert stakeholders when budgets may be jeopardized.
Assist with technical specifications and component selection, and review vendor quotations for cost, lead time, accuracy, and compliance.
Communicate and document changes, delegate and follow up on tasks, negotiate solutions, and keep stakeholders informed.
Prepare, track, and follow up on job submittal files, and use the SOP for project files and documents.
Track outstanding activities and deliverables, inspect projects, and provide final project signoff before shipment.
Coordinate quality assurance, customer inspections, and completion of job databooks with required quality reports and certificates.
Finalize as-built documentation, close out projects in the ERP system, and coordinate handoff to Customer Support or Aftersales.
Prepare, compile, and distribute submittals, technical manuals, and other requested project documents, including functional descriptions, equipment and instrument lists, logic diagrams, control narratives, and owner's manuals.
Review and report on projects weekly, communicate successes and lessons learned, and perform revenue-cost analysis against project budgets.
Delegate tasks as appropriate while retaining responsibility for accuracy and timely completion.
Perform other duties as assigned.