Senior Project Manager, Automation & Manufacturing

Stratus Automation Sdn Bhd; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Stratus Automation Sdn Bhd in Penang seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead automation projects from proposal through execution. You will coordinate kickoffs, manage scope, schedule, and budgets, and maintain proactive communication with customers and internal teams.

You have a minimum of 5 years in PM, a related engineering degree, and strong communication, negotiation, and analytical skills. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years’ project management experience in automation or equipment manufacturing.
• PMI/CAPM, PMP, or PRINCE2 certification desirable but not mandatory.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to manage multiple project factors simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders effectively.
• Skilled negotiator, capable of aligning all parties toward a unified goal.
• Proficient in project management methodologies, tools, and templates, including project planning, scheduling, scope, and cost management.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and MS Project.
• Highly organized with the ability to prioritize in a fast-changing, dynamic environment.
• Knowledge of the full project life cycle: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring/Controlling, and Closing.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of projects, including developing and presenting initial sales/technical proposals.
• Acknowledge customer purchase orders and ensure compliance with the terms of the project proposal.
• Coordinate project phase gate reviews and internal/external kickoff meetings.
• Maintain ongoing communication with customers, providing regular project status updates.
• Conduct regular project team meetings to track progress, issues, and deliverables.
• Coordinate and monitor design and build development, ensuring timely completion.
• Plan and allocate human and material resources required for successful project execution.
• Proactively identify potential problems or risks, analyze causes, and implement effective solutions with the team.
• Conduct customer meetings, documenting and distributing minutes, action items, and decisions.
• Generate and distribute standard project management deliverables, including daily status updates, task, action item, issue, risk, and decision logs, resource plans & weekly dashboards.
• Track contract changes using Project Change Notifications and maintain a revision summary.
• Conduct project closeout meetings to capture lessons learned and performance highlights.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Skills

Project management

Client/stakeholder communication

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Presentation skills

Team leadership

MS Office

MS Project

Scheduling

Cost management

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Tools

MS Project

MS Office Suite

Job description

Stratus Automation Sdn Bhd in Penang seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead automation projects from proposal through execution. You will coordinate kickoffs, manage scope, schedule, and budgets, and maintain proactive communication with customers and internal teams.

You have a minimum of 5 years in PM, a related engineering degree, and strong communication, negotiation, and analytical skills. Travel may be required.