External - Assistant Project Manager

About The Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company founded in 1867. With a broad portfolio of systems, products, services, and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials, and transport & automotive. Voith Hydro is hiring for: External - Assistant Project Manager in York, PA.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager throughout the complete project life cycle by preparing and maintaining key project data to facilitate decision making.
• Resolve issues and allow for uninterrupted and timely execution of the assigned projects.
• Can be directly responsible for small scope or limited complexity type of projects.
• Lead in a team environment.
• Assist Project Managers in the execution of projects.
• Support Coordination of assigned project activities from handover through final acceptance.
• Aid Project Managers with contractual requirements and ensure contract-compliant execution.
• Prepare project handbooks and project plans.
• Active involvement in Engineering, Sourcing, Manufacturing, and Installation phases of the project to ensure timely completion of activities.
• Monitor and control all operations to ensure adherence to the project plan and manage variances as necessary.
• Coordinate with Project Controls and other project leaders to establish priorities for scheduling issues.
• Serve as local project management contact for customer, subcontractors, suppliers, and site personnel when primary project manager is not available or as assigned.
• Take ownership of assigned Project documentation released for the project.
• Contribute to short and long-term objectives of the Company for process improvement and standardization.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering, or discipline equivalent experiences in manufacturing, engineering, purchasing, and master scheduling.
• Working knowledge of SAP, PDM, & Primavera systems.
• Scheduling and Project Cost Control skills.
• Expertise in heavy manufacturing processes, casting, forging, welding, machining and assembly.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Must have leadership skills.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the key actions of job.
• The employee is also required to talk and/or hear in an office setting (noise level is low).
• The employee is frequently required to stand and walk in an office environment from 4-8 hours.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; lift; stoop, or crouch.
• Vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception and adjust focus.