Project Manager - Industrial Engineering

Ghafari Associates • Dearborn, MI

3d

About The Position

The Industrial Engineering Project Manager serves as the project team leader and liaison between the project team, clients, and internal management. The Industrial Engineering group leads work involving facility layout planning and development, materials management and flow studies, continuous improvement, process optimization, time and labor standards/work measurement, capacity and resource planning, and data-driven waste elimination. The Project Manager participates in day-to-day project activities and controls project work to contain costs, meet deadlines, satisfy client expectations, and maintain positive client relationships.

The role manages project deliverables, schedules, budgets, resourcing, change control, quality, client acceptance, and project administration from initiation through closeout. The Project Manager maintains knowledge of project contracts, objectives, client standards, and applicable codes and regulations; monitors project performance; coordinates engineering calculations and drawings; leads project governance and team development; and supports business development while upholding firm professionalism.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of progressively more responsible previous experience.
• A four-year college degree in an engineering discipline; a BS degree in Engineering or Business from an accredited university is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong listening skills, including the ability to understand diverse perspectives and interpret feedback to ensure alignment with project goals and objectives.
• A hands-on mindset and willingness and ability to work through detailed engineering, troubleshoot root causes, and drive practical improvements from analysis through implementation.
• Strong leadership skills, with a focus on client satisfaction, quality, team building, creative problem solving, critical thinking, mentoring, and conflict resolution.
• Process-driven approach and support for processes associated with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including MS Project, with strength in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage substantial data and communications.
• Ability to support and manage multiple projects at one time.

Nice To Haves

• A Master’s degree.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD.
• Experience with AutoCAD 3D and Revit.
• Openness to learning and developing skills, with potential to contribute to other areas within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Manage development of project deliverables, ensuring alignment with internal QA/QC standards and client requirements.
• Maintain working knowledge of contract documents, project objectives, client standards, and applicable codes and regulations.
• Develop and manage project execution and control plans, including schedule, budget, resourcing, and change control.
• Monitor project activities for compliance with scope, objectives, and agreed performance targets; escalate and resolve issues as needed.
• Conduct or oversee preparation and review of engineering calculations or drawings and ensure timely review of deliverables per scope.
• Own overall deliverable quality and client acceptance, ensuring consistent standards internally and externally.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships and act as a trusted point of contact throughout the project lifecycle.
• Foster positive internal relationships and team morale, promoting collaboration and accountability.
• Direct development of project procedures, policies, and approval workflows, including review and approval timing with internal teams and the client.
• Lead and document project governance, coordinating and recording kickoff, client, job review, bid, open issues, and lessons-learned meetings.
• Provide team leadership, including clear direction, coaching, and ongoing performance feedback.
• Manage project administration and closeout, including safety readiness for onsite work, invoicing and payment follow-up, staffing and resource tracking, and lessons-learned and closeout compliance.
• Support business development and uphold firm professionalism.

Benefits

• Training
• Licensure support
• Internships
• Mentorships
• Tuition reimbursement
• Resources supporting employees’ financial, physical, and emotional well-being and professional growth

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior