Controls Project Manager Team Lead

Tgw-System; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

TGW Systems Inc. is seeking an experienced Controls Project Manager Team Lead to guide a team of Controls Project Managers while directly managing smaller projects.

The role emphasizes leadership, planning, and cross-functional coordination across engineering, installation, and customer teams in a busy industrial setting. The position requires a Bachelor’s in engineering or equivalent, 5+ years in project management, and 20–50% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering-related field or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in project management, preferably in material-handling, industrial, or manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily activities of Controls Project Management (PrMC) team to ensure delivery of project scope, schedule, cost, and quality.
• Review and approve expense reports, PTO requests, and timesheets.
• Recruitment, development, and performance management of Controls Project Managers.
• Coordinate controls engineering resources and develop integrated project schedules with PrMC stage-gates.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical and commercial risks; support change control evaluation.
• Review project scopes, concepts, and designs for feasibility and TGW standards.
• Facilitate communication across engineering, installation, commissioning, operations, and customer teams.
• Maintain complete project documentation and ensure TGW requirements compliance.
• Serve as PrMC escalation point for complex issues on controls projects.

Skills

Leadership

Client negotiation

Analytical ability

Written & verbal comms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering-related field

Tools

Visio

MS Project

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

• Location 3001 ORCHARD VISTA DR SE,STE 300,Grand Rapids, MI, 49546-7094,United States
• Employee Type FT Exempt
• Travel 50%

Description

The TGW Controls Team is responsible for the design and integration of control systems for industrial material handling solutions and production lines. The Controls Project Manager Team Lead will lead a team of Controls Project Mangers while simultaneously managing the execution of smaller projects.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee daily activities of Controls Project Management (PrMC) team to ensure successful delivery of project scope, schedule, cost, and quality.
• Perform supervisory duties such as reviewing and approving expense reports, PTO requests, and timesheets.
• Participate in the recruitment, development, and overall performance management of Controls Project Managers.
• Coordinate controls engineering resources and develop integrated project schedules aligned with PrMC stage-gates.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical and commercial risks; support formal change control evaluation.
• Review project scopes, concepts, and designs for feasibility and compliance with TGW standards.
• Facilitate communication and feedback loops across engineering, installation, commissioning, operations, and customer teams.
• Maintain complete project documentation and ensure compliance with TGW engineering, customer, and safety requirements.
• Serve as PrMC escalation point of contact for complex issues arising on controls projects.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering-related field, or equivalent work experience.

Experience: Minimum of five (5) years of experience in project management, preferably in a material-handling, industrial, or manufacturing environment.

Travel: 20 – 50% of travel as required.

Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of electronic, electrical, and automation engineering.
• Demonstrated experience working on full design-to-production project lifecycles.
• Advanced organization skills, with ability to handle multiple priorities at once.
• Strong leadership ability, with prior experience in formal or informal leadership roles.
• Experience working directly with clients on project management topics, requiring negotiation and analytical ability.
• Familiarity with project management software tools, such as Visio, MS Project, etc. and advanced experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, for both internal and customer audiences.
• Ability to obtain OSHA 30 certification within six (6) months of hire or transfer into position.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE II certification a plus.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to remain stationary at a desk for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to go to site frequently and move safely around industrial and/or warehouse environment.
• Ability to lift and carry supplies up to 25 pounds at a time.
• Ability to operate computers, tablets, phones, and other electronic devices.
• Ability to communicate with others verbally and in writing, on a frequent basis.
• Ability to tolerate exposure to job site temperature fluctuations due to seasonal weather in geographic region.

The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Requirements

This position may require work at TGW customer sites. TGW’s customers may require background checks before accessing their sites. Refusal to participate in a customer-required background check may result in a customer barring access and a subsequent reduction in work.

Equal Opportunity Employer

TGW Systems Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.