Project Manager (Combustion)

Preferred Utilities Mfg Corp.; Danbury (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Health savings account

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Quarterly bonus potential

Job summary

Preferred Utilities Manufacturing Corp. in Danbury, CT is seeking a mid-level to senior Project Manager to own project profitability and schedules. You will lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers, from sales concepts through design, fabrication, and field startup, with occasional travel.

The role emphasizes strong communication and adherence to codes and standards. The ideal candidate has engineering/manufacturing experience with burner or boiler systems, familiarity with CAD tools, and a

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in engineering or manufacturing of custom engineered equipment.
• Familiarity with burner management systems is a plus.
• Familiarity with construction drawings and specifications.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design Development from Proposal to finished Engineering Package
• Communicate with all customers and provide status updates on projects.
• Manage project schedule, budget, and profitability.
• Work with Engineering team of all disciplines to execute projects from sales to manufacturing and field startup.
• Interpret and adhere to applicable codes and standards.
• Interpret electrical drawings, mechanical drawings, and construction drawings.
• Use Preferred Utilities internal systems for project management.
• Slight travel for meetings and site visits 10%

Skills

Engineering experience

Project management

Customer skills

AutoCAD

DraftSight

Communication skills

Experience 2+ yrs

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Systems Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

DraftSight

Job description

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Project Manager

Danbury, CT

Full-Time
Benefits Offered: Dental, Life, Medical, Retirement, Vision

Why Work Here?
We are a family owned and operated company in business since 1920, where you can make a difference.

Full Job Description

Mid-level to Senior Project Manager position highly motivated and willing to “hit the ground running”. Preferred Utilities is a manufacturer and supplier of combustion and fuel oil systems with headquarters in Danbury CT. With over a hundred years as a family run business we offer made in the USA products in all areas of combustion and fuel oil systems.

A project manager owns the profitability and the schedule of projects. We are looking for an individual with excellent communication skills, that is motivated and proactive. The ideal candidate will be capable of working with a multidisciplinary team of engineers including electrical, mechanical, systems, programing, and field service engineers. You will have complete ownership of a project from a sales concept to a finished design. This includes managing project budgets, submittals, fabrication, and schedules.

What You Will Be Doing

• Design Development from Proposal to finished Engineering Package
• Communicate with all customers and provide status updates on projects.
• Manage project schedule, budget, and profitability.
• Work with Engineering team of all disciplines to execute projects from sales to manufacturing and field startup.
• Interpret and adhere to applicable codes and standards.
• Interpret electrical drawings, mechanical drawings, and construction drawings.
• Use Preferred Utilities internal systems for project management.
• Slight travel for meetings and site visits 10%

Basic Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience in engineering or manufacturing of custom engineered equipment. (Burner or Boiler system experience is a plus).
• Minimum of a BS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering or similar.
• Familiarity with burner management systems is a plus.
• Familiarity with construction drawings and specifications.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Be familiar with DraftSight, AutoCAD or similar.
• Project management and good customer skills.
• Self-starting! Driven! One that takes PRIDE in their work!
• Will Train the right Individual.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Quarterly bonus potential

About Preferred Utilities Manufacturing Corp.

With over 100 years of industry history to draw from, Preferred is uniquely positioned to partner with you to reduce your emissions and increase your efficiencies to meet the sustainability targets of the future. Our expertise ranges from fuel oil handling systems and components, boiler instrumentation and controllers, cutting-edge remote monitoring systems, low- and ultra low-NOx burners, renewable and bio-fuel burners, specialty combustion applications like waste fuel, and nuclear power plant outage reduction tools and components.

• Burners
  • Commercial Burners
  • Industrial Burners
  • Renewable Fuels
• Fuel Handling
  • Controls & Cloud Monitoring
  • Pump Sets
  • Day Tanks
  • Automatic Fuel Oil Filtration Sets
  • Fuel Oil Components
  • Gas Trains and Blending Skids
  • Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Urea Pump Set
  • Pump and Motor Assemblies
• Instruments and Controls
  • Equipment Monitoring Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Flame Safeguard Components
  • Controllers
  • Actuators
  • Sensors and Transmitters
  • Hays Cleveland

• Nuclear
  • Boiling Water Reactor (BWR)
  • Pressure Water Reactor (PWR)
  • Backup Emergency Generator Equipment
  • Instruments and Controls

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