Turnkey Project Manager – Beverage Processing

Y-Axis; Franklin, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

STD

LTD

Employer Paid Life

Voluntary Life

Vacation and Sick/Personal Time

401K with company match

Job summary

Krones Process Group North America is seeking a Project Manager to lead turnkey liquid process projects across beverage, brewery, liquid foods and HPC markets. You will oversee budgets, schedules, resources, procurement, risk, and safety to meet client expectations from proposal through commissioning and handover.

Travel up to 30% and on-site client engagement are expected. A Bachelor's degree in engineering and 3+ years in technical project teams with contracts is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of experience in technical project teams with knowledge in handling contractual matters and negotiation and dispute resolution.
• Experience in beverage, dairy or liquid food projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Managing projects as a Professional Project Manager according to the KPGNA Project Management Guidelines.
• Overall responsible for the financial performance and result of the project, ensuring the best outcome for KPGNA by creating and maintaining a detailed project budget.
• Coordinates activities of the project organization while being responsible for the project success and providing strong direction to the project team.
• Planning and maintaining project schedule by monitoring project progress including the work breakdown schedules and activity lists of all project contributors.
• Creates and maintains the project resource plan and communicates resource needs to relevant department managers.
• Creates Procurement plan with supply chain to schedule fabrication and component receipt to support meeting project schedule. Supports RFQ process for mechanical and electrical installation contractor selection.
• Responsible for completion of phase gate reviews and reporting of the development in the project to multiple stakeholders including the customer.
• Responsible for Claim Management & Change order management including impacts to the schedule and budget.
• Perform Risk & Opportunity management to mitigate and minimize project risks.
• Ensure that the sitework is managed by the Site Manager / Installation Supervisor and that H&S is always implemented. Attend client meetings on site as required to facilitate the installation and commissioning of the KPGNA process plant.
• Captures and evaluates Lessons Learned for the project.

Skills

Project Management

Budgeting

Scheduling

Resource Planning

Procurement Planning

Claim Management

Change Orders

Risk Management

Negotiation

Microsoft Office Suite

Problem Solving

Communication

Time Management

Organizational Skills

Teamwork

Contract Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Krones Process Group North America is seeking a Project Manager to lead turnkey liquid process projects across beverage, brewery, liquid foods and HPC markets. You will oversee budgets, schedules, resources, procurement, risk, and safety to meet client expectations from proposal through commissioning and handover.

Travel up to 30% and on-site client engagement are expected. A Bachelor's degree in engineering and 3+ years in technical project teams with contracts is preferred.