Customer-Facing Engineering Project Manager

Actalent; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Bereavement

Veteran’s Day bonus

Bonus position

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Project Manager for Des Moines, IA to serve as the primary point of contact for customers throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring planning, coordination, and execution, while controlling scope, timelines, and budgets to deliver precise manufacturing-quality outcomes.

The role requires collaboration with engineering and production teams, drawing on AutoCAD proficiency, engineering knowledge, and PMP experience to deliver robust project deliverables on site.

Qualifications

• Project management experience within manufacturing or construction environments.
• Engineering knowledge with ability to interpret drawings.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and experience reading AutoCAD drawings.
• Experience with SolidWorks and MicroStation.
• PMP certification highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Actively engage and collaborate with customers to ensure project success.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute projects while managing scope, timelines, and budgets.
• Interpret customer specifications and translate requirements into actionable project deliverables.
• Monitor and manage changes affecting project scope, schedule, and cost.
• Produce and deliver accurate drawing packages to manufacturing partners.
• Identify challenges, troubleshoot issues, and make well-informed decisions.
• Uphold and enforce quality standards across all project phases.
• Build and sustain strong, long-term customer relationships.
• Assign and oversee work distributed to engineering and production teams.
• Track project metrics, evaluate outcomes, and document lessons learned for continuous improvement.

Skills

Project management experience

Engineering knowledge

Proficiency in AutoCAD

Electrical engineering expertise

Design skills

Experience with SolidWorks and Micro-?

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

MicroStation

Job description

Actalent is seeking a Project Manager for Des Moines, IA to serve as the primary point of contact for customers throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring planning, coordination, and execution, while controlling scope, timelines, and budgets to deliver precise manufacturing-quality outcomes.

The role requires collaboration with engineering and production teams, drawing on AutoCAD proficiency, engineering knowledge, and PMP experience to deliver robust project deliverables on site.