Project Manager

BSI Engineering, Inc.; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentoring and development program

Tuition reimbursement and continuing-‑

Flexible telecommuting policy

Paid time for charitable efforts

Paid parental leave

Competitive base salary with overtime

PTO and holidays

Stock and 401(k) with company match

Health, dental, and vision

Job summary

BSI Engineering, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager in Cedar Rapids to lead client-focused engineering projects, ensuring scope, schedule and budget adherence while mentoring others in the team.

The role requires strong client communication and extensive project leadership experience across disciplines. You will drive proposals, build client relationships, and coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver complete packages with quality and attention to SOPs, balancing client and internal needs

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in engineering or related field.
• Proven ability to present to and communicate with clients.
• Experience in an engineering consulting role; pharma or food/bev preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead in proposal and estimate development.
• Build and maintain client relationships; acts as the primary point of contact.
• Delivers final proposal to client.
• Lead planning sessions, create detailed work plan, and coordinate staff.
• Balance client and BSI needs; manage expectations.
• Coordinate project meetings; document communications.
• Foster positive team environment and solution focus.
• Coordinate cross-discipline project teams.
• Deliver completed packages on schedule and within budget.
• Ensure package follows checking procedures prior to issuance.
• Follow QA and SOPs; communicate status reports as needed.
• Update project forecast and manage staff to deliverables.
• Monitor progress; analyze scope, schedule, budget adherence.
• Evaluate progress for deviations and issue change orders.
• Close out projects with all documents handed over.
• Manage RFIs with timely client feedback.

Skills

Client communication

Presentation

Team collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Job description

Your Role at BSI

The Project Manager is the first interaction with our clients, and represents BSI in a positive manner, while executing technical projects for our industrial clients. Our Project Managers have an attention for detail, driving projects to completion while maintaining scope, schedule, budget, and maintaining a healthy balance of expectations between our clients and employees. The ideal candidate for this role will be comfortable and confident in front of clients, and has a natural desire to mentor others as they grow within our organization.

Responsibilities And Scope

• Lead in proposal and estimate development.
• Build and maintain client relationships; acts as the primary point of contact and meets with the client to assess project requirements.
• Delivers final proposal to client.
• Lead interactive planning sessions, create detailed work plan, and coordinate with appropriate staff for project execution.
• Balance client and BSI needs/interests; manage expectations.
• Coordinate project meetings as necessary; ensure proper documentation and communication to clients and BSI employees.
• Facilitate positive team environment and maintain a solution-focused mindset.
• Coordinate cross-discipline project teams.
• Issue and deliver completed packages while meeting schedule and budgetary expectations.
• Ensure package has followed checking procedures prior to issuance.
• Ensure quality assurance and SOPs are followed through project execution; communicate status reports as necessary.
• Regularly update project forecast and manage project staff to achieve project deliverables; provide direction when necessary.
• Monitor the progress of the project; frequently analyze project scope, schedule and budget adherence.
• Evaluate project progress for deviations and communicate any change orders to the client.
• Ensure project is properly closed out upon completion of the effort and all documents are turned over to the client.
• Manage any requests for information (RFIs) from the client, and ensure timely feedback is given.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field
• Proven experience presenting to and communicating with clients
• Previous experience in an engineering consulting role
• Experience in Pharmaceutical or Food and Beverage industry preferred
• Excellent communication and team collaboration to various audiences

What We Offer

• Individualized Mentoring and Development program
• Tuition Reimbursement and support with continuing education
• Flexible Telecommuting Policy
• Paid Time for Charitable Efforts
• Paid Parental Leave
• Competitive base salary, paid overtime, generous bonus programs
• PTO and Paid Holidays
• Stock and 401(k) with company match
• Health, Dental, and Vision

Our Values: Be Inspiring Be Invested Be Improving Be Innovative Be Impactful Be Involved Be I Demand

Who We Are

Our Purpose: Creating Solutions, Improving Lives. BSI lives by the mantra “Serve the client, satisfy the employee” and we hold true to it in all aspects of our company. Our employees have consistently voted us a Top Workplace, commenting specifically on our dedication to company culture, employee appreciation, and employee well-being. Founded in memory of a friend, BSI carries on the legacy of Bryan Speicher, who had a vision to create a company that gives back to its employees and community. Our founding president, Phil Beirne, helped cultivate this legacy, and Beirne & Speicher Inspired continues to grow and succeed. At the heart of it all, we are our people, and we are grateful that you are considering a career with BSI Engineering.