Engineering Project Manager

JENSEN-GROUP; Panama City (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading industrial automation company is seeking a Project Manager in Panama City, Florida. The role involves planning and executing automation projects for high-volume laundries. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and have at least four years of experience in automation systems and project management. The position requires effective communication skills and the ability to work with various stakeholders. Competitive compensation and travel opportunities included.

Qualifications

• 4 years experience with electro-mechanical automation systems.
• Minimum two years’ experience in Project Management.
• Ability to respond effectively to sensitive customer inquiries.

Responsibilities

• Manage turnkey capital project scopes, budgets, and schedules.
• Oversee PLC controlled equipment installation and commissioning.
• Work with cross-functional teams to meet customer requirements.

Skills

Project Management

PLC-controlled equipment

Blueprints interpretation

Mathematical concepts

AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Responsible for planning and executing projects associated with industrial automation equipment employed in high-volume laundries. Customers include high-end hotels, hospitals, garment rental, and restaurant industry serviced providers.

• Manage turnkey capital project scopes of work, budgets, schedules, and contracts
• Oversee PLC controlled equipment installation and commissioning activities
• Provide requirements to subcontractors for water, gas, steam, pneumatic, and electrical services
• Work with customers, sales, engineering, service, global supply chain, freight forwarders, accounting, and other key support personnel to meet requirements
• Prepare project planning and execution documents
• Contribute to the development of facility layout designs
• Manage resource requirements and schedules
• Manage resolution of equipment performance and automation issues

Additional- & special objectives

• Targets according to yearly evaluation

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent combination education with 4 years experience with electro‑mechanical automation systems.

Professional experience

• Minimum two years’ experience in Project Management
• Experience with PLC-controlled equipment
• Exposure to equipment maintenance
• Bonus to have a working knowledge of AutoCAD to review and update plant layout drawings
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret blueprints, schematics, common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive customer inquiries or complaints
• Ability to write reports and general business correspondence
• Ability to effectively present complex information to top management, customers, employees and/or boards of directors

Mathematical skills

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as fundamentals of plane and solid geometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to convert standard measurements to metric

Reasoning ability

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Other

• Valid passport, driver’s license and good driving record.
• Minimum of 30% travel nationally/internationally will be required.

Physical demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to operate office equipment; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; extreme cold; extreme heat; and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Location

JENSEN USA, Panama City, Florida

Contact

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