Project Manager | Litchfield County, CT

The Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the successful completion of projects by collaborating and leading company departments.

Client Details

Our client is a global designer and manufacturer of DC transformers and rectifiers.

Description

Responsibilities:

* Oversight of multiple projects

* Direct Kick-Off Meeting to confirm project scope, customer need-by dates, hi-level schedule and labor budget hours and revenue milestones.

* Interface with core functions (Sales, Engineering, Planning, Procurement, Finance & Manufacturing) to generate project specifications and confirm customer requirements at Sales Order inception:

• Sales Budget Worksheet review
• Confirm Engineering and Production department labor hours budgets
• Communicate discrepancies to the Sales and Finance departments
• Define key project requirements, including revenue milestones, and flow down to team members.

* Direct interface for customer contacts to report project status, manage change orders, track project milestones and communicate deviations in production schedule.

* Review project plan from the planner:

• Labor load conflicts (under/overload issues)
• Materials lead time conflicts

* Production Build Plan (sub-assembly detail):

• Review start to finish dates
• Collaborate with Production planning to schedule orders to meet customer needs.

* Will take leadership role in the compilation of project schedules, task, and project completion time estimates, specifications, test plans, equipment purchases, release of related documentation, revenue milestones and other duties as assigned.

* Assist and recommend coordination for personnel resource usage in engineering and production in order to meet or beat dates and budgets weekly.

* Monitor certification needs and ensure the Quality department is ahead of shipment needs.

* Review Engineering due dates vs the percent of completion, identify conflicts, and resolve with Engineering.

* Proactively define and suggest improvements to the design-engineering environment as well as areas unrelated to engineering.

* Communicate budget hours vs the percent of completion issues to production and Finance.

* Meet with Finance to review job progress on both schedule and budget.

* Facilitate and communicate production delivery of completed units to the Test department.

* Collaborate with the Procurement department to facilitate materials to push and/or pull as needed.

* Facilitate/Communicate witness test dates between the customer and Test department.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

Profile

• Experience in a custom industrial project-based organization is highly desired.
• Ability to interface with Sales, Engineering (internal and external), Finance & Production teams as well as direct customer management experience is required.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, including course work in oil-filled power transformer and rectifier manufacturing OR the equivalency of progressively responsible work experience.

Job Offer

• A competitive salary in the range of $80,000 - $100,000.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment.
• The chance to work on diverse and exciting projects.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Project Manager looking to take the next step in their career. If you are a proactive, dynamic, and ambitious individual, we encourage you to apply.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.