Project Manager - Engineer to Order
About The Position
The Project Manager will report to the NEMA PMO Manager and manage projects within the IPP Business involving Motor Control Center hardware engineering design, third-party purchased items, and coordination of post-shipment engineering services. The role leads engineering resources through the design, implementation, and testing of complex systems projects, while managing project schedules, forecasts, scope, change orders, margins, costs, and customer satisfaction. It also monitors designs for compliance with applicable codes, customer specifications, and design practices, and supports high-level design issues on projects led by others. The position manages projects from initiation through closeout and coordinates with internal Rockwell Automation teams and external parties, including sales, vendors, consultants, contractors, OEMs, subcontractors, and subsystem suppliers. It includes controlling and forecasting total project costs using SAP, managing project and business metrics, mitigating risks, coordinating customer shipping requirements, and working with post-shipment support to resolve field complaints. The Project Manager is expected to develop product knowledge of motor control centers and associated products, as well as knowledge of customer industries such as Oil & Gas, Water/Wastewater, and Food and Beverage. This is a hybrid position. Employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office. Travel, including international travel, may be required up to 10% of the time.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree.
- Legal authorization to work in the United States; employment visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future.
- Ability to travel, including internationally, up to 10% of the time.
Nice To Haves
- Typically, 5 or more years of related project management experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or equivalent.
- Engineering or project management experience with industrial controls.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or willingness to become certified.
- Previous industrial controls experience.
- Experience with Rockwell Automation (Allen-Bradley) Motor Control Centers.
- Lean Six Sigma background, such as yellow belt, green belt, or black belt.
- Experience with advanced Excel and knowledge of SAP, Power BI, and Power Apps.
Responsibilities
- Manage project and business metrics.
- Initiate, plan, implement, control, and close projects.
- Manage project kickoff, budget, schedule, risks, communications, and customer satisfaction.
- Track project milestones, cycle time, change-order revenue, project margin, shipment forecasts, quality metrics, warranty costs, and customer experience.
- Lead the technical team through design, implementation, and test phases of complex systems projects.
- Coordinate with Rockwell Automation divisions and with sales, vendors, consultants, contractors, OEMs, subcontractors, subsystem suppliers, and internal business resources.
- Report and control total project costs, ensuring costs match the scope of work and reflect change orders; create and forecast costs using SAP.
- Establish and manage project schedules, including forecasting, and conduct regular project status meetings.
- Manage scope of supply and process required change orders; maintain order margins.
- Monitor designs for compliance with applicable codes, customer specifications, and design practices.
- Define and monitor the use of applicable business and industry standards.
- Review applications, evaluate risks, and develop mitigation plans.
- Confirm and coordinate customer shipping requirements to obtain customer shipping release and meet forecast targets.
- Work with the post-shipment support group to resolve field complaints as quickly as possible.
- Develop product knowledge of motor control centers and associated products, including drives, starters, and feeders.
- Develop application knowledge of customer industries, including Oil & Gas, Water/Wastewater, and Food and Beverage.
- Create an environment conducive to successful team interaction and consult on high-level design issues for projects led by others.
Benefits
- Health insurance, including medical, dental, and vision.
- 401(k).
- Paid time off.
- Parental and caregiver leave.
- Flexible work schedule coordinated with the manager.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
