Lead Project Manager — Industrial Automation Solutions

SunSource Company; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Heitek Automation, a SunSource company, is seeking a Lead Project Manager to coordinate customer projects from order receipt to delivery. You will serve as the main liaison among customers, sales, engineering, purchasing, production, warehouse, and suppliers to ensure on-time, on-budget completion.

You will lead cross-functional teams, set priorities, identify risks, and drive communication to meet customer expectations while maintaining change logs, ERP orders, and production schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• PMP certification or equivalent is highly desirable.
• 2–5 years minimum of project management experience in a relevant industry.
• Proven track record of successfully managing projects from initiation to completion.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, or Waterfall methodologies; ability to manage budgets, timelines, and resources; risk management experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and oversee customer projects from order receipt through final delivery.
• Serve as the primary liaison between customers, sales, engineering, purchasing, production, warehouse operations, and suppliers.
• Provide leadership and guidance on project execution, establish priorities, identify risks, and drive cross-functional communication.
• Maintain Change Log for approved requested changes and related costs; coordinate engineering releases.
• Create and maintain ERP production orders; communicate production schedules and status to stakeholders.
• Provide status updates to customers and internal teams; monitor on-time delivery and budget adherence.
• Escalate material shortages or engineering delays; recommend production priorities to meet milestones.
• Close out projects and document lessons learned; ensure accountability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Budgeting

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Engineering, or related field

PMP certification (desirable)

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Heitek Automation, a SunSource company, is seeking a Lead Project Manager to coordinate customer projects from order receipt to delivery. You will serve as the main liaison among customers, sales, engineering, purchasing, production, warehouse, and suppliers to ensure on-time, on-budget completion.

You will lead cross-functional teams, set priorities, identify risks, and drive communication to meet customer expectations while maintaining change logs, ERP orders, and production schedules.