Project Manager - Design Engineering

Rittal LLC; Urbana (OH); On-site; USD 86,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401(k) with company match

Health & Wellness Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Rittal LLC in Urbana, OH, is seeking a Project Manager for Mechanical Design Engineering in the IT Hyperscale unit. You will direct project delivery, enforce standards, manage budgets, schedules, and risk across global teams.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field, 4–6 years PM experience, and proficiency in MS Office and MS Project; PMP is preferred. Competitive compensation starts at $95,000 plus bonus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field preferred.
• Minimum 4–6 years of project management experience.
• PMP certification preferred.
• PM experience in a manufacturing environment highly desired.
• Proven ability to coordinate and lead remote teams across locations.
• Experience managing scope, cost, schedules, and vendors/subcontractors.
• Knowledge of MS Office including Microsoft Project and other PM tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams with clear guidelines, tasks, and milestones.
• Establish standardized PM processes including tracking, reporting, escalation, and change management.
• Oversee development of project plans covering scope, budget, schedule, and risk.
• Monitor implementation to ensure cost control, resource efficiency, risk management, and EHS compliance.
• Identify and address project risks and share lessons learned.
• Oversee contract negotiations and claims with customers with Supply Chain and Legal support.
• Build strong relationships with customers and stakeholders to meet contracts.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Remote coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

PMP certification

Tools

MS Office

Microsoft Project

PM tools

Job description

Project Manager - Mechanical Design Engineering - IT Hyperscale

Rittal LLC has built a strong tradition of innovation and takes pride in a progressive approach to engineering. We design and manufacture the world’s leading industrial and IT enclosures, racks, and accessories, including high efficiency, high-density power management, and climate control systems for industrial, data center, outdoor and hybrid applications.

As the Project Manager you will direct/manage/supervise the delivery of projects/programs within the IT Hyperscale business unit. Develop and enforce project delivery standards and establish the organization’s approach to the full life cycle of projects, from planning, initiation, resourcing, execution, monitoring, control, and completion. Oversee project teams, drive resources, budgets, and schedules. Track and provide project status and audit reports; manage the risk, issue, and change resolution process and work with other leaders to take corrective action, as necessary. Work across teams to define project priorities and implementation opportunities and challenges.

Why Work at Rittal & Eplan LLC

Great Place To Work® Certified, Rittal & Eplan LLC offers a workplace culture focused on employee experience, teamwork, and collaborative innovation in a thriving environment.

• Competitive compensation - starting at $95,000 + bonus
• Above‑average benefits available on the 1st of the month after you start
• 401(k) with company match
• Health & Wellness Benefits, including:
  • Paid Volunteer Time
  • Fitness Reimbursement
  • Pet Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Additional benefits may apply based on role and location

Responsibilities:

• Leading project teams, with clear guidelines, tasks, and milestones, while assuring compliance to a standardized process and identifying and implementing best practices

• Collaborating with the staff, establish a standardized PM process including standardized tracking and reporting, escalation, change manage, management and issue resolution.

• Overseeing the development of project plan documents in relation to scope, budget, schedule, and risk management.

• Monitoring project implementation to ensure best practices in cost control, resource efficiency, risk management and health, safety, and the environment.

• Identifying, analyzing, and addressing project risks, with the regular sharing of lessons learned

• Oversees contract negotiation and claims with customers, in collaboration with the Supply Chain and Legal functions as required to critical projects.

• Building strong relationships with customers and stakeholders, and achieving overall project deliverables and compliance with contract requirements

• Possessing tact, empathy, diplomacy, and efficiency in communicating effectively, and requires decision making ability with ability to work independently and on own initiative.

• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with customers and management.

• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and customers in a timely and clear fashion.

• Set and continually manage project team expectations.

• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.

• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, required documentation and presentations for the executive team. Document the quality concerns of customers and provide follow-up communication.

• Drive on‑time performance based on customer requirement consistent with production availability.

Knowledge & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and/or business-related field is preferred.
• General knowledge of IT and/or electrical enclosure systems and applications.
• Minimum of 4-6 years of relevant experience
• A PMP certification is preferred.
• Project Management experience in a manufacturing environment is highly desired.
• Proven capacity to coordinate and lead remote teams, working in different geographic locations.
• Demonstrated experience in management of project scope, cost, schedules, and vendors/subcontractors.
• Knowledge and experience in MS Office, including Microsoft Project, and other PM tools
  What we offer is an opportunity to be a part of a team that increases the optimization and efficiency of our Global Company. Our goal is to create a safe work environment so that our customers can trust us to deliver quality products. We enjoy all the benefits of an international company quickly growing in the US.

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Rittal LLC and Eplan are proud to be an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. EEO, including Disability/Vets.