Project Manager (Automation Solutions)

Monroe Consulting Group; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Monroe Consulting Group, an Executive Recruitment firm, is partnering with an organisation in the Industrial sector to hire a Project Manager specialising in automation solutions. This opportunity is based in Penang and Kuala Lumpur.

The role will lead automation projects from planning through customer acceptance, ensuring compliance, cost targets, performance goals and deadlines are met. Travel or relocation may be required to support business expansion.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or Project Management related field.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in project management.
• Strong background in automation projects within the semiconductor or warehouse sectors.
• Willingness to travel or relocate as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from planning to customer acceptance, ensuring targets are met.
• Develop detailed project plans with activities, resources, and timelines.
• Coordinate meetings, prepare reports, and implement corrective actions.
• Manage installation acceptance and training for customers.
• Coordinate cross‑functional teams across design, sourcing, fabrication, and assembly.
• Identify resources and manage risks to improve efficiency.
• Monitor timelines and job costing; analyze and address gaps.
• Track progress with daily checks and report to BD Manager.
• Maintain project indicators and generate required reports.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree in Engineering or PM-related field

Tools

2D/3D drawing

Microsoft Office

Job description

Monroe Consulting Group, an Executive Recruitment firm, is partnering with an organisation in the Industrial sector to hire a Project Manager specialising in automation solutions. This opportunity is based in Penang and Kuala Lumpur.

Position Overview

This role will lead automation projects from planning through to customer acceptance, ensuring technical compliance, cost targets, performance goals and deadlines are met. The role will support the organisation's business expansion by safeguarding project quality, efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead various projects and assume full responsibility for achieving technical compliance, cost targets, performance goals and deadlines.
• Develop detailed projects plans following process guidelines (activities, resource allocation, component parts lead times, detailed calculations, etc) and ensure project teams are identified and assigned.
• Initiate, monitor and finalise projects, including meeting internal and external milestones, coordinating meetings (customer and supplier), preparing reports and analyses, implementing corrective actions, identifying resources, managing risks, documentation, and acceptance tests. (include quality assurance checklist).
• Manage projects through installation acceptance by customers and training of their personnel.
• Coordinate activities across multidisciplinary teams responsible for design, sourcing, fabrication and assembly, subcontracting, FSE and training for projects.
• Identify and manage project resources and materials requirements. Propose internal measures to enhance efficiency (productivity, quality, lead times, costs, etc).
• Review weekly/monthly timeline update and job costing to assess the impact of applied measures on project delay, product costs and conduct detailed analysis and contingency plans for any gaps related.
• Perform daily progress checks on work completed with FSE team, take corrective actions as needed.
• Prepare and submit comprehensive project reports to the BD Manager (Business Development) after each project, detailing experiences and significant observations.
• Maintain and update project-related indicators to track progress and complete, generate all required reports as per quality instructions and buy off processes.

Key Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Engineering or Project Management related (Mechanical / E&E or equivalent).
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in project management.
• Strong background in managing projects related to automation, the semiconductor industrial field, or warehouse management.
• Willingness to travel or relocate as required.

Technical / Functional Expertise

• Knowledge of technical engineering (2D/3D drawing) and layout drawing.
• Well versed in Microsoft Office.

Soft Skills & Leadership Competencies

• Good communication and written skills in English and Bahasa Malaysia. Ability to speak/converse in Mandarin will be an added advantage, as this is required to communicate with various stakeholders.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.