Customer-Driven Project Manager - Transformer Projects

Prolec Energy; Goldsboro (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Prolec Energy in Goldsboro, NC seeks a Project Manager to guide complex transformer manufacturing projects from kickoff to delivery. You will balance customer expectations with schedule, cost, and quality, coordinating cross-functional teams and ensuring clear communication throughout the lifecycle.

Ideal candidates bring a bachelor's degree in a related field, hands-on project management experience in manufacturing, and strong interpersonal skills to drive collaboration and issue resolution in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, business or related field.
• Experience in a project management role within an engineered-product or manufacturing environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across functions and levels.
• Comfort handling confidential information and navigating changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary customer liaison, providing clear, timely updates and managing expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead customer meetings with confidence, professionalism, and a solution-oriented mindset.
• Build trust and credibility through transparent communication and strong follow-through.
• Represent the company positively during customer visits, inspections, testing, and plant tours.
• Identify project risks, constraints, and issues early and collaborate cross-functionally to resolve them.
• Navigate competing priorities and differing perspectives between customers, engineering, operations, and suppliers.
• Address customer concerns and contractual challenges calmly, factually, and constructively.
• Proactively manage change orders to mitigate financial and schedule risk.
• Manage multiple transformer projects simultaneously, each with unique technical and contractual requirements.
• Coordinate schedules, deliverables, and milestones across engineering, operations, logistics, suppliers, and service teams.
• Balance urgent issues with long-term planning while maintaining attention to detail.
• Execute projects in alignment with established project management processes and KPIs.
• Lead project kickoff meetings, internal alignment discussions, and closeout activities.
• Provide regular project status updates to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Analyze and report project performance, schedule status, and financial health using SAP and Qlik tools.

Skills

Customer communication

Problem solving

Project management

Conflict resolution

Influence

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Project tracking tools

Job description

Prolec Energy in Goldsboro, NC seeks a Project Manager to guide complex transformer manufacturing projects from kickoff to delivery. You will balance customer expectations with schedule, cost, and quality, coordinating cross-functional teams and ensuring clear communication throughout the lifecycle.

Ideal candidates bring a bachelor's degree in a related field, hands-on project management experience in manufacturing, and strong interpersonal skills to drive collaboration and issue resolution in