Industrial Automation Project Manager

Infinite Resource Solutions, LLC; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Infinite Resource Solutions, LLC is seeking an experienced Project Lead to guide complex building automation projects from planning through execution. You will balance schedules, scope, and resources while maintaining client relationships and financial health.

The role requires 3–5 years of project leadership, strong communication, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams onsite. HVAC/controls knowledge and commissioning experience are a plus.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of project leadership experience, PM or technical lead.
• Experience organizing, scheduling, and leading meetings with internal teams and customers.
• Proficient in MS Word and Excel; familiar with MS Project.
• Basic understanding of HVAC systems and building automation controls.
• Experience with building automation/industrial controls is a plus.
• Onsite commissioning experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for project margin and actions to improve financial health.
• Establish project schedules and monitor progress to completion.
• Forecast project resources and monitor risks with mitigation plans.
• Present Schedule, Scope, and Resource Plan to divisional leadership.
• Manage project financials: cost projections, cash flow, invoicing.
• Draft and quantify change orders; negotiate terms with customers.
• Enforce quality plans and monitor quality throughout the lifecycle.
• Serve as primary commercial contact for customers.
• Manage large or multiple concurrent projects.
• Identify causes of deviations and recommend corrective actions.
• Provide technical guidance to project teams and enforce engineering standards.
• Contribute to development of project management tools and QMS participation.

Skills

Communication

Planning

Organization

Leadership

Motivation

Project leadership

Meeting coordination

Team collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word & Excel)

Microsoft Project

Job description

• Accountable for project margin and takes steps to increase the financial health of the project.
• Establish schedule for projects and carefully monitors project for completion.
• Accurately forecasting resources of their projects.
• Review and monitor potential sources of risk and strategies for mitigation.
• Presents Project Schedule, Scope, and Resource Plan to divisional Director/Group Manager.
• Responsible for project financials including but not limited to:
• Cost projections/cash flow reporting
• Monthly job Invoicing
• Quantify and draft change orders
• Enforces quality plans for projects and monitors projects for quality throughout the project lifecycle.
• Serves as the primary commercial contact for customers.
• Manages large projects and/or multiple concurrent projects.
• Determine causes of deviations from the project plan or schedule and the recommended corrective actions.
• Capable of negotiating Terms & Conditions with customers.
• Provide technical guidance to project team when required.
• Enforce use of engineering standards.
• Contributes to development of tools that facilitate project management.
• Participates and contributes to QMS.
• Demonstrates excellent communications, planning, organization, leadership, and motivation skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to balance project finances, customer satisfaction, and team development.
• At least 3-5 years of project leadership experience – project management or technical lead
• Experience organizing, scheduling, and leading meetings with internal teams and customers
• Microsoft Office (Word and Excel)
• Microsoft Project
• Basic understanding of HVAC systems in large building automation systems.
• Basic understanding of sequence of operations and P&IDs for HVAC and plant utilities.
• Basic understanding of instrumentation and control valves for HVAC systems.
• Building automation and/or industrial controls experience (Rockwell, Schneider, AVEVA, Inductive Automation) is a plus
• Onsite commissioning experience is a plus.