Senior Project Manager – Global Warehouse Automation

Knapp Inc; Kennesaw (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision

Life Insurance

401k with match

Paid vacation & holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Pet Insurance

Employee events

Job summary

KNAPP Inc. in Kennesaw, GA, is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead multiple complex projects with a focus on achieving contractual objectives, schedule adherence, and risk mitigation.

This role requires strong communication across stakeholders, suppliers, and Knapp teams, including global coordination with Knapp AG and other subsidiaries. The position emphasizes managing budgets, change orders, RFQs, and subcontracts while mentoring junior staff and driving process improvement within

Qualifications

• Authorization to work in the U.S.
• Passport or ability to obtain passport
• Travel required up to 50%

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
• 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/3rd party components and systems, in coordination with Procurement and Final Engineering
• Manage sub-contracts for 3rd 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 projects simultaneously
• Manage project teams, which may or may not include a Project Manager I, Site Manager, Installation Supervisors, and Commissioning Engineers
• A Senior Project Manager is expected to be a knowledge leader within Knapp US and the global Knapp project management organization. As such, they are likely to be designated as a process owner for one of Knapp’s core project management tools
• Occasionally, serve as a mentor to either Project Manager I or II, coaching on Knapp processes and general project management skills

Job description

KNAPP Inc. in Kennesaw, GA, is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead multiple complex projects with a focus on achieving contractual objectives, schedule adherence, and risk mitigation.

This role requires strong communication across stakeholders, suppliers, and Knapp teams, including global coordination with Knapp AG and other subsidiaries. The position emphasizes managing budgets, change orders, RFQs, and subcontracts while mentoring junior staff and driving process improvement within