Project Manager

Barry-Wehmiller Companies Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Barry-Wehmiller Design Group, part of Barry-Wehmiller Companies Inc., seeks a Sr. Project Manager to join our nationwide team and work on capital projects with clients.

You’ll lead control systems integration efforts, collaborate with engineers and operations, and apply expertise in SCADA, PLCs, HMIs, and packaging/process controls to deliver high‑impact results. This role offers growth in a respected, people‑centered engineering consulting environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field.
• Minimum 5+ years of direct automation experience with HMI/SCADA/PLC and process control systems.
• Experience with packaging/consumer products or life sciences industries is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for electrical design and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with Rockwell and Siemens platforms and related software.

Responsibilities

• Support capital projects and implement client solutions, individually or in teams.
• Drive changes to improve client performance and achieve key goals.
• Design, develop, test, and commission SCADA, MES, and manufacturing intelligence applications.
• Collaborate with clients, vendors, and internal teams to deliver high-quality results.
• Travel as needed for installation, start-up, and client meetings.

Skills

Automation experience

HMI/SCADA/PLC expertise

Electrical engineering background

Team collaboration

Client interaction

Travel readiness

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

PanelView HMIs

Siemens PCS7/S7

FactoryTalk View SE

iFix/Wonderware/Visio

Job description

About Us

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description

Sr. Project Manager

You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment. When you join Design Group as a Sr. Project Manager, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. Design Group is widely known as an industry leader, recognized as a top system integrator, ranking #7 in the 2023 System Integrator Giants; as a Rockwell Platinum Integrator, the highest designation given to Rockwell partners; and as an Ignition Enterprise Premier Integrator. As a part of this team, you will learn from industry leading experts and may even have the chance to be an active participant in industry events like the Ignition Build-A-Thon which Design Group won in 2023! In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Control Systems Integration Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.

What You’ll Do

• You’ll work individually and in teams to support capital projects and implement solutions for our clients.
• Together, you will help our clients make critical changes to improve their performance and realize their most important goals.
• Process and packaging control system design, control panel engineering, SCADA, PLC and HMI programming, site construction management, and site start-up support of integrated control systems
• Specification, design, development, and testing of SCADA, Manufacturing Intelligence, and MES applications.
• Make an impact day-to-day with your skills and expertise, strengthening that relationship with our clients and team

What You’ll Bring

• Minimum 5+ years of direct automation experience with HMI, SCADA, PLC’s, DCS, and process control system architecture design required.
• Packaging and process controls experience in the Consumer Products and/or life sciences industries is preferred; food/beverage and/or engineering consulting experience is a plus.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to be applied in electrical design, programming and troubleshooting of process and packaging systems.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley (ControlLogix, PLC5, SLC500) PLCs, PanelView HMIs, Industrial Communication Networks and control panel design is also required.
• Siemens programming experience (PCS7, S7 PLCs, WinCC) is preferred.
• Experience with FactoryTalk View SE, Intellution iFix, Wonderware, Visual Basic, Web Design, Network Design, Servos, and Vision applications are also a plus.
• Candidates need to possess good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with all levels of management, clients, and vendors.
• Candidate should also be self-motivated and capable of working in a project team environment.
• Willing and able to travel as necessary for project requirements to include but not be limited to: project installation and start-up activities, client meetings, company sponsored meetings, trainings, industry related seminars, forums, or conventions, etc.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineer, or related technical degree (Preferred)

Our culture and commitment to our people is what sets us apart. We foster an environment of mutual respect, integrity, and unconditional interest in the individual and collective success of our professionals. Our model and entrepreneurial mindset offer a rewarding, challenging, and highly flexible path.

As a Sr. Project Manager, you will build a meaningful and fulfilling career with the support of professional development resources and mentorships including our First Year Experience program, Individual Development Plans, and Career Path resources and tools. You will be surrounded by exceptional talent who will support your development as both a world-class engineer and a highly effective leader.

Feel like you’re on the path to becoming a Sr. Project Manager but you’re not quite there yet? We’d love to connect with you to see if we can take you from where you are today and grow you into a Design Group Engineering Consultant.

At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions.

Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.

Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V This organization uses E-Verify.

Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.

Company: Design Group