IT Project Manager III

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Responsible for customer communication/clarification of details
• Reviews technical functional specifications
• Creates internal documents for project-executing departments
• Prepares test plans (factory tests, internal and customer-specific acceptance tests)
• Participates in Factory acceptance testing and internal testing
• Responsible for Systems Site implementation (potential development and/or provision of customer training, acceptance tests and resolving problems encountered at the site)
• Facilitates and addresses customer questions, integration, and interfacing issues
• Covers meetings with the mechanical, hardware, and electrical engineers
• Supports the project-implementation departments (Planning, Development, Software Quality Assurance, Commissioning)
• Supports Project Management
• Understands and reports to project stakeholders the impact of any deviations from the original scope of project-to-project stakeholders
• Coordinates customer projects with the software suppliers (KNAPP internal and external 3rd parties)
• Offers training/support and guidance to the new employees during their early employment period
• Improves planning documents through periodic revisions and compliance updates
• Manages customer project programs, which are comprised of several individual projects for the same customer
• Develops additional knowledge through external material, optimizing the flow of ideas and effective solutions, e.g., stay apprised on current trends and innovations, study applicable marketing and new technical material, attend seminars on relevant topics, etc.
• Actively supports the stakeholders in the department by asking and determining, who needs information/ ongoing updates on the subject, in what granularity, and for what purpose
• Engages in active knowledge transfer, not only of self-development, but also of others in industry topics (through lectures, training, further education, expert advice, and/or problem solving)
• Prepares provisions of modern specialist training materials (e.g., for eLearning)
• Supports department management with the development and implementation of assigned strategic initiatives
• Performs administrative tasks to support the Supervisor (e.g., approve hours for other team members in KNAPP’s time tracking system)

What You Get

• 2 remote days per week
• Half day Fridays
• A beautiful new, state-of-the-art, office complex in Kennesaw, GA
• Industry competitive compensation
• Great benefits with better than average employer contributions, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short & Long Term Disability and more!
• 401k with a very generous employer match and no vesting!
• Paid Vacation & Holidays
• Profit Sharing
• Paid Parental Leave
• Subsidized Daycare
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Pet Insurance
• Subsidized food delivery
• Monthly celebrations
• Quarterly employee events
• Corporate Social Responsibility including recycling, sustainability and volunteering