Project Manager, AMI

ESAB; Denton (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ESAB in Denton, TX is seeking a Project Manager to lead the capital equipment project management team from quote to customer acceptance. You will partner with sales, product management, manufacturing, and field service to exceed delivery and performance expectations.

The role requires 5–8 years in project management, a Bachelor's in engineering or business, and PMP is preferred. You will manage budget, schedule, staffing, and drive continuous improvement across varied projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or related field.
• 5-8 years of project management or related experience.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Ability to partner with customers with clear communications and expectations management.
• Proven ability to organize and complete projects on scope, budget, and timeline.
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively.
• Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle.
• Excellent analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Determine and define project scope and objectives from quote to customer acceptance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure strategy, adjustments, and progress for delivery.
• Prepare budgets based on scope of work and resource needs.
• Develop and manage detailed schedules and staffing.
• Track project costs to meet time and budget.
• Promote continuous improvement and process discipline.
• Lead and develop a team of five employees through performance reviews.
• Participate in project and install planning meetings to align teams.
• Support business needs with additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Project leadership

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or related field

Tools

MS Project

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Job Description:

Founded in 1904, ESAB Corporation is a premier narrowly diversified global leader in connected fabrication technology and gas control solutions. Our rich history of innovative products, workflow solutions, and business system, ESAB Business Excellence, enables our purpose of Shaping the World We Imagine. We're looking to hire a talented Project Manager based in Denton, TX.

Reporting to the AMI Global Sales Director, the Project Manager is responsible for providing leadership and direction to the ESAB capital equipment project management team responsible from quote to customer acceptance. Projects include new equipment, retrofits, and customer engineered solutions across the automated cutting and welding industry. Partner and collaborate across the ESAB organization with sales, product management, manufacturing, and field service teams to exceed customer expectations for delivery and product performance.

Primary Duties

• Determine and define project scope and objectives while leading project team efforts across new equipment (automated welding, cutting, and orbital tig) and retrofits of cutting machines from quote to customer acceptance.


• Collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure strategy, adjustments, and progress for a clean project delivery.


• Partner with finance to prepare budget based on scope of work and resource requirements.


• Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan to ensure adequate staffing and cost.


• Track project costs to meet time and budget.


• Promote a culture of continuous improvement within the organization focused on process discipline, collaboration, and business acumen.


• Develop and strengthen project management process, tools, and capabilities appropriate to varied project scale and complexity.


• Lead, coach and develop a team of five employees through performance review, providing feedback and coaching to improve performance deficiencies or concerns.


• Participate in project and install planning meetings to provide guidance to the teams and ensure open communication of challenges and solutions.


• Other duties as assigned or may be required to support business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or related field.


• 5-8 years of project management or related experience.


• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.


• Ability to partner with customers with clear communications and expectations management.


• Proven ability to organize and complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline.


• Proven ability to solve problems creatively.


• Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle.


• Excellent analytical skills.


• Strong interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication skills and extremely resourceful.


• Direct people management and experience working in a matrix environment.


• Demonstrated program and project management experience for portfolio of complex projects up to $30M.


• Proficient on office equipment and computers, including, but not limited to, Word, Outlook, Project, and Excel.

Working Conditions

• Remains in a stationary position 50% of the time and involves additional physical demands such as ascending/descending stairs, walking stooping and standing.


• Must wear Personal Protective Equipment 'PPE' when working/visiting manufacturing and plant locations.


• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery including but not limited to printer, tablets, cell phones.


• Moves transports, puts, or removes equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.; pushes, pulls products weighing up to 200 lbs. using provided safety tools.


• May be exposed to varying weather during travel.


• Travel approximately 15-25% to support customers and manufacturing facilities.