Project Manager - Electrical Drives

Innomotics•New Kensington, PA

About The Position

We are looking for a Project Manager – Electrical Drives to join our team at Innomotics. The Industry-Leader of Motors and Drives Innomotics is an industry-leading supplier of motors and large drive systems. With a trusted legacy of more than 150 years of engineering expertise, our products power all the world’s most essential industries. Today, we are bringing the #EnergyTransition to life with a portfolio that enables our customers to boost energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gases, and minimize the carbon footprints of plants. Our Most Powerful Engine: Our People We are a team of more than 15,000 dedicated experts, doers, and innovators. For us, engineering the future means keeping businesses in motion. As a global player operating with the spirit and speed of a mid-sized champion, the future holds unlimited opportunities for us. If you share our bold mindset to be best-in-class, we want you IN. Your Future Role We seek a professional Project Manager with a proven track record of managing product orders, preferably in a manufactory setting under the direction of a senior project manager. The Project Manager (PM) implements complete project plan on product orders. PM is responsible for delivery of product on time, of high quality, and at or under budget. The PM drives projects from order handover to the factory (could include Bid Phase collaboration) to transition to potentially Field Service/Warranty as single point of contact, building and maintaining customer relationship as well as ensuring Best-in Class customer satisfaction. The PM ensures proactive, timely and clear communication throughout project life cycle both internal and external customer focused. The PM is responsible for all Project Management activities including development of overall project schedule, project plan, communication plan, contract management, project financial performance/budget, identification/management of risk and maintaining project risk register as well as identifying and implementation of lessons learned. The PM shall also own the project scope and use the project change management process to evaluate and proactively pursue all project opportunities, maintain/increase project margins and control scope creep. PM is responsible to continuously evaluate project resource needs, project risks in support of the development and maintenance of Project plans and maintain the List of Open Points (LOP) or action lists. PM participates in cross-project, cross functional planning to resolve conflict related to project priorities, resources, quality, schedule, and scope. Overall responsibility for project performance related to Project deliverables (scope), schedule, quality, risk, safety, and financial performance. The PM also leads project team in bi-weekly or monthly team status meetings, monitor and control of schedule, financials (incl. NCC’s), risk, performance, lessons learned etc. This role has a focus on standard product projects within the factory that are low to medium complexity in nature. This could include both United States based and international customers. The PM shall take a proactive approach in identifying issues and risks within projects and take appropriate steps to mitigate and/or resolve within project team. The PM will effectively use fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of Project Management as defined by PMI as appropriate. Intra-organizational cross-functional international teams; partnering with sales and marketing and all key internal personnel to support customer and business goals.

Requirements

Demonstrated expertise in defining and tracking project scope, goals, schedule, budgets, and execution strategies in collaboration with project stakeholders (incl. Factory cross-functional teams).
Demonstrated critical thinking and business process mapping skill and a history of identifying and implementing process (business and/or manufacturing) improvements.
Experience developing and executing Risk Management and Project Communication strategies.
Lead Domestic and International Projects with basic understanding of Logistics and INCO terms.
Successful Leadership of Cross-Functional Project team and serve as the single point of communication for customers.
Develop and Maintain Project Schedule Develop Project Plan.
Proven Proactive Change Management approach to Projects.
Customer Satisfaction (Customer Voice Survey) leading to customer loyalty.
Project NCC Responsibility and control.
Accountable for Project Financial Performance Identification and Mitigation of Project Risk - Risk Register.
Proven Lessons Learned mindset.
Project Team Meetings (Minutes, Presentations, etc.) and support needs of various departments in delivery of requirements to the customer.
Consistently execute factory projects focusing on delivery metrics along with ensuring clear scope is obtained and change orders are executed.
BS/BA in related discipline required, technical preferred.
3+ years of successful experience in related field and successful demonstration of Key Responsibilities and Knowledge as presented above.
Experience with medium to low complexity projects varying in size required.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Detail oriented and excellent organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously (25+ projects of low to medium complexity).
Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint).

Nice To Haves

PMI (PMP) Certification preferred, ability to obtain within 1 year of employment.
Experience within manufacturing, oil & gas, power generation preferred.
SAP experience is desired.

Responsibilities

implements complete project plan on product orders
responsible for delivery of product on time, of high quality, and at or under budget
drives projects from order handover to the factory (could include Bid Phase collaboration) to transition to potentially Field Service/Warranty as single point of contact, building and maintaining customer relationship as well as ensuring Best-in Class customer satisfaction
ensures proactive, timely and clear communication throughout project life cycle both internal and external customer focused
responsible for all Project Management activities including development of overall project schedule, project plan, communication plan, contract management, project financial performance/budget, identification/management of risk and maintaining project risk register as well as identifying and implementation of lessons learned
own the project scope and use the project change management process to evaluate and proactively pursue all project opportunities, maintain/increase project margins and control scope creep
responsible to continuously evaluate project resource needs, project risks in support of the development and maintenance of Project plans and maintain the List of Open Points (LOP) or action lists
participates in cross-project, cross functional planning to resolve conflict related to project priorities, resources, quality, schedule, and scope
Overall responsibility for project performance related to Project deliverables (scope), schedule, quality, risk, safety, and financial performance
leads project team in bi-weekly or monthly team status meetings, monitor and control of schedule, financials (incl. NCC’s), risk, performance, lessons learned etc.
take a proactive approach in identifying issues and risks within projects and take appropriate steps to mitigate and/or resolve within project team
effectively use fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of Project Management as defined by PMI as appropriate
Intra-organizational cross-functional international teams; partnering with sales and marketing and all key internal personnel to support customer and business goals