Project Manager - Michigan and Ohio

Kardex; Detroit (MI); Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Exposure to ASRS technology

Collaborative engineering environment

Job summary

Kardex AutoStore in Michigan/Ohio seeks a Project Manager to lead construction, engineering, warehouse, automation, and intralogistics projects from kickoff through completion. This role requires coordinating multiple teams and managing scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk to ensure customer satisfaction.

You will collaborate with engineering, operations, supply chain, installation partners, and customers to ensure successful project delivery while maintaining safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience managing construction, engineering, warehouse, automation, or intralogistics projects.
• Proven ability to plan, schedule, and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to manage budgets, forecasts, and change orders.
• Experience with project management software and tools.
• Able to read drawings and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead construction, engineering, warehouse, automation, and intralogistics projects from kickoff to completion.
• Develop project schedules, milestones, budgets, resources, and delivery plans.
• Coordinate engineering, operations, supply chain, contractors, and vendors.
• Serve as primary customer contact; manage expectations and progress.
• Track project budgets, costs, forecasts, and financial performance.
• Identify scope changes and support change-order discussions.
• Identify project risks and mitigate them.
• Coordinate installation teams, site activities, commissioning, and closeout.
• Maintain project documentation and reports.
• Drive process improvements in project management workflows.

Skills

Construction management

Project planning

Scheduling

Budgeting

Cross-functional coordination

Vendor/contractor management

Customer communication

Risk management

Reading technical docs

AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

• Remote position within Michigan or Ohio.
• Candidates must reside in Michigan or Ohio.
• Travel to customer, construction, warehouse, manufacturing, or project sites may be required based on project needs.
• Travel requirements will vary depending on project location and phase.

The Kardex Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of dynamic storage, retrieval, and distribution systems. With more than 3,000 employees worldwide, Kardex develops and manufactures logistics solutions used across industrial manufacturing, retail, warehousing, and other industries.

Kardex AutoStore is a global leader in high-speed Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS), helping businesses increase storage capacity, improve efficiency, and optimize order fulfillment.

We are seeking a Project Manager within Michigan or Ohio to lead construction, engineering, warehouse, automation, and intralogistics projects from project kickoff through completion. This is a hands-on project leadership role focused on managing scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and customer satisfaction.

The Project Manager will work closely with engineering, operations, supply chain, installation partners, contractors, vendors, and customers to successfully deliver projects.

Your Tasks

• Project Management — Lead construction, engineering, warehouse, automation, and intralogistics projects from kickoff through completion.
• Project Planning — Develop project schedules, milestones, budgets, resources, and delivery plans.
• Cross-Functional Coordination — Coordinate engineering, operations, supply chain, contractors, vendors, installation teams, and service teams.
• Customer Management — Serve as a primary customer contact, manage expectations, communicate progress, and resolve project issues.
• Financial Management — Track project budgets, costs, forecasts, and overall financial performance.
• Change Management — Identify scope changes, evaluate impacts, and support change-order discussions and approvals.
• Risk Management — Identify project risks, develop mitigation plans, and proactively address issues that could affect cost, schedule, or quality.
• Construction & Installation Coordination — Coordinate contractors, equipment installation, site activities, commissioning, and project closeout when applicable.
• Project Documentation — Maintain project schedules, reports, budgets, meeting notes, action items, and other project documentation.
• Process Improvement — Help improve project management processes, tools, templates, and workflows.
• Project Closeout — Ensure successful commissioning, customer acceptance, documentation, and final project completion.

Your Profile

• Experience managing construction, engineering, warehouse, automation, material handling, manufacturing, or intralogistics projects.
• Experience managing projects involving multiple teams, contractors, vendors, or technical disciplines.
• Strong project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and coordination skills.
• Ability to manage projects from initial planning through installation, commissioning, and completion.
• Experience working with engineering, operations, supply chain, contractors, or installation teams.
• Strong customer communication and relationship-management skills.
• Comfortable managing project budgets, forecasts, scope changes, and project costs.
• Strong problem-solving and risk-management skills.
• Ability to read and understand technical documentation, drawings, layouts, and project specifications.
• Familiarity with warehouse automation, ASRS, material handling, manufacturing systems, or similar technologies is a plus.
• Experience with project management software and tools.
• AutoCAD or similar technical software experience is a plus.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Project Management, or a related field is preferred but not required depending on experience.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work with a global leader in intralogistics and automation.
• A collaborative engineering environment with strong technical expertise.
• Professional development within a fast‑growing AutoStore business.
• Exposure to cutting‑edge ASRS technology and innovative installation methods