Senior Technical Project Manager

Durr Systems, LLC•Southfield, MI

About The Position

In this role, you will lead and coordinate the engineering team from pre-award activities through final project closeout. You will conduct scope-of-work reviews with engineering teams and ensure the complete project scope is clearly understood. You will review contract documents, identify technical and commercial requirements, and track project compliance. You will develop and monitor the engineering schedule in coordination with the overall project schedule. You will partner closely with Project Managers and other departments to keep project activities aligned. You will coordinate designs and engineering activities with other Dürr entities and global teams. You will serve as a technical point of contact for customers, contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders. You will facilitate project coordination meetings and support technical decision-making. You will clarify and finalize technical bid documents. You will prepare monthly project progress reports and customer updates. You will develop project cost reports, cockpit charts, and cash-flow projections where applicable. You will monitor project costs, schedules, milestones, and site activities. You will identify, manage, and control project risks. You will develop corrective actions and recovery plans when project activities fall behind schedule. You will monitor site activities for schedule compliance, cost performance, quality, and health and safety requirements. You will work within the guidelines of the Dürr Group Project Management Manual. You will mentor Associate Project Managers and graduate trainees. You will lead internal project closeout meetings and prepare final closeout reports. You will complete project closeout activities with the customer and support collection of final payment. You will review and approve customer warranty requests. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree in appropriate subject (e.g. Engineering, Construction Management)
Minimum 3 years of automotive paint facility project execution experience
Knowledge of Paint & Final assembly Systems (PFS) such as Pre-Treatment & E-Coat systems, work decks and application systems, building utility systems, spray booths and paint application systems, ovens, coolers systems used in automotive manufacturing facilities
Strong leadership, negotiation, and decision making ability
Ability to work independently and in a team environment
Proficient with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Ability to understand and maintain project schedules
Good time management skills
Good organizational skills
Good verbal communication skills
Good technical writing skills
Able to effectively communicate with engineering and estimating departments, contractors, suppliers, and customers
Able to work well independently and in a team environment
Able to technically define problems and propose solutions
Adaptable to change in a learning environment
Willing and able to work overtime, weekends, and holidays when necessary
At least three years of project execution experience within automotive paint facilities.
Knowledge of automotive paint and final assembly systems, including: Pretreatment and electrocoat systems, Work decks and application systems, Building utility systems, Spray booths and paint application systems, Industrial ovens and cooling systems
Experience managing engineering schedules, project costs, technical deliverables, and customer requirements.
Ability to read and interpret contracts, technical specifications, scope documents, and project schedules.
Strong leadership, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
Ability to technically define problems, evaluate alternatives, and recommend practical solutions.
Strong organizational, time-management, and project-coordination skills.
Excellent verbal communication and technical writing skills.
Ability to work effectively with engineering, estimating, project management, contractors, suppliers, and customers.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative project team.
Flexibility to work extended hours, weekends, and holidays when required to support project demands.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of SAP is a plus
SAP experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate the engineering team from pre-award activities through final project closeout.
Conduct scope-of-work reviews with engineering teams and ensure the complete project scope is clearly understood.
Review contract documents, identify technical and commercial requirements, and track project compliance.
Develop and monitor the engineering schedule in coordination with the overall project schedule.
Partner closely with Project Managers and other departments to keep project activities aligned.
Coordinate designs and engineering activities with other Dürr entities and global teams.
Serve as a technical point of contact for customers, contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
Facilitate project coordination meetings and support technical decision-making.
Clarify and finalize technical bid documents.
Prepare monthly project progress reports and customer updates.
Develop project cost reports, cockpit charts, and cash-flow projections where applicable.
Monitor project costs, schedules, milestones, and site activities.
Identify, manage, and control project risks.
Develop corrective actions and recovery plans when project activities fall behind schedule.
Monitor site activities for schedule compliance, cost performance, quality, and health and safety requirements.
Work within the guidelines of the Dürr Group Project Management Manual.
Mentor Associate Project Managers and graduate trainees.
Lead internal project closeout meetings and prepare final closeout reports.
Complete project closeout activities with the customer and support collection of final payment.
Review and approve customer warranty requests.
Perform other related duties as assigned.