Project Manager - Wind

ELECTRIC MACHINERY COMPANY LLC•Minneapolis, MN

1d•$70,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Manager leads and directs the development and execution of wind turbine manufacturing and assembly projects, from order receipt through contract fulfillment. The role ensures customer satisfaction, builds customer relationships, protects the Company's position, and maximizes project quality, safety, financial performance, and schedule objectives. The Project Manager serves as the single point of contact for customers and as an internal project subject matter expert, coordinating cross-functional work on wind turbine generators, nacelle assemblies, and related wind energy equipment. The position creates and maintains project plans and schedules, coordinates support from Engineering, Purchasing, Production, Quality, and Supply Chain, and reviews customer purchase orders and contract requirements. It keeps upper management informed of project progress and emerging risks, develops risk mitigation and contingency plans, coordinates and documents inspections and testing, and manages customer surveys and feedback. The role is based in the office at least 90% of the time, with limited remote work opportunities, and may require travel of up to 10% to customer and vendor sites. Salary starts at $70,000 and goes up to $110,000 depending on experience. The company cannot provide sponsorship for this position.

Requirements

Four-year degree in Project Management, Engineering, or another relevant field, or equivalent work experience.
Strong customer interaction and relationship management skills, including effective engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Proven leadership and decision-making abilities, with a high degree of personal and professional ethics and integrity.
Ability to collaborate across departments and work effectively with peers, management, and cross-functional teams.
Ability to meet tight deadlines, handle multiple assignments consistently, maintain schedules and milestones, and manage projects through completion.
Strong PC skills, including standard MS Office applications.
Strong working knowledge of Excel and MS Project.
Ability to travel as required and physical ability to move throughout manufacturing and office facilities, including climbing stairs and moving around shop machinery.
Ability to perform tasks involving repeated leaning over and extended-back positions, and occasional work in tight spaces, squatting, and kneeling.

Nice To Haves

Experience in renewable energy, power generation, utilities, heavy industrial manufacturing, or large capital equipment projects.
Familiarity with wind energy systems, wind turbine generators, renewable energy projects, power generation equipment, or related industrial applications.
Understanding of large-scale manufacturing, assembly, testing, and delivery of engineered-to-order products.
Experience with SAP or other work management software; candidates able to learn new systems quickly are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Create and maintain project plans, obtaining required support from Engineering, Purchasing, Production, and other departments to meet project objectives and milestones.
Establish a schedule of activities through contract completion, with clear milestones, deliverables, and acceptance criteria; enter orders into the ERP system.
Review customer purchase order and contract requirements, including proposals, C&Es, specifications, and contract files.
Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Production, and Supply Chain to address the technical, regulatory, and scheduling needs of wind energy projects.
Keep upper management informed of order progress and highlight significant concerns, risks, issues, and opportunities.
Develop and implement risk management strategies, including risk identification, mitigation plans, and contingency strategies.
Coordinate customer inspections, factory acceptance testing, and other inspections; ensure in-process, functional, final/acceptance, and customer witness testing is performed and documented.
Manage customer surveys and proactively solicit timely feedback.
Travel up to 10% of the time to customer and vendor sites as required.
Perform other duties assigned by management to meet business needs.