Senior Project Manager
Universal Balancing (now part of Burke Porter, an Ascential Technologies Company) · Minneapolis, MN · 4 wk ago
Information Technology$130k/yrFull-time
Job Details
Salary: $130,000
About the role
Serve as the primary customer contact for all matters related to scope, deliverables, timelines, and issue resolution; understand the customer’s organizational structure and identify the key decision makers in the process.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans including scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, and resource allocation.
- Utilize the Ascential Production System (APS) to manage the full project lifecycle — planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout.
- Fully accountable for project budgets and cost performance; identify variances and taking corrective action when deviations occur.
- Proactively identify, document, and manage project risks and issues; implement mitigation strategies and escalate as appropriate.
- Serve as the primary customer contact for all matters related to scope, deliverables, timelines, and issue resolution; understand the customer’s organizational structure and identify the key decision makers in the process.
- Navigate customer stakeholder relationships proactively — knowing when to engage the right contacts to resolve issues, obtain approvals, and maintain project momentum.
- Review and manage project contracts to ensure clarity of deliverables, responsibilities, and obligations.
- Maintain accurate records of customer interactions, project activities, and key milestones.
- Work closely with Application Engineering, Engineering, Supply Chain, Assembly, and other cross-functional teams to ensure coordinated project execution.
- Support procurement and production readiness to ensure materials and resources are available to meet project timelines.
- Ensure smooth project handover to Customer Service and the customer at closeout, with fully documented and agreed-upon action items.
- Contribute to the Ascential Production System (APS) and PMO- actively improving the tools and processes that drive organizational delivery performance.
- Identify process improvement opportunities based on project execution experience and share insights with the broader PMO team.
- Maintain disciplined project documentation and reporting standards to support organizational visibility and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
- Ownership of scope, schedule, budget, risk, and customer relationships
- 7-12 Years: Project Manager Experience
- 5 Years: Leading complex engineering, manufacturing, or automation projects
- Required Team Player : Works well as a member of a group
- Required Functional Expert : Considered a thought leader on a subject
- Required Detail Oriented : Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
- Required Leader : Inspires teammates to follow them
- Required Growth Opportunities : Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
- Required Self-Starter : Inspired to perform without outside help
- Required Ability to Make an Impact : Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
- Required Goal Completion : Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
- Required Education
- Required Experience
- Required Licenses & Certifications
- Equal Opportunity Employer