Junior Project Manager

John H. Carter Company; Baton Rouge (LA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

John H. Carter Company is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee control system projects in the industrial process automation space. You will plan, schedule and coordinate from hand-off to close, ensuring deliverables, drawings, and FAT procedures are prepared and approved.

Responsibilities include leading meetings, drafting minutes, preparing change orders, and maintaining project schedules. A Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 2+ years of relevant experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years hands on experience in managing control system type projects in the industrial process automation space

Responsibilities

• Develop hand-off deliverables from sales to execution teams.
• Create project schedule using Microsoft Project covering hardware and services key dates.
• Define and prepare a RACI matrix.
• Lead conference calls and project meetings; provide meeting minutes and recap emails.
• Coordinate cabinet drawing review and approval with PAS lead and/or panel department lead.
• Prepare necessary drawings/documentation (system architecture, server cabinet drawings, cable schedule) using Visio.
• Assist in developing hardware FAT procedures.
• Prepare change orders with sales; coordinate with customer.
• Consult with sales to place and track orders; discuss project payment schedules.
• Maintain and update project schedule; ensure up-to-date documentation.
• Deliverable, hardware, time and cost management; escalate issues to minimize risk.
• Communicate with clients, sub-contractors and vendors; report progress to management.
• Coordinate personnel allocation with Service and Project groups.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or related field

Job description

Overall Project Duties and Responsibilities

• Project Planning:
  • Participate in internal hand-off from sales phase to execution phase. Responsible for developing list of hand-off deliverables from sales team to execution team
  • Create project schedule (software: Microsoft Project). Schedule to encompass tracking total project deliverables, including at minimum hardware and services key dates.
  • Define and prepare project responsibility assignment matrix (RACI matrix).
• Project Execution:
  • Lead conference calls and project meetings as needed.
  • Provide meeting minutes and recap emails for any meetings/conference calls.
  • Coordinate cabinet drawing review and approval with PAS lead and/or panel department lead.
  • Responsible/coordinator for any necessary drawings/documentation needed for projects (system architecture drawings, server cabinet drawings, cable schedule, …) (Software: Visio)
  • Assist in developing hardware FAT procedures.
  • Work with sales personnel to provide change order quotations needed in a timely manner:
    • Sales lead is responsible for final proposal, to be issued to PM.
    • Sales lead / PM, as appropriate, to issue change order to customer.
  • Consultation with sales personnel to place and track orders.
  • Consultation with sales and services departments on project payment schedule.
  • Maintain and update project schedule.
  • Ensure that team members are all on the same page and have up to date documentation.
  • Deliverable, hardware, time and cost management.
  • Resolve, trace and escalation critical issues to minimize project risk factors.
  • Communicating intensively with clients, sub-contractors and vendors to establish cordial/effective working relationship.
  • Reporting on project progress and communicate relevant information to superiors and company management.
  • Work with the Service and Project groups to ensure personnel allocation is assigned per project schedule and tasks.
• Project Completion:
  • Ensure all project deliverables have been provided.
  • Confirm that all documentation is complete and backed up on the server. (Post FAT documentation, Panel Documentation, etc.)
  • Ensure all invoices are issued and paid.
  • Document lessons learned and report to upper management to help mitigate those in the future.
  • Close project in time accounting.
  • Project Closing Surveys.

** This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship/assistance at this time.

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

Bachelors or better in Computer Engineering or related field.

Bachelors or better in Engineering or related field.

Experience

Preferred

2+ years hands on experience in managing control system type projects in the industrial process automation space

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