Project Practitioner

Still Sverige Ab; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Competitive Compensation

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

Job summary

Dematic seeks a Project Practitioner to support the successful delivery of projects typically up to $5M, focusing on point solutions (PS) and distributor projects. This role emphasizes strengthening project leadership skills, cross-functional awareness, and contributing to engineering in moderately complex environments.

You will develop project management fundamentals, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and change management, while fostering collaboration within project teams and aligning

Qualifications

• Experience managing projects up to $5M scope.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication.
• Ability to develop and maintain project plans and budgets.
• Proven collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage small, straightforward projects through full lifecycle from initiation to closeout.
• Coordinate tasks and communications across teams to ensure timely delivery.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Ensure adherence to methodologies and standards, contributing to process improvements.
• Document meeting minutes and decisions, track action items to closure.
• Prepare and distribute project status reports to stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Job description

The Project Practitioner supports the successful delivery of the organization's projects, typically with a scope of up to $5M, and focused on point solution (PS) and/or distributor projects. This role focuses on strengthening project leadership skills, cross-functional awareness, contributing and the ability to contribute to engineering in moderately complex environments.

The role focuses on developing project management fundamentals, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and change management. It emphasizes collaboration and relationship-building within project teams, while helping align project outcomes with stakeholder expectations under the guidance execution leadership.

Skills and responsibilities

• Support project teams through various project execution phases, seeking support and guidance when needed.
• Contribute to ensuring project execution aligns with organizational strategy and business goals.
• Contribute to the delivery of projects on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Support a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement within project teams.
• Complete engineering design in either mechanical or controls engineering scope.
• Write and execute acceptance testing plans.

We offer:

• Career Development
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits
• Pay Transparency
• Global Opportunities

Learn More Here : https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $65,000 - $140,000 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Tasks and Qualifications:

What You Will Do In This Role:

• Manage small, straightforward projects through the full project lifecycle-from initiation and planning to execution, monitoring, and closeout-ensuring timely task completion, accurate documentation, and clear stakeholder communication.
• Manage all phases of the project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout, ensuring seamless coordination of tasks, documentation, and stakeholder communication.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, and budgets, utilizing project management best practices.
• Ensure adherence to project management methodologies and standards, contributing to process improvement and consistency.
• Develop and maintain a collaborative project schedule that aligns with our contractual obligations.
• Develop and maintain a collaborative project resource plan that aligns with our approved budget and meets contractual schedule requirements.
• Oversee project tasks and deliverables to ensure timely completion, proactively identifying and addressing potential roadblocks.
• Monitor project progress against the plan, proactively identify deviations, and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate project activities across different teams and departments, fostering collaboration and effective communication.
• Lead project team meetings, documenting meeting minutes (including key decisions and follow-up items), and track action items to closure, ensuring accountability and timely completion.
• Prepare and distribute project status reports to stakeholders.
• Communicate project updates, risks, and issues to the project team and management promptly and effectively.
• Maintain project documentation (e.g., plans, schedules, reports, meeting minutes) and ensure it is readily accessible to stakeholders.
• Track contract deliverables and milestones to ensure vendor compliance.
• Assist with processing invoices and tracking payments related to contracts.
• Maintain organized records of contracts, amendments, and related documentation.
• Support the Project Manager in reviewing vendor proposals and contracts for accuracy and completeness.
• Assist in tracking project expenses against the approved budget.
• Help prepare budget reports and variance analysis, identifying potential cost overruns.
• Gather data for forecasting project costs and resource needs.
• Support the Project Manager in implementing cost-saving measures.
• Maintain accurate records of all project-related financial transactions.
• Assist in the management of project risks and issues, escalating to Management as necessary.
• Create and maintain risk man