Project Manager

ANDRITZ; Kennesaw (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ANDRITZ is seeking a Project Manager in the United States to lead capital air pollution control projects from equipment supply through EPC, ensuring milestones, budget, and customer satisfaction. You will be the primary client contact, manage cross-functional teams, and drive governance and reporting.

Responsibilities include preparing project plans and schedules, controlling costs, handling changes, coordinating procurement, and ensuring contract compliance.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of project management experience in heavy industry projects.
• BS in Engineering or technical degree; PMP certification is a plus.
• Experience with SAP and AutoCAD; Autodesk Construction Cloud is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Overall project ownership for capital air pollution control projects, from equipment supply to EPC.
• Serve as the main customer contact for all correspondence and contract matters.
• Establish and maintain strong customer relationships and lead the project team.
• Lead from the front to promote collaboration and a goal-driven culture.
• Prepare and track Project Plan and Schedule to meet contract requirements.
• Manage project budget, procurement plan, and change orders with timely closeout.
• Ensure contract requirements and technical specs are understood by all team members.
• Drive internal workflow to keep engineering and design teams informed of needs and changes.
• Provide regular project updates on progress, cash flow, and earned value.
• Drive risk/opportunity evaluation and contingency planning to protect project objectives.
• Closeout focus: punch lists, acceptance, final payments, and lessons learned.
• Ensure Health, Safety and Environmental compliance on site and quality objectives.

Skills

Project leadership

Microsoft Project

Communication

US work authorization

Multi-project management

Team building

Flexibility/extra hours

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

PMP Certification

Tools

SAP

AutoCAD

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Job description

Brief Description

The Project Manager is responsible for proper execution of the projects under his/her responsibility, within the project milestones and budgeted costs, and to the satisfaction of our customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Overall project responsibility for Capital Air Pollution Control Projects; Projects will range from equipment supply only through full EPC responsibility.
• Serve as the main point of customer contact for all correspondence and contract matters.
• Establish and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Exhibit strong leadership while steering the project team through the project execution by promoting a collaborative, supportive and goal driven culture.
• Conducts regular meetings with customers and project teams as needed to effectively execute the project. Documents notes and action items for consistent follow up and closeout.
• Preparation and tracking of Project Plan and Schedule to ensure compliance with contract requirements and customer expectations; lead the team through resolution of any contract discrepancies that may be discovered.
• Overall responsibility for project budget and keeping management informed of any variances; In collaboration with procurement and project engineering establish Procurement Plan to meet contract requirements while improving project budget.
• Ensure contract requirements, compliance with technical specifications, and project scope of work are understood by all team members with clearly identified roles and responsibilities assigned.
• Drive internal project workflow to keep engineering and design teams informed of project needs, identify customer changes, and maintain timely deliverable.
• Inform management immediately of any impact on the overall performance of the project.
• Work with project accounting to prepare monthly project progress updates and cash flow projections, as well as earned value and revenue recognition updates.
• Manage and record all project changes, both internal and 3rd party driven, and ensure that change orders are issued to the customer, suppliers and contractors in accordance with the contract requirements. Ensures timely negotiation and closeout of change orders and claims.
• Establish and maintain project status in corporate reporting tools.
• Performs a risk & opportunity evaluation and details the possible financial variances with regard to the established objectives while suggesting a contingency plan to correct any potential situation.
• In collaboration with the project team, analyzes, defines and implements a contingency plan to correct any failure or inadequacy that can have a direct impact on the results of the project (costs, deadlines, quality, etc.).
• Focus on timely project closeout including resolving punch lists with customers, acceptance sign offs, final payments, lessons learned, as well as internal closeout procedures.
• Assume responsibility on dedicated sites for the compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental company requirements in close cooperation with the Project HSE Manager.
• Assume responsibility for meeting internal quality objectives as well as customers’ expectations.
• Assists with large capital project development, including feasibility studies, project scope definitions, preliminary engineering designs, and capital cost estimates.

#1ANDRITZway ALeaders Behaviors

• Lead by Example
• Lead the Business
• Care for People
• Guide the Team

Job Specific Competencies

• Proven experience and accomplishments related to the efficient management of projects with an inherent complexity and an accelerated schedule
• Proficient with Microsoft software, including Project, Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point and TEAMS.
• Strong interpersonal, conflict-resolution, verbal, and written communication skills
• Legally entitled to work in the USA
• Ability to manage several projects in different phases at one time.
• Ability to create strong effective teams and create sense of urgency as required
• Willing to put in extra time when needed

Qualifications (Required)

• Minimum of five (5) to ten (10) years’ experience in the field of project management in heavy industry projects, with practical experience in the Air Quality Control industry a plus
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering a plus; technical degree preferred
• PMP Certification a plus

Other Valued Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (Preferred)

• Working knowledge of SAP and AutoCAD is preferred
• Experience with Autodesk Construction Cloud is a plus