Hybrid Smartsheet & PM Tools Specialist

Ford; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Parental leave and family care support

Vehicle discount program for employees

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Ford Model E Team is seeking a Project Manager Associate to support small-scale project execution and act as the primary administrator for the team’s project management platform (Smartsheet or similar). The role focuses on improving operational efficiency through project setup, task coordination, reporting, user support, and continuous workflow improvements.

The ideal candidate is organized, technically curious, service-oriented, and comfortable supporting both project management activities and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2+ years of hands-on Smartsheet experience building sheets, reports, dashboards, and data workflows.
• 3+ years administering enterprise SaaS collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Asana, Monday.com) including managing user access and licensing.
• 3+ years building automated workflows, multi-sheet formulas (INDEX/MATCH, cross-sheet references), and automated data intake solutions.
• 3+ years supporting projects, coordinating tasks, or managing workflows in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Set up, track, and maintain small projects in designated project management tools.
• Coordinate tasks, deadlines, and inputs to ensure clear ownership and timelines.
• Gather project information and prepare concise status updates for stakeholders.
• Maintain project documentation and artifacts in Smartsheet or approved repositories.
• Support special requests and admin tasks related to small project execution.
• Identify risks, roadblocks, or dependencies and flag them to the team.
• Serve as the primary administrator for the team’s Smartsheet environment or other PM platform.
• Manage users, groups, and permissions to support security and adoption.
• Build, configure, and maintain sheets, reports, forms, dashboards, and data shuttles.
• Provide first-line support and guidance for platform users.
• Assist with onboarding and training for new users on core functionality.

Skills

Smartsheet usage

Workflow automation

Project coordination

Stakeholder updates

User training/enablement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Asana

Monday.com

Smartsheet

Job description

Ford Model E Team is seeking a Project Manager Associate to support small-scale project execution and act as the primary administrator for the team’s project management platform (Smartsheet or similar). The role focuses on improving operational efficiency through project setup, task coordination, reporting, user support, and continuous workflow improvements.

The ideal candidate is organized, technically curious, service-oriented, and comfortable supporting both project management activities and