Project Manager

Talon Hiring Solutions•Birmingham, AL

2d•$90,000 - $130,000

About The Position

Talon Hiring Solutions is recruiting for a client in the Greater Birmingham, Alabama area. The Project Manager will join the Automation Solutions team and oversee multiple industrial automation and controls projects from initial planning through installation, commissioning, and final customer acceptance. The role manages project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, and customer relationships while coordinating engineering, purchasing, fabrication, and installation teams to support successful project delivery. Individual project values may reach up to $4 million. The Project Manager develops project plans from proposals, purchase orders, and customer requirements; monitors costs and forecasts; manages changes and approvals; and serves as the primary customer contact. The role also coordinates testing, shipping, site readiness, installation, commissioning, closeout, and customer signoff. The position supports safe work practices and continuous improvement by coordinating project reviews and capturing lessons learned.

Requirements

At least 3 years of project management or project leadership experience in an industrial, manufacturing, equipment, or related technical environment.
Ability to manage multiple projects, schedules, budgets, customer expectations, and competing priorities through completion.
Strong organizational, problem-solving, communication, and follow-through skills.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate work without direct supervisory authority.
Ability to interpret technical proposals, equipment requirements, and project drawings sufficiently to coordinate activities and identify questions for engineering.
Proficiency with spreadsheets, project scheduling tools, and document management systems.
Ability to travel to customer facilities as needed, up to approximately 30%.
Valid driver's license and clean driving record.
Ability to successfully complete a background check and required pre-employment and random drug screenings.

Nice To Haves

5 years of project management or project leadership experience is preferred.
Experience in industrial automation, controls, robotics, custom machinery, or systems integration is strongly preferred.
Familiarity with PLCs, HMIs, robotics, electrical controls, and mechanical systems is preferred; hands-on programming or design experience is a plus.
A degree in engineering, engineering technology, project management, business, or a related field is preferred; relevant industrial and project management experience may substitute for a degree.
PMP certification or a similar project management credential is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

Lead multiple projects simultaneously from kickoff through completion and customer acceptance.
Review proposals, purchase orders, and customer requirements to establish project scope, deliverables, schedules, budgets, milestones, and acceptance criteria.
Coordinate engineering, purchasing, fabrication, controls, mechanical, and installation teams to align priorities, manage dependencies, and maintain schedules.
Track labor, materials, equipment, and outside services against approved budgets; maintain cost forecasts, identify variances, and communicate financial risks to management.
Identify changes in project requirements, coordinate cost and schedule impacts, and obtain approvals before additional work begins.
Serve as the primary customer contact by providing project updates, addressing concerns, communicating risks, and managing expectations.
Facilitate project meetings, document decisions and action items, and follow up to ensure tasks are completed.
Coordinate factory testing, acceptance testing, shipping, site readiness, installation, and commissioning with customers and internal teams.
Track punch list items, documentation, training, and customer signoff through final acceptance and transition to ongoing support.
Support safe work practices, coordinate required project reviews, and capture lessons learned to improve future project planning and execution.