Project Manager

CPS Inc.; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

CPS Inc. in Naperville seeks a Project Manager to plan, coordinate, and oversee projects from inception to completion, ensuring scope, schedule, and budget alignment with client expectations. The role requires hands-on AutoCAD experience to review, modify, and prepare drawings.

You will collaborate with engineering, design, production, and field teams to ensure alignment with specs, monitor progress, and manage budgets and invoices. Regular updates to leadership are expected.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with AutoCAD and ability to interpret drawings.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from initial planning through final completion and closeout.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, and timelines.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, and resource requirements.
• Coordinate project activities across internal departments, clients, vendors, subcontractors, and other stakeholders.
• Utilize AutoCAD to review, interpret, modify, and prepare project drawings and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, production, and field teams to ensure drawings and project specifications align with project requirements.
• Monitor project progress and proactively identify and address risks, delays, and potential issues.
• Manage project budgets, costs, forecasts, change orders, and overall financial performance.
• Review project financials and work closely with Finance and Accounting to ensure accurate revenue, cost, billing, and profitability reporting.
• Track project labor, materials, equipment, subcontractor costs, and other project-related expenses.
• Review and approve project invoices, purchase orders, contracts, and other project documentation as appropriate.
• Manage client relationships and provide regular updates regarding project status, budget, schedule, and deliverables.
• Coordinate project meetings and maintain accurate documentation, action items, and follow-ups.
• Manage project changes, including scope adjustments, change orders, schedule modifications, and associated financial impacts.
• Work with cross-functional teams to allocate resources and resolve project-related issues.
• Monitor project quality and ensure deliverables meet established requirements and specifications.
• Maintain project documentation, including contracts, drawings, schedules, budgets, meeting notes, reports, and closeout materials.
• Prepare regular project status reports and communicate key performance indicators to leadership.
• Identify opportunities to improve project processes, efficiency, profitability, and client satisfaction.
• Ensure projects comply with applicable company polici

Skills

AutoCAD

Job description

Project Manager Summary

The Project Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing projects from inception through completion. This role will oversee project scope, schedule, budget, resources, and overall execution while ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in accordance with quality and client expectations. The Project Manager will serve as the primary point of contact for internal teams, clients, vendors, subcontractors, and other stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and coordination throughout the project lifecycle. The role requires hands‑on experience with AutoCAD and the ability to review, interpret, and modify project drawings and technical documentation.

Essential Functions

• Manage projects from initial planning through final completion and closeout.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, and timelines.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, and resource requirements.
• Coordinate project activities across internal departments, clients, vendors, subcontractors, and other stakeholders.
• Utilize AutoCAD to review, interpret, modify, and prepare project drawings and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, production, and field teams to ensure drawings and project specifications align with project requirements.
• Monitor project progress and proactively identify and address risks, delays, and potential issues.
• Manage project budgets, costs, forecasts, change orders, and overall financial performance.
• Review project financials and work closely with Finance and Accounting to ensure accurate revenue, cost, billing, and profitability reporting.
• Track project labor, materials, equipment, subcontractor costs, and other project-related expenses.
• Review and approve project invoices, purchase orders, contracts, and other project documentation as appropriate.
• Manage client relationships and provide regular updates regarding project status, budget, schedule, and deliverables.
• Coordinate project meetings and maintain accurate documentation, action items, and follow-ups.
• Manage project changes, including scope adjustments, change orders, schedule modifications, and associated financial impacts.
• Work with cross-functional teams to allocate resources and resolve project-related issues.
• Monitor project quality and ensure deliverables meet established requirements and specifications.
• Maintain project documentation, including contracts, drawings, schedules, budgets, meeting notes, reports, and closeout materials.
• Prepare regular project status reports and communicate key performance indicators to leadership.
• Identify opportunities to improve project processes, efficiency, profitability, and client satisfaction.
• Ensure projects comply with applicable company polici