Senior Project Manager

Hy-Tek; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hy-Tek is seeking a Project Manager to oversee high-priority material handling projects, coordinating internal, external, and executive stakeholders while ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, and budget.

You will interface with end users, distributors, and vendors, applying change management and quality standards to deliver customer-centric solutions across office, warehouse, and manufacturing environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, management or related experience required.
• 7+ years’ experience in the material handling industry preferred.
• Experience with installation and/or integration of systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as the point person for client communications during implementation.
• Manages the project schedule using the recommended project management tools and processes to drive completion within the agreed timeline.
• Manages scope of project to ensure all required work is included and finished.
• Develops resource plans and maintains project budgets and cost variance reports.
• Oversee daily activities of subcontractors during contract implementation and ensure safety standards.

Skills

Project Management

PMP Certification

Communication

Problem Solving

Time Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/operations/management

Tools

WMS

WCS

ERP

Job description

Working in partnership with key internal, external, and executive stakeholders, this position oversees high-priority projects, which often require considerable resources and complex hardware and software integrations. The position interfaces with all areas affected by the project, including end users, distributors, and vendors; it also ensures adherence to quality standards and reviews project deliverables.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Act as the point person for client communications during implementation.
• Manages the project schedule using the recommended project management tools and processes to drive completion within the agreed timeline.
• Manages scope of project to ensure that the project includes all the work required and only the work required to complete the project successfully.
• Utilize change management in accordance with established business processes.
• Develops resource plans to manage resources effectively. Maintain project budgets and a detailed project cost variance report.
• Manages the project to identify, assess and prioritize issues and risks to minimize, monitor, and control the probability and/or impact of negative events or to maximize the realization of positive events.
• Build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• Interpret and apply understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions. Track invoice dates and proactively communicate changes/updates.
• Ascertain complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Handle conflict situations effectively to minimize recourse.
• Develop and deliver communications with cross-functional and diverse teams effectively to meet project objectives to deliver an exceptional customer experience.
• Organize and conduct weekly status meetings along with generating weekly status reports.
• Manage legal aspects of the project, with support of legal team, including subcontractor agreements, permit applications, and site inspections.
• Oversee daily activities of subcontractors during contract implementation. Ensure contractors follow industry standards for workmanship.
• Coordinate delivery and implementation of all projects close out documents.
• Provides mentorship and guidance to Project Manager levels I and II.
• Responsible for all other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, management preferred, or equivalent related experience required
• 7+ Years’ experience in the Material Handling Industry or equivalent is preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of Conveyor, Racking, Storage Systems and Advancing Technologies (Robotics, Goods to Person Systems etc.)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.
• Excellent problem solving, judgment making, and organizational skills.
• Advanced experience in planning, managing, and executing basic, medium, and complex material handling projects is preferred.
• Well-developed verbal/interpersonal skills with strong organizational, problem solving and time management skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and comfortably in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organization, priority setting, and project management skills with experience managing multiple projects concurrently.
• Excellent understanding and adherence to change management business processes.
• Experience with installation and/or integration of systems is preferred.
• Extensive industry knowledge related to supply chain, logistics, material handling systems, and software such as WMS, WCS, ERP, etc. is preferred.
• Travel generally requires about 50% of your time but could be higher depending on project demands.
• Occasional weekend and night required as project deems necessary
• Working in office, warehouse, and manufacturing facilities.
• Working in a stationary position for an extended period.
• Moving or traversing for an extended period.
• Operating computers for an extended period.
• Possible exposure to noise levels exceeding recommended DBA levels.
• Occasional movement and positioning of objects weighing up to 75 pounds.