Project Manager

AIT; Chesterfield Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AIT is seeking a Project Manager to lead customer projects from kickoff through delivery. You will coordinate internal resources, define project scope with stakeholders, and develop master timing plans to keep programs on time and within budget.

You will monitor risks, manage changes to scope and costs, track job costs, and maintain detailed documentation while communicating with customers and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Ability to multitask and manage multiple projects in a cross-functional environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills for working in foreign business environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Experience creating and maintaining project documentation.
• Knowledge of basic computer applications including email, word processing and spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Kick-off new projects and coordinate with internal resources for execution.
• Define project scope and objectives with stakeholders.
• Ensure resource availability and allocate to support project timing.
• Develop master timing plan and report status to customers.
• Manage changes to scope, schedule, and costs using appropriate tools.
• Track job costs and PCM reporting to finance.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation and quality reports.

Skills

Project coordination

Cross-functional teamwork

Customer communication

Risk management

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or similar field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Databases

Job description

Summary:

The project manager position is responsible for the management of customer projects, with the goal of delivering every project on time, within budget, and meeting scope and quality requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Kick-off new projects and coordinate with internal resources for the execution of projects.
• Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring feasibility.
• Ensures resource availability and allocation to support project plan and timing with support from the scheduling department.
• Develops master timing plan to report to status to customers.
• Manages customer authority data with support from data management department.
• Support of outsource scope development and sourcing as required to maintain project cost and timing.
• Perform risk and opportunities assessments, manage program internally and externally to minimize project risks.
• Manages changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate tools and techniques.
• Track job cost and escale/adjust accordingly.
• Assist in preforming PCM Reporting to finance.
• Support relationships with customers and manages customer interactions and expectations.
• Report and escalates issues or concerns to management bi-weekly or as needed.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Ensure quality reports and project deliverables meet or exceed both customer and internal expectations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar field.
• Two to Four years minimum in a tooling/manufacturing environment, Design, Build and Installation programs.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements:

• Must be able to obtain, maintain and/or currently possess a security clearance.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

List of needed knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully accomplish the duties and responsibilities of the job

• Can multitask and manage multiple large to small projects in a cross functional environment.
• Comfortable working in foreign business environments; must have strong interpersonal skills.
• Creates and maintains complex files and written documents.
• Work in a high energy, high volume, rapidly changing environment.
• Communicates regularly with customers to get feedback and performance information.
• Provides excellent service to internal and external customers.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to plan and set priorities.
• Clear and effective communication skills in both written and spoken forms.
• Understands how to use the computers, including such tasks as turning the computer on and off, locating and opening files, navigate to websites, perform searches, and download files.
• Knowledge of computer applications including email, databases, word-processing program and spreadsheets (such as Microsoft Office).
• Maintains confidentiality while processing and handling confidential information with discretion.
• Defines tasks and milestones to achieve objectives, while ensuring the optimal use of resources to achieve those objectives.
• Works effectively with different levels of management, team members and customers.

Work Conditions:

Environment Type:

• Indoors. Production and office environment. Temperature controlled.

Exposure Types:

• Cuts and/or burns
• Dirt, dust, grease and/or oil
• Noisy environment

Work Hours:

• Standard work schedule, overtime may be necessary for meeting deadlines, required travel, and emergent conditions.

Travel Requirements:

• This position may involve travel up to 25% of the time.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds.
• Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.