Industrial Automation Project Manager | Travel‑Ready

Synergy Staffing; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergy Staffing seeks a Project Manager to lead a portfolio of industrial automation and systems integration projects for manufacturing customers. The role focuses on delivering on time, within budget, and to safety standards while maintaining strong customer relationships and maximizing profitability.

Responsibilities include overseeing scope, schedules, budgets, forecasting, commissioning, and stakeholder communication, with a hands-on, customer-facing approach that uses technical knowledge

Qualifications

• Experience managing industrial automation projects from initiation through closeout.
• Strong understanding of industrial automation controls and related technologies.
• Excellent client-management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the successful delivery of multiple automation projects from planning through commissioning and closeout.
• Develop and manage schedules, budgets, forecasts, milestones, and resource plans.
• Monitor performance against scope, schedule, cost, quality, and safety requirements.
• Identify risks, resolve issues, manage change orders, and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate project reporting and communicate status and financial performance to stakeholders.

Skills

Industrial automation

Project leadership

Customer-facing

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Communication

Travel willingness

Tools

PLCs & DCS

SCADA

HMI

MES

MS Project / PM software

Job description

Synergy Staffing seeks a Project Manager to lead a portfolio of industrial automation and systems integration projects for manufacturing customers. The role focuses on delivering on time, within budget, and to safety standards while maintaining strong customer relationships and maximizing profitability.

Responsibilities include overseeing scope, schedules, budgets, forecasting, commissioning, and stakeholder communication, with a hands-on, customer-facing approach that uses technical knowledge