Senior Project Manager

R.E. MASON; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

R.E. Mason is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee multiple automation, process control, IT, and software projects across the Carolinas and Virginia.

You will manage scope, schedule, budget, and risk while maintaining strong customer relationships and coordinating with Sales and internal teams. This role requires PMP and Agile certification, a four-year degree, 8+ years of project leadership, and travel up to 25% to customer sites.

Qualifications

• Four year bachelor's degree required.
• 8+ years of project management experience in automation, IT, or related fields.
• PMP certification and Agile certification preferred.
• Proven leadership, planning, and risk management skills.
• Experience with ERP systems and cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% to customer sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, and control of multiple concurrent projects.
• Develop relationships with key customers and internal stakeholders.
• Define scope, goals, risks, and deliverables for projects.
• Create comprehensive project plans including budgets, resources, and schedules.
• Coordinate resources and assign tasks to team members and contractors.
• Coach and supervise project teams and suppliers for accountability.
• Collaborate with project coordinators to maintain data and invoicing.
• Monitor milestones and report progress to stakeholders.
• Publish post‑project assessments and closure reports.

Skills

PMP certification

Agile

Leadership

Communication

Planning

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Project

Visio

MS Office Tools

Job description

Project Managers at R.E. Mason play a critical role in ensuring project success in the eyes of our customers as well as our internal stakeholders. The projects we execute help our customers manufacture quality products in multiple industries throughout the Carolinas and Virginia. Our industries include Life Sciences, Chemical, Energy, Pulp and Paper, Metals and Mining, Oil and Gas, Food and Beverage.

Project Managers are responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction while managing scope, schedule, budget, and risk on multiple concurrent projects. This is a customer facing position requiring travel to our customers’ sites at key points during a project lifecycle from kick-off to completion, or to accompany our Sales team during project pursuits.

Project Managers work across departments and suppliers to ensure that project needs are met on a timely and cost-effective basis.

An ideal Project Manager has experience with projects involving automation, process control, IT, software development, software configuration, commercial HVAC or similar relevant experience. We are looking for enthusiastic, detail-oriented problem solvers who know how to engage with stakeholders to drive positive results.

Specific Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with key customer and internal stakeholders to ensure project objectives are understood and met. This includes collaborating with sales to align project execution with account goals.
• Lead the planning, execution, and control of multiple concurrent projects.
• Facilitate the definition of project scope, stakeholders, goals, risks, and deliverables.
• Develop and execute comprehensive project plans (communication, resource, budgets, quality, risk, procurement, and change management), revising as appropriate to meet changing needs and/or requirements.
• Assemble and coordinate project resources ensuring proper skill set assignments to project tasks
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members, contractors, and suppliers influencing them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Work closely with Project Coordinators so they maintain project data, execute orders, invoice customers, and perform tasks required for smooth back-office operations.
• Continually monitor and report progress on milestones and deliverables to all stakeholders.
• Develop and publish post-project assessment regarding deliverables, quality, and financial results.
• Develop and publish project closure reports and perform project closeout activities.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Planning and organizing
• Ability to work cross-functionally
• Decision-making
• Influencing and leading
• Delegation
• Teamwork
• Negotiation
• Conflict management

Required Education and Experience

• Four (4) year bachelor’s degree.
• 8+ Years of relevant experience executing and managing projects in automation, process control, IT, software development, software configuration, commercial HVAC or similar relevant experience.
• Experience applying project management tools and techniques.
• Proven experience in a team-oriented leadership role.
• Proven experience in strategic planning, risk management and change management.
• Proficient in MS Project, Visio, and other MS Office Tools
• Great written and verbal communications skills with fluency in English.
• Proven ability to work in an environment requiring a high level of attention to detail.
• Proven ability to juggle multiple activities & prioritize appropriately to meet deadlines.
• Proven ability to interact with customers & peers relative to project execution activities.
• Ability to wear required PPE without limitations.
• Organized and able to develop/utilize templates and/or standards.
• Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies.
• U.S. Citizen with valid driver’s license.
• PMP certification.
• Certification in one or more forms of Agile.
• Experience working with enterprise scale ERP systems.
• Experience working in any of the following industries: Life Sciences, Chemical, Energy, Pulp and Paper, Metals and Mining, Oil and Gas, Food and Beverage.
• Travel up to 25% within South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia

Physical Requirements

• Standing
• Walking
• Kneeling
• Reaching Overhead
• Climbing
• Pushing and Pulling
• Using a Computer
• Using a Telephone
• Driving

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