Project Manager — Conveyor Division

About the role

Sylvan, Inc. is a market-leading, trusted automotive services contractor to Fortune 500 companies.

Responsibilities

• Safely direct and manage project development from beginning to end.
• Main Sylvan contact and team leader for all customer contact during the project.
• High-level planning and coordination of all manpower on site.
• Direct and provide expertise as a liaison with customers, contractors, and sub-contractors.
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals.
• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents including all scheduling for engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, installation, and sub-contractors/sub-fabricators for a successful project.
• Effective, clear & timely communication of the project expectations to team members.
• Draft and submit budget proposals and subsequent budget changes where necessary.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Negotiate and write all sub-contracts purchase requests per the quoted pricing and ensure all specifications and terms are included.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project scope and crew members.
• Prepare status/progress reports and analyze results – troubleshoot problem areas.
• Proactively manage changes in the work, identify potential crises & contingency plans.
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and subcontractors.
• Manage all quality plans and ensure its implementation and documentation is completed in the manufacturing facilities and with the installation personnel.
• Ensure all engineering designs meet or exceed the customers’ expectations and are within the original budget.
• Build, develop and grow business relationships vital to success of the project.
• Cook conduct project post-mortems and create recommendations report.
• Develop and cultivate customer relationships to ensure repeat business.
• Be able to coordinate customer training per the scope of work at the customer location.
• Ensure customer satisfaction of the work completed and are 100% satisfied for project closeout.
• Plan, schedule and track project timelines/milestones and deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering and/or 10 years automotive conveyor work experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ Project Management in the conveyor industry.
• Experience working both independently and in a team environment.
• Can conform to shifting priorities due to demands and timeline changes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Strong interpersonal skills with a professional, positive “can-do” attitude
• Possess excellent communication skills to effectively interface and negotiate.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word & Excel; create clearly written notifications and RFI’s.
• Able to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and in a timely manner.
• Able to identify work scope changes and create detailed change order requests.
• Risk management and safety orientated; maintain OSHA and MUST certifications