Project Manager

About the role

Crane Engineering is a family-oriented Midwest based company with locations in Wisconsin and Minnesota. As a result of our growth, we have a need for a Project Manager. The Project Manager owns the end-to-end execution of custom-designed, engineered-to-order skid system projects from commercial handoff through engineering, procurement, fabrication, factory testing, shipment, field installation/commissioning, and closeout. The role is accountable for scope, schedule, cost, cash flow, quality, safety, risk, and customer communication across multiple concurrent projects.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate and promote Crane’s core values: Act with Integrity and Respect, Foster Teamwork, Focus on the Customer, Strive for Excellence and Innovation, Project Passion and Energy, and Have Fun.
• Own each assigned project from sales-to-execution handoff through final closeout.
• Ensure the contract scope, customer requirements, exclusions, assumptions, commercial terms, budget, schedule, deliverables, and acceptance criteria are understood and aligned before execution begins.
• Build and maintain an integrated project execution plan and detailed schedule with clear owners, dependencies, milestones, and critical-path activities, including design inputs, customer submittals and approvals, long-lead releases, design freeze, fabrication start, FAT, shipment, installation, startup, and final documentation.
• Lead internal and customer kickoffs, recurring project reviews