Project Manager - Turnkey Operations

Badgermeter; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Badger Meter is seeking a Project Manager - Turnkey Operations to lead multi-million-dollar AMI/AMR projects from scope through delivery. You will be the face of Badger Meter for turnkey opportunities and coordinate with internal teams to ensure successful, on-time, and on-budget implementations.

The role emphasizes managing schedules, contractual obligations, and financial performance, while maintaining high standards for quality and safety.

Qualifications

• Requires experience managing multi-million-dollar turnkey projects.
• Proven ability to develop and direct project schedules and reports.
• Strong understanding of contractual obligations and financial performance tracking.

Responsibilities

• Understands project contractual obligations and ensures compliance.
• Develops and directs overall project schedule; monitors progress and generates status reports.
• Manages scope of work and subcontracts to align with contractual requirements.
• Forecasts project revenues and cost targets; reports financial performance to stakeholders.
• Documents all work and secures customer acceptance at milestones.
• Coordinates with Sales, Marketing, Proposals, Engineering and Operations to develop bids and quotes.
• Represents the face of Badger Meter for turnkey opportunities and customer meetings.

Skills

Project management

Schedule management

Stakeholder management

Contractual obligations

Financial forecasting

Reporting

Communication

Job description

Badger Meter - Where Every Drop Counts and So Do You

At Badger Meter, we're more than a leading global water technology company - we're innovators with a mission: to preserve and protect the world's most precious resource. For over 120 years, our trusted solutions have enabled our customers to optimize the delivery and use of water, maximize revenue and reduce waste.

Every employee at Badger Meter is an important part of our success. Here, your work doesn't just move a business forward - it shapes a more sustainable future. We are committed to building a workplace where we celebrate differences, empower voices, and encourage fresh ideas that drive innovation.

When you join us, you'll find:

• Purpose-driven work that makes a real difference in communities around the globe.
• Career growth and development opportunities designed to help you achieve your potential.
• A supportive, inclusive culture where collaboration and creativity thrive.

Be part of something bigger. At Badger Meter, your contributions will ripple far beyond the workplace - creating lasting change for people and the planet.

What You Will Contribute:

Reporting to the Manager - Turnkey Operations, this position is responsible for successfully managing multi-million-dollar AMI & AMR projects where Badger Meter has accepted turnkey responsibility for the implementation of a complete water metering solution.

The Project Manager - Turnkey Operations will be the face of Badger Meter for this opportunity and be solely responsible for the successful delivery of customer-sponsored projects ranging from full turnkey projects to internal projects through the successful delivery of excellently customized service solutions while ensuring quality and safety objectives of the project are achieved. The ability to manager and build strong relationships with internal teams, customers and subcontractors as well as a strong understanding of deadline significance (sense of urgency) is crucial to success in this position.

Job Duties:

• Understands project contractual obligations and ensures compliance.
• Develops and directs overall project schedule; Monitor overall project progress and generate regular status reports - both internally and externally to all project stakeholders.
• Maintains project schedule, meets schedule deadlines and milestones.
• Generates and manages scope of work/project plans to be in accordance with contractual requirements/obligations; Manages subcontractor(s) and subcontract(s) throughout the project.
• Supports the forecasting of accurate project revenues on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis for all assigned projects; Meets, and when possible, improves on project cost targets.
• Supports the reporting of projects' financial performance to stakeholders throughout the project as well as a full financial analysis at project closure.
• Documents all work in a timely and accurate manner - this includes but is not limited to email, meeting agendas and minutes, trip reports, monthly hourly reporting, expense reports and any other reports as assigned and/or as they relate to a project.
• Obtain customer acceptance for all deliverables as well as substantial completion and final acceptance.
• Protects project retainage collected on all projects to ensure no liquidated damages are incurred by Badger Meter on any situation that could be controlled and managed properly by the Project Manager - Turnkey Operations.
• Gathers, documents and Reports on direct customer feedback to the appropriate internal channels as necessary.
• Works with Sales (West/East), Marketing, Proposals and Operations (Procurement) in the development of bids/quotes for turnkey opportunities.
• Reads, comprehends and responds to customer Request for Proposals (RPFs) by providing thorough, accurate and detailed responses as required to aid in the successful onboarding of new business opportunities.
• Manages pilots/trial implementations as required and assigned by the Manager - Turnkey Operations.
• Participate in customer presentations and meetings as required and assigned by the Manager - Turnkey Operations.
• Support trade show and customer conferences as required and assigned by the Manager - Turnkey Operations.
• Conduct monthly, quarterly and year-end Inventory Counts and Reconciliations for all Turnkey Projects as assigned by Manager - Turnkey Operations.
• Supports ongoing product development by recommending changes to product hardware and software. Assist in engineering tests or evaluations of new system components when part of a Turnkey Operations implementation.
• Coordinates collaboration and assistance with/from Sales (West/East), Marketing, Proposals, Engineering, Quality and Operations Procurement in resolving product performance issues.
• Provides support to the Marketing relative to beta sites and product support concerns for pre-released products when part of a Turnkey Operations implementation.
• Communicates all suggested and/or required literature, procedure, and policy updates to the Manag