Industrial Project Leader: Manufacturing & Facilities

Professional Engineering Consultants; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Professional Engineering Consultants in Wichita, KS seeks a Project Manager who can lead industrial and process projects from scoping to delivery, balancing technical requirements, schedule, and budget while building strong client relationships.

The ideal candidate will own project scopes, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage risks, and communicate clearly with stakeholders to keep projects on time, within budget, and aligned with PEC's quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field from ABET Accredited University required.
• Minimum two (2) years’ experience as a discipline/task lead required.
• Minimum two (2) years’ experience in Project Management or related experience/field preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience in Engineering Design preferred.

Responsibilities

• Competent to make all business decisions on projects from opportunity identification through project completion with minimal guidance or oversight.
• Anticipate and productively resolve discrepancies between client expectations and contracted scope
• Manage project scope, cost, and schedule for the planning, execution, and delivery of projects on-time and within budget
• Lead project teams throughout pre-contract phase. Collaborating with internal and external team members to develop fee proposals and when needed, establish project budgets
• Thereafter preparing proposed contracts and sub-consultant contracts as appropriate
• Responsible for assembling the project team with the approval of each project team member’s supervisor
• Manage the flow of project work for all disciplines
• Manage the application of resources to the project
• Provide direction to project team for all project activities to keep them on schedule
• Update project timeline and adjust scheduling and provide regular project updates to the project team and others as appropriate
• Ensure Quality Control processes are followed, performed, and documented
• Identify risk (client service risks, contract risks, technical risks, staffing risks, etc.), appropriately communicates risk and risk management strategies internally, and diplomatically and effectively navigate risk management with clients and project teams
• Lead project teams through forecasting estimates to complete and assessing work progress
• Communicate effectively with the project team, Market VP, and other internal stakeholders as necessary to accomplish the project goals and the expectations of PEC
• Effective and appropriate client communication and client management
• Adhere to all adopted business practices and quality procedures
• Represent themselves and PEC in a professional, strategic, and courteous manner
• Project assignments and responsibilities may be added at the company’s discretion.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Client relations

Communication

Scheduling

Microsoft Project

Revit

CADD

Bluebeam

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field from ABET Accredited University

Tools

Microsoft Project

Bluebeam

Revit

CADD

Job description

Professional Engineering Consultants in Wichita, KS seeks a Project Manager who can lead industrial and process projects from scoping to delivery, balancing technical requirements, schedule, and budget while building strong client relationships.

The ideal candidate will own project scopes, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage risks, and communicate clearly with stakeholders to keep projects on time, within budget, and aligned with PEC's quality standards.