Industrial Automation Project Manager | Customer Lead & Travel

Dürr AG; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dürr AG in Michigan seeks an experienced Project Manager to own service and modification projects from initial sales handoff through closeout, coordinating teams across engineering, purchasing, and field service.

You will develop schedules, manage budgets, and serve as the primary customer contact, ensuring timely changes, quotes, and communications. Willingness to travel is required to support kickoffs and installations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering, business, or related field.
• Experience leading industrial automation or manufacturing equipment projects.
• Strong communication and customer-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, budgets, and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Own service and modification projects from sales handoff through project closeout.
• Develop and manage project schedules, milestones, manpower plans, and resource requirements.
• Serve as the primary customer contact throughout project execution.
• Review customer requests for modifications, retrofits, upgrades, and additional work; coordinate quotations for changes outside scope.
• Track project budgets, forecast costs, and manage financial performance against targets.
• Coordinate engineering, purchasing, suppliers, field service, and installation resources.
• Manage project changes, risks, priorities, and customer expectations throughout lifecycle.
• Plan and support work during shutdowns and compressed installation windows.
• Travel to manufacturing sites for kickoffs, installation, commissioning, and closeout.
• Maintain clear project documentation and communicate status, risks, and actions to customers and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Industrial automation

Customer communication

Budget management

Scheduling

Travel readiness

SAP

Microsoft Project

Salesforce

Outlook

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Project

Salesforce

Outlook

Microsoft Office

Job description

Dürr AG in Michigan seeks an experienced Project Manager to own service and modification projects from initial sales handoff through closeout, coordinating teams across engineering, purchasing, and field service.

You will develop schedules, manage budgets, and serve as the primary customer contact, ensuring timely changes, quotes, and communications. Willingness to travel is required to support kickoffs and installations.