Wind Energy Project Manager - Manufacturing & Delivery

WEG Electric Corp. (USA); Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Electric Machinery Company. a Division Of WEG Electric Corp. in Minneapolis, MN is seeking a Project Manager to lead wind turbine manufacturing projects from order receipt to contract fulfillment.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams across Engineering, Purchasing, Production and Supply Chain to meet milestones and deliverables. The role requires strong communication, leadership, and risk-management skills, with up to 10% travel to customer and vendor sites.

Qualifications

• Four (4) year degree in Project Management, Engineering or other relevant field or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in renewable energy, power generation, utility, heavy industrial manufacturing, or large capital equipment projects is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Creates and maintains the Project Plans; ensures necessary support from Engineering, Purchasing, Production, and other departments to meet objectives or milestones.
• Establish a schedule of activities leading to contract completion with milestones, deliverables and acceptance criteria; enter order into ERP system.
• Reviews customer Purchase Order/Contract requirements (Proposal, C&E’s, Specifications, Contract File, etc.).
• Works closely with Engineering, Quality, Production, and Supply Chain teams to support wind energy projects’ requirements.
• Keep upper management informed of orders progression and highlight risks, issues or opportunities.
• Develops and implements risk management strategies and contingency plans for successful project execution.
• Coordinates customer inspections for factory acceptance testing and testing documentation.
• Manages Customer Surveys; solicits timely feedback.
• Willing to travel up to 10% to visit customer and vendor sites as required.
• Other duties may be assigned by management to meet business needs.

Skills

Customer relations

Verbal communication

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Deadline management

Wind energy knowledge

Manufacturing processes

MS Office

MS Project

SAP experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in PM or Engineering

Relevant work experience in renewable/industrial projects

Tools

SAP

MS Project

ERP systems

Job description

Electric Machinery Company. a Division Of WEG Electric Corp. in Minneapolis, MN is seeking a Project Manager to lead wind turbine manufacturing projects from order receipt to contract fulfillment.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams across Engineering, Purchasing, Production and Supply Chain to meet milestones and deliverables. The role requires strong communication, leadership, and risk-management skills, with up to 10% travel to customer and vendor sites.