Project Manager - Hydro Power

Voith Hydro; York (York County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Voith Hydro in York, PA seeks a Senior Project Manager for leading electro-mechanical hydropower plant projects. You will oversee cross-functional teams, schedules, and budgets across SAP, ECTR, and Primavera workflows.

This role drives profitability from bid to close, reviews contracts, develops customer relationships, and ensures quality, costs, and deadlines while advancing process improvements and standardization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Controls, Chemical, Civil) or Associate's degree with related work history.
• Minimum of five years of experience in hydropower or related industry.
• Proficiency with SAP, ECTR, and Primavera.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings and bills of materials.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex hydropower projects across electromechanical equipment.
• Ensure project profitability through all phases and departments.
• Review bids and contracts for contract-compliant execution.
• Develop customer relationships and support sales.
• Drive change, claims, and risk management with stakeholders.
• Manage project budgets, monitoring, and forecasting profitability.
• Lead development and control of project schedule.
• Own all project documentation and contribute to process improvements.

Skills

Scheduling

Cost control

Reading drawings

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Controls, Chemical, Civil) or Associate's degree

Tools

SAP

ECTR

Primavera

Job description

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Reasons you'll love working here:

• Flexibility with Work/Life Balance
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package
• 401K with generous company match

Responsibilities -

• Leading of complex projects for the entire electromechanical equipment of hydropower plants in the field of Large Hydro Power Plants
• Accountable for the project and project profitability through all phases, Hydraulic Engineering, Basic Engineering, Production Engineering, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Transportation, and Field Service (install, commission, and close out)
• Ensure contract-compliant execution (incl. review of bids and contracts) and compliance with specified project objectives (costs, deadlines, and quality) through functional leadership and control of the interdisciplinary project team
• Develop customer relationship and support Sales and Account Managers to expand business
• Drive change and claim management as well as project-specific opportunity and risk management in the interface function (customers, subcontractors, suppliers)
• Responsible for project profitability from the project handover to completion. Includes definition of project budgets, monitoring and forecasting of overall project profitability
• Lead the development, monitoring, and controlling of project schedule
• Take ownership of all project documentation
• Contribute to short and long-term objectives of the Company for process improvement and standardization

Required Skills/Abilities -

• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Controls, Chemical, Civil) or an Associate's degree in a related field with a corresponding work history
• Minimum of five years of experience in the hydropower or supporting industry is required
• Working knowledge of SAP, ECTR, & Primavera systems
• Working knowledge of heavy manufacturing process, casting, forging, welding, machining and assembly
• A good mechanical aptitude with the ability to read mechanical drawings and bills of materials
• Scheduling and Project Cost Control skills
• Excellent organizational and communication skills