Project Manager

Chart Industries, Inc.; New Prague (MN); On-site; USD 76,500 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Health insurance

HSA contributions

FSA

Job summary

Chart Industries is seeking a Project Manager at its New Prague, MN facility to lead projects from contract award to completion. You will be the main interface for customers and internal teams, directing scope, budgets, and schedules while ensuring safety and compliance.

Requirements include 3–5 years in project management, budgeting experience, and familiarity with industry standards. Bachelor’s degree required; PMI/PMP preferred. Travel up to 10–15% domestically.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of project management experience, preferably in manufacturing.
• Experience developing and managing project financials (forecasting, cost accruals, reconciliation).
• Experience managing vendor relations and expectations.
• Management-level communication skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Experience with Industry Standard Codes (ASME, B31, ASTM, AWS, OSHA) is a plus.
• Excellent computer skills including MS Office, MS Project, Quickbase.

Responsibilities

• Main customer & internal interface point for projects.
• Direct and coordinate activities of project personnel to ensure deliverables are met.
• Responsible for all commercial and administrative requirements during project execution.
• Monitor/Control project technical, schedule, and budget; mitigate variances and risks.
• Manage the project budget.
• Ensure safe project execution and client satisfaction while maintaining cost, schedule, and contractual requirements.
• Deliver results for financial, HSE, client satisfaction, budget, and schedule.
• Lead and oversee Design, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Installation phases.
• Provide guidance and problem resolution.
• Coordinate material purchasing requirements and vendor progress.
• Draft, review, and issue Project Change Orders; negotiate changes with client.
• Communicate project status to customer and internal stakeholders.
• Plan project execution and ensure adherence to plan; keep client and company advised of status.
• Mentor peers and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Project management

Vendor management

Budgeting

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

MS Office

MS Project

Quickbase

Contract review

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMI or PMP certification desirable

4 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Quickbase

Job description

Location: New Prague, MN, United States, 56071

Company: Chart Industries

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

Chart's project management group is critical to delivering our products on time and within budget while maintaining customer satisfaction. The Project Manager is responsible for all aspects of a project from contract award to completion.

What Will You Do?

• Main customer & internal interface point for projects.
• Direct and coordinate activities of project personnel to ensure that the project deliverables are met.
• Responsible for all commercial and administrative requirements during project execution.
• Monitor/Control project technical, schedule, and budget: mitigate variances and risks.
• Manage the project budget.
• Assures safe project execution to the client's satisfaction, consistent with cost, schedule, and contractual requirements while maintaining bottom-line responsibility for financial success.
• Delivers expected results for financial, HSE, client satisfaction, budget, and schedule performance.
• Assure project execution is in accordance with policies, procedures, systems, and requirements approved by the company.
• Review, understand, and interpret customer specifications and contract requirements.
• Monitor and control project scope.
• Draft, review, and issue Project Change Orders.
• Negotiates changes with the client.
• Communicate project status to customer and internal stakeholders.
• Plans the project execution, revises the plan as necessary and assures adherence to the plan.
• Keeps the client and company advised of project status.
• Leads the project team and is responsible for the successful completion of the project.
• Client/Customer Management.
• Championing customer needs.
• Abides by our business ethics.
• Lead and oversee Design, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Installation phases.
• Provide guidance and problem resolution.
• Coordinate material purchasing requirements, develop requisitions, oversee vendor progress.
• Execute customer invoices and follow-up on overdue invoices.
• Relevant and demonstrable management experience throughout the full project life cycle.
• Follow company procedures with regard to process & procedures.
• Prepare and present management reviews of assigned projects.
• Maintain Project Management Tools and Best Practices.
• Adapting to change and driving continuous improvement.
• Driving for results, evaluating and implementing ideas.
• Mentor peers fostering a team environment.

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

• This position will require the ability to move around the production floor.
• Lift up to 15 pounds.
• Sitting, standing, stooping, bending, and other related tasks in an office setting.
• Travel up to 10%-15% predominantly domestic US.

Your Experience Should Be...

• Minimum 3-5 years of project management experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Manage multiple projects and/or low to large-complexity projects.
• Experience developing and managing project financials (forecasting, cost accruals, reconciliation).
• Experience managing vendor relations and expectations.
• Management-level communication skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Experience working with Industry Standard Codes (ASME, B31, ASTM, AWS, OSHA) and or international equivalents a plus.
• Excellent computer skills including MS Office, MS Project, Quickbase.

Your Education Should Be…

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year university.
• PMI or PMP certification is desirable.
• In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, the candidate must have 4 years of relevant work experience.

Our Benefits Package…

Pay Range: 76,500 - 95,000 annually

Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Employer contributions to an HSA account
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance with the option to purchase supplemental individual, spouse and dependent child coverage
• Up to two weeks of paid family leave
• 401k retirement savings plan including a company match

Chart Industries is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicants because of his or her race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, military status, marital status, genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law. Additionally, it is and shall continue to be our policy to provide promotion and advancement opportunities in a non-discriminatory fashion.

Chart complies with applicable local, state, and federal statutes governing “equal employment opportunity” and nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leave of absence, compensation and training.