Project Manager - DBU (M/F/D)*

TGW Logistics; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical, dental, and vision benefits

401K with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Safety shoe reimbursement

Fitness reimbursement

Job summary

TGW Logistics in Grand Rapids, Michigan is seeking a Project Manager for Distributor Business. You will plan and oversee multiple automation projects, ensuring they meet customer requirements while maximizing profitability.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and at least three years of technical systems experience in the material handling industry. Benefits include full medical, dental, and vision plans, 401K matching, tuition reimbursement, and PTO.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of technical systems experience, preferably in material handling.
• System-level working knowledge of industry products from mechanical, controls, and software perspectives.
• Ability to work independently and know when escalation is needed.

Responsibilities

• Oversee planning, scope definition, execution, and delivery of projects.
• Ensure engineering integrity and meet contractual specifications.
• Maintain project schedules and manage project budget.

Skills

Project lifecycle management

Budget management

Technical systems experience

Communication skills

Customer-oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent

Job description

The Project Manager (Distributor Business) is responsible for planning and overseeing multiple, concurrent automation projects to ensure they are completed on time, within budget and according to the agreed upon customer requirements. This role develops and manages project plans, designates project resources and prepares budgets, and monitors project status. It is also the responsibility of the Project Manager to maximize the profit made on orders through effective, professional, and economical implementation of the customer’s requirements and the contractual specifications established in Sales with respect to performance, schedule and costs. The Project Manager is the main point of contact between the project team and the customer, assuming responsibility for the overall project and eliminating roadblocks, while keeping stakeholders informed through the implementation of the project.

What You Will Be Handling

• Oversees all aspects of the project life cycle: planning, scope definition, execution, and delivery. Organizes and oversees the staffing of the project.
• Assumes responsibility for performance, schedule, technology, safety, and costs of all projects assigned, starting with sales handover and until the end of the warranty period.
• Ensures the engineering integrity of systems such that the contractual specifications are met with respect to system functionality, productivity, reliability, quality and safety.
• Maintains and regularly updates project schedule, open items list, and risk register.
• Manages project budget and cost forecast. Proactively identifies potential over-runs and develops mitigation plans to minimize negative impact to the project.
• Schedules order planning (materials, services, resources), site planning (preassembly schedule, installation, commissioning), and monitors progress, intervening where necessary.

What you’ll need

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent technical systems experience.
• Minimum of three (3) years of technical systems experience, preferably in the material handling industry.
• System-level working knowledge of industry products from a mechanical, controls and software perspective, with specific emphasis on mechanical technical know-how.
• Excellent communication skills, with ability to communicate effectively across a variety of audiences.
• Results-driven, customer-oriented, cost-conscious and self-motivated.
• Ability to work independently without supervision, while knowing when escalation is needed.

What you’ll receive

TGW offers full medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401K with company match, tuition reimbursement, competitive pay with PTO package offerings, along with safety shoe, protective eyewear, and fitness reimbursement.

TGW is an equal opportunity employer.

*TGW is an employer that promotes equal opportunities. We invite everybody interested in this job to apply.