Senior Project Manager – Automation (Hybrid)

KNAPP; Kennesaw (GA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work days (2 per week)

Office in Kennesaw, GA

Industry competitive compensation

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

401k with generous match

Paid vacation & holidays

Profit sharing

Tuition reimbursement

Pet insurance

Subsidized food delivery

Quarterly employee events

Job summary

KNAPP is seeking a Project Manager II in Kennesaw, GA to lead multiple mid-to-large scale projects with minimal supervision. The role includes coordinating cross-functional teams, managing budgets up to $60M, ensuring timelines and contractual commitments are met.

You will communicate with stakeholders, drive risk mitigation, and maintain comprehensive project documentation while supporting North American initiatives within a global program.

Qualifications

• Authorization to work in the U.S.
• Passport or ability to obtain passport
• Travel required up to 50% (quarterly international travel)
• Professional office etiquette is required at all times
• Physical requirements may include: sitting, squatting, walking, reaching out to arm’s length, reaching over-head, lifting between 50-100 pounds, and reading

Responsibilities

• Ensure all required communication between project stakeholders, Knapp resources, suppliers, etc., occurs in a time frame and to the level of detail necessary for a successful project
• Steer all project related activities and ensure they occur in a time frame necessary for a successful project
• Produce, distribute, and file documentation as required to ensure contractual requirements are met and all possible risk to Knapp is mitigated
• Know and understand which issues need to be escalated, when, and to whom, to eliminate negative impact to a project
• Operate and negotiate independently within Knapp policies, procedures, and directives
• Champion a project within the Knapp Group from inception to completion
• Develop and maintain good lines of communication with Knapp team members, stakeholders based at Knapp AG (parent company) or other Knapp subsidiaries, and the site manager and implementation team leads onsite
• Ensure all necessary information flows between Knapp AG, other Knapp subsidiaries, and the Customer
• Have overall responsibility for all commercial items
• Create, maintain, and track project schedules, using critical path methodology
• Maintain project budget forecast, in coordination with Project Controlling
• Manage the Customer contract
• Coordinate change order pricing and proposals
• Evaluate Requests for Quote (RFQs) and subcontracts for major buy-out/3 rd party components and systems, in coordination with Procurement and Final Engineering
• Manage sub-contracts for 3 rd party equipment and service providers
• Coordinate with resources for the project with managers of internal teams (installation, commissioning, product, etc.)
• Drive resolution of all project-related open issues
• Manage multiple small projects simultaneously
• Manage project teams, which may or may not include a Site Manager, Installation Supervisors, and Commissioning Engineers
• Occasionally, serve as a process owner for one of Knapp’s core project management tools

Job description

KNAPP is seeking a Project Manager II in Kennesaw, GA to lead multiple mid-to-large scale projects with minimal supervision. The role includes coordinating cross-functional teams, managing budgets up to $60M, ensuring timelines and contractual commitments are met.

You will communicate with stakeholders, drive risk mitigation, and maintain comprehensive project documentation while supporting North American initiatives within a global program.