Project Manager

American Superconductor•New Milford, CT

2d•$130,000 - $140,000

About The Position

The Project Manager is responsible for executing multiple concurrent projects from order intake through final delivery and closeout. The role is the primary liaison between customers and internal departments, ensuring projects are completed safely, on time, within budget, and in line with customer requirements and company objectives. The Project Manager leads coordination across Sales, Engineering, Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, Testing, and Finance, proactively managing risks, schedules, resources, budgets, and customer expectations. The role includes project planning and execution, customer communication, schedule and resource coordination, budget and financial monitoring, technical and supply-chain coordination, quality and testing oversight, risk and change management, and continuous improvement. Success is evaluated based on project delivery, financial performance, customer satisfaction, project controls, and operational excellence. Travel of up to 10% may be required for customer meetings, witness testing, project reviews, supplier visits, and other business needs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, Operations Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
At least 3 years of project management experience in manufacturing, power systems, industrial equipment, or related industries.
Experience managing cross-functional teams and customer-facing projects, budgets, schedules, and technical deliverables.
Strong leadership, organization, and decision-making abilities.
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and ERP/MRP systems.
Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, and project documentation.
Knowledge of project scheduling tools and project management methodologies.
Strong negotiation and conflict-resolution skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively across organizational levels.
Customer-focused mindset and strong relationship-management skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a custom-engineered, industrial, project-based manufacturing environment.
Knowledge of transformers, rectifiers, electrical power equipment, or similar engineered products.
PMP certification or equivalent project management training.

Responsibilities

Manage multiple large-scale, custom-engineered projects simultaneously from order intake through delivery and closeout.
Lead project kickoff meetings to confirm scope, customer deliverables, schedule requirements, budgeted labor hours, revenue milestones, and success criteria.
Develop, maintain, and communicate comprehensive project plans throughout the project lifecycle.
Monitor project progress and drive corrective actions when scope, schedule, budget, quality, or delivery objectives are at risk.
Ensure project activities comply with contractual requirements and customer expectations.
Coordinate with Sales, Engineering, Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, Testing, and Finance to establish requirements and execution plans.
Review Sales Budget Worksheets and validate project assumptions at Sales Order inception.
Confirm Engineering and Manufacturing labor-hour budgets and communicate discrepancies to Sales and Finance.
Communicate project requirements, milestones, deliverables, and customer commitments to stakeholders, and coordinate departmental priorities.
Serve as the primary customer contact throughout project execution; provide status updates, milestone reports, and schedule communications.
Manage customer requests, change orders, technical clarifications, and escalations; coordinate witness testing, factory acceptance testing, and shipment schedules.
Review and approve project schedules generated by Planning; address labor loading, capacity constraints, material shortages, scheduling conflicts, and manufacturing schedules.
Support resource allocation across Engineering and Manufacturing, monitor critical-path activities, and develop recovery plans as needed.
Monitor project costs, labor utilization, revenue milestones, budget-versus-actual hours, and completion-cost forecasts.
Conduct project reviews with Finance; assist with forecasts and revenue projections, and support change-order pricing and contract modification assessments.
Review Engineering schedules, deliverables, and completion metrics; coordinate technical risk solutions and ensure documentation, specifications, drawings, and release packages meet project schedules.
Coordinate Engineering and Manufacturing communication regarding design changes and production readiness.
Work with Procurement to monitor material availability, vendor performance, and delivery schedules; identify long-lead items and supply-chain risks and coordinate mitigation.
Monitor certification requirements and coordinate with Quality to ensure compliance before shipment.
Coordinate movement of completed assemblies from Production to Testing, internal and customer witness testing, and completion of required tests, inspections, certifications, and documentation before shipment.
Identify project risks, maintain risk registers and action plans, and manage mitigation strategies.
Evaluate scope changes, schedule impacts, and cost implications; ensure approved changes are documented and communicated.
Lead project closeout meetings, document lessons learned and project performance, and recommend improvements to project processes, procedures, and cross-functional workflows.
Support initiatives to improve efficiency, quality, communication, and customer satisfaction.
Meet performance objectives for delivery dates, schedule performance, margins, labor budgets, cost and revenue forecasts, customer satisfaction, project records, change and risk management, and operational improvement.
Travel up to 10% as required for customer meetings, witness testing, project reviews, supplier visits, and business needs.