Project Manager

Vanderlande Industries GmbH; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderlande Industries GmbH in Marietta is seeking a Project Manager I to lead a small, multi-disciplinary team on complex airport baggage handling projects. You will interface with airport management, consultants, and architects to translate customer needs into solutions, while managing cost, schedule, and contracts.

The role requires strong leadership, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to coordinate across departments, with travel up to 50% and eligibility for security

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written skills.
• Proven leadership capabilities in creating aligned project teams.
• Organizational skills with experience in cross-functional engineering and PM.
• Hands-on work ethic with proactive problem-solving.
• Team-oriented with responsibility for project completion.
• Ability to think creatively and stay current with industry trends and standards.
• Ability to liaise with consultants, contractors, and architects in construction.
• Sound knowledge of contract law.

Responsibilities

• Owns administrative, contractual, technical, and financial control of the project.
• Interfaces with customers as primary contact and manages sub-contractors.
• Organizes and leads the project team and builds effective relationships.
• Leads a multi-disciplined team and sets priorities across departments.
• Ensures delivery meets contract performance, safety, and scheduling requirements.
• Monitors cost control, reporting, cash flow, profitability, and CRM.
• Preserves system design to meet performance and technical specs.
• Manages master schedule to ensure timely contract completion.
• Controls schedule of deliverables against price/time curves.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Industry knowledge

Contract law

Industry trends

Stakeholder management

Construction/Material Handling

Job description

Job Description: Project Manager I

The Project Manager I is the primary interface with our customer and sub-contractors, including front line contacts with airport management, consultants, and architects to understand customer needs and translate them into solutions. This role also provides leadership to a small, multi-disciplined team of project and operations staff.

Responsibilities:

• Assume administrative, contractual, technical, and financial control of the project
• Interface with customer as the company’s primary contact
• Organize and manage the project team and develop effective relationships
• Lead a multi-disciplined team; establish priorities, coordinate concurrent activities, promote effective interactions among departments, and provide the team with leadership
• Ensure that our delivery meets all aspects of customer system contract performance, including functional specifications, system performance, safety, scheduling, and staffing
• Meet internal requirements on cost control, project reporting, accounts receivables, profitability, and customer relationship management
• Preserve the integrated system design to meet system performance and technical specification requirements
• Manage the project master schedule to achieve timely completion of the contract
• Manage project cash flow and schedule of deliverables against price/time curves

Knowledge-Skills-Abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written skills
• Excellent and proven leadership capabilities in creating aligned and motivated project teams
• Exceptional organizational skills and a track record of working effectively in a team environment that incorporates engineering and project management
• Proactive and hands-on work ethic
• Strong team-oriented mentality and acceptance of responsibility for project completion
• Self-motivated with proven problem-solving ability, especially in intense situations
• Proven willingness and ability to think creatively and stay current with industry trends, equipment, and standards
• Promote effective interactions among many departments, groups, and stakeholders
• Understanding of highly technical and mechanical baggage handling/ conveyor systems
• Demonstrated familiarity working with consultants, contractors, and architects within the construction industry
• Sound knowledge of contract law

Qualifications:

• Experienced Project Manager with a proven track record in the successful completion projects of 30-50 million in the Construction and/or Material Handling Industry.
• Minimum 5 years of Project Management experience demonstrating increasing levels of project value and complexity.
• Experience with managing Airports Projects is desirable
• Willing and able to travel up to50%
• Able to obtain a security clearance pass
• PMP certification an asset