Hybrid PM Associate – Power & Automation

VetJobs; Wendell (NC); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens in Wendell, NC seeks an Associate Project Manager for the PM Next Program within the Electrification and Automation and Protection & Automation teams. This hybrid role requires 2–3 days in the office and focuses on advancing projects from initiation to closeout while supporting military-affiliated job seekers.

The role involves coordinating schedules, tracking resources, and delivering monthly reports and presentations to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Project management or engineering internship work experience
• Basic knowledge and understanding of power distribution; ability to read and understand basic electrical drawings and customer specifications
• Qualified applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States
• 10% Travel required (national and international)

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager across all project phases, including milestone deliverables, documentation, case management, financial tracking, and ensuring overall project progress from initiation through closeout
• Collaborate with the Customer Care team to develop use cases that support project acceptance and enhance customer satisfaction
• Develop and deliver monthly status reports, customer progress updates, change proposals, and presentations to internal and external stakeholders as needed
• Lead and drive final customer acceptance milestones, ensuring completion of all required documentation, equipment acceptance, and financial closeout requirements
• Coordinate development and maintenance of project schedules, aligning with project and site teams to identify and manage time-sensitive needs
• Track project resources and progress; participate in and, when needed, lead customer meetings while capturing detailed notes throughout all project phases—from kickoff through punch list completion
• Capture and manage punch lists from site commissioning, driving closure through cross-functional coordination with Siemens field service technicians, Customer Care, project managers, factory personnel, and vendors; provide regular updates to customers and site teams
• Coordinate onboarding/orientation of field service technicians with Customer Care, ensuring they are equipped with all necessary project documentation (scope of work, drawings, specifications, engineered drawings, and project contacts) and prepared ahead of site visits
• Schedule project-specific commissioning resources, providing required documentation, and ensuring readiness of all field personnel prior to site execution

Skills

Project management

Team collaboration

Communication

Internship experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Job description

Siemens in Wendell, NC seeks an Associate Project Manager for the PM Next Program within the Electrification and Automation and Protection & Automation teams. This hybrid role requires 2–3 days in the office and focuses on advancing projects from initiation to closeout while supporting military-affiliated job seekers.

The role involves coordinating schedules, tracking resources, and delivering monthly reports and presentations to stakeholders.