Project Manager I: Complex Cross-Functional Projects

Socket.dev; Tustin (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

CECO Environmental is seeking a Project Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives across Compass Water Solutions and related brands. You will own project scope, requirements, schedules, and budgets while coordinating with engineering, finance, and executives to ensure timely delivery.

The role emphasizes strong communication, risk management, and process improvement in a dynamic environment. Travel is limited, and the position offers comprehensive benefits and growth opportunities within CECO.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; MBA desired.
• 1-3 years demonstrated project management experience and project implementation.
• Experience with distributed project teams.
• Excellent prioritization and organization skills, especially the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with all staff levels in the company and with clients.
• Able to work extended hours when needed to help meet project deadlines.
• Excellent written/verbal communication, presentation, and listening skills, with the ability to present complex technical information.
• Experience working in a fast paced, high-effort, dynamic work environment.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• PMI certification strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establishes scope and detailed requirements for the project, including facilitating requirements gathering sessions with key stakeholders, documenting the requirements, and managing the requirements through the life of the project.
• Identifies and manages issues, risks and changes.
• Communicates and follows up regularly with team members to ensure tasks are completed according to plans.
• Develops project plans for schedule, resources, and budget.
• Collaborates with resources managers, lead team members, Finance, and executives.
• Monitors and tracks progress against plans.
• Reports status to project stakeholders through multiple formal communication methods and informal methods.
• Communicates effectively with project team members, management, and project stakeholders on status, issues, risks, and project goals and objectives.
• Creates status reports on a regular basis.
• Actively engages in continuous improvement of the organization's project management processes and standards.
• Monitors actual project hours and costs against the project/program estimates and budget.
• Monitors and reports on the project budget.
• Establishes specific project files within the job order file, structuring these files according to the Control Document Procedure.
• Utilizes the Project Management tools provided by the Sales Project Engineer, fills in the data as required and follows the Document Control Procedure when issuing, changing, etc.
• Attends the kickoff meetings for each of these project specific jobs.
• Researches any new components or items needed for this job that are not a Compass standard and provides the information to the Engineering Manager for determination of use.
• Conducts as required, reviews meetings with Compass management, purchasing dept., production dept., etc. to discuss the status and requirements of any project in progress.
• Provides engineering assistance to all departments, regarding interpretation of any drawings and/or operation of all Compass systems.
• Implements customer document, reviews comment and draws redlines.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Prioritization

Team collaboration

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

MBA desired

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

CECO Environmental is seeking a Project Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives across Compass Water Solutions and related brands. You will own project scope, requirements, schedules, and budgets while coordinating with engineering, finance, and executives to ensure timely delivery.

The role emphasizes strong communication, risk management, and process improvement in a dynamic environment. Travel is limited, and the position offers comprehensive benefits and growth opportunities within CECO.