Project Manager

Aarding•Elma, NY

22d•Hybrid

About The Position

CECO Environmental is a global leader in providing sustainable solutions for industrial air, water, and energy transition. Since 1966, we’ve been addressing the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Our mission is to protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment, making a tangible impact across industries like renewable energy, semiconductor manufacturing, power generation, and water treatment. As a purpose-driven company, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and integrity, ensuring that every project we undertake creates lasting positive change. At CECO, you’ll be part of a growing, dynamic team committed to a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable future. We are proud to share that CECO was named one of Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Companies for 2025 and that Forbes recognized CECO as one of America’s Most Successful Small‑Cap Companies for 2026, marking our third consecutive year on the Forbes list. CECO Environmental is a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ under the ticker CECO, reflecting our strong growth, financial performance, and commitment to delivering value to shareholders. As part of the CECO Environmental family of brands, Aarding Thermal is an industry-leading gas turbine exhaust system supplier for power and petrochemical plants. We develop, design, built and deliver equipment to major OEMs, EPC’s, and plant owners world-wide. The Project Manager takes ownership of the execution of contracts and manages the execution as a project. Responsible for the direction, coordination, execution, control and completion of a project, while remaining aligned with strategy, commitments and goals of the organization. Your Responsibilities Will Be: The Project Manager is responsible for projects with: A typical lead time of 2 – 12 months. Order values of approximately $10,000-$500,000. Medium complexity. Control of primary project management aspects: Time (Ensure contracts are delivered on time and all project activities are performed as per time schedule and assigned resources). Money (Ensure contracts are delivered as per budgeted margins and costs; expected deviations are to be reported in advance). Quality (Ensure contracts are delivered as per contract specifications and Aarding quality standards). Information (Ensure that both internal and external information is saved on the dedicated locations and distributed to the stakeholders). Organization (Identify tasks, responsibilities and competencies of team members and assure they take ownership and commitment). Provides functional leadership to the project team. Customer: manages the project within the contractual framework to obtain optimal customer satisfaction. Detailed tasks: Give support to sales/application engineering in bid phase to come to a well-defined contract. Ensure kick-off meeting is performed after contract start and all key disciplines are attending. Set project deliverables and milestones. Create project schedule, document list and ensure documents are distributed to applicable stakeholders (customer and/or sub-suppliers). Subcontracting (within Frame Agreements) in consultation with Supply Engineer. Organize project/team meeting if applicable for more complex contracts, scope changes, (quality) issues during production and customer comments that affect result. Monitoring of contract payment terms and sending invoices to customers. Review and acceptance of invoices sub-suppliers related to the contract. Perform monthly financial and progress report for each contract. Perform project evaluation. Management of project documentation, according to contractual framework and customer expectations. Motivates and coaches team members to create good team spirit and optimal results.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
Demonstrable 5-8 years of experience project management at the level of IPMA-D or equivalent.
Experience in planning and risk management.
Theoretical & practical project management proficiency of techniques and (software) tools.
Track record of managing multiple complex individual and team assignments autonomously and executing on time.
A team player with a bias for action and driving projects to completion.
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Microsoft PowerPoint, ERP (SAP, D365, or similar).
Travel required.
Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally (approximately 10-20% of time for customer meetings, supplier visits, head-office visits (Netherlands) and project kick-offs.
Valid Driver’s License.
The Burgess-Manning office is located in Elma NY. Our team works from the office 3 days a week. For this role you are required to do the same. The other 2 days a week you can either work from home or in-office, based on your personal preferences.
Office Environment - Work Environment: constant mental and/or visual attention; the flow of work requires focused, detailed attention while working at a computer monitor.
Typing, sitting, standing, walking.
Compliance with company attendance standard. Work hours may vary during peak production cycles.

Nice To Haves

IPMA-D (or PMP/PRINCE2) preferred; not mandatory.

Responsibilities

Time (Ensure contracts are delivered on time and all project activities are performed as per time schedule and assigned resources).
Money (Ensure contracts are delivered as per budgeted margins and costs; expected deviations are to be reported in advance).
Quality (Ensure contracts are delivered as per contract specifications and Aarding quality standards).
Information (Ensure that both internal and external information is saved on the dedicated locations and distributed to the stakeholders).
Organization (Identify tasks, responsibilities and competencies of team members and assure they take ownership and commitment).
Give support to sales/application engineering in bid phase to come to a well-defined contract.
Ensure kick-off meeting is performed after contract start and all key disciplines are attending.
Set project deliverables and milestones.
Create project schedule, document list and ensure documents are distributed to applicable stakeholders (customer and/or sub-suppliers).
Subcontracting (within Frame Agreements) in consultation with Supply Engineer.
Organize project/team meeting if applicable for more complex contracts, scope changes, (quality) issues during production and customer comments that affect result.
Monitoring of contract payment terms and sending invoices to customers.
Review and acceptance of invoices sub-suppliers related to the contract.
Perform monthly financial and progress report for each contract.
Perform project evaluation.
Management of project documentation, according to contractual framework and customer expectations.
Motivates and coaches team members to create good team spirit and optimal results.