Project Manager (Working remotely from Japan)

Talent Trader Group; Penang; Remote; MYR 234,000 - 338,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Trader Group is seeking a Project Manager to oversee end-to-end projects remotely from Japan. You will prepare and present initial sales and technical proposals, review customer purchase orders, and coordinate phase-gate reviews and kickoff meetings.

You will maintain ongoing communication with customers, lead project teams, monitor risks, and manage change notifications. The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in engineering, 5+ years PM experience in automation or equipment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering.
• Minimum 5 years PM experience in automation or equipment manufacturing.
• PM certification such as PMI/CAPM, PMP, or PRINCE2 desirable.
• Proficient in MS Office and MS Project.
• Good understanding of the full project life cycle.
• EA License No.: 13C6305
• Registration No.: R1874608 (LEE JIA HOU)

Responsibilities

• Manage projects end-to-end, including preparation and presentation of initial sales and technical proposals.
• Review and acknowledge customer purchase orders, ensuring alignment with the approved project proposal and terms.
• Coordinate project phase-gate reviews as well as internal and external project kickoff meetings.
• Maintain regular communication with customers and provide ongoing project status updates.
• Lead regular project team meetings to monitor progress, issues, and deliverables.
• Coordinate and monitor design and build activities to ensure timely project completion.
• Plan and allocate the manpower and material resources required for successful project execution.
• Proactively identify project risks and potential issues, assess root causes, and work with the team to implement effective solutions.
• Conduct customer meetings and prepare and distribute meeting minutes, action items, and key decisions.
• Prepare and distribute standard project management reports and tracking documents, including daily status updates, task and action item logs, issue and risk logs, decision logs, resource plans, and weekly dashboards.
• Manage contract changes through Project Change Notifications and maintain the related revision summary.
• Lead project closeout meetings to document lessons learned and project performance highlights.]
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Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MS Office Suite

MS Project

PRINCE2 knowledge

PMI/CapM knowledge

Job description

Project Manager (Working remotely from Japan)

Manage projects end-to-end, including the preparation and presentation of initial sales and technical proposals.

Review and acknowledge customer purchase orders, ensuring alignment with the approved project proposal and terms.

Coordinate project phase-gate reviews as well as internal and external project kickoff meetings.

Maintain regular communication with customers and provide ongoing project status updates.

Lead regular project team meetings to monitor progress, issues, and deliverables.

Coordinate and monitor design and build activities to ensure timely project completion.

Plan and allocate the manpower and material resources required for successful project execution.

Proactively identify project risks and potential issues, assess root causes, and work with the team to implement effective solutions.

Conduct customer meetings and prepare and distribute meeting minutes, action items, and key decisions.

Prepare and distribute standard project management reports and tracking documents, including daily status updates, task and action item logs, issue and risk logs, decision logs, resource plans, and weekly dashboards.

Manage contract changes through Project Change Notifications and maintain the related revision summary.

Lead project closeout meetings to document lessons learned and project performance highlights.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.

Minimum 5 years of project management experience in automation or equipment manufacturing.

Experience in related technical fields is preferred.

Project management certification such as PMI/CAPM, PMP, or PRINCE2 is desirable but not mandatory.

Proficient in MS Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, as well as MS Project.

Good understanding of the full project life cycle, covering Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, and Closing.

EA License No.: 13C6305

Registration No.: R1874608 (LEE JIA HOU)