Maintenance and Facilities Project Manager

Job Roles

Anticipation and forecasting-understands manufacturing operation and production rhythms; maintains understanding of equipment, scope of scheduled changes and installations

Collaboration and coordination-interacts with internal stakeholders and external service providers to minimize disruptions and cascading negative impact; manages projects throughout their lifecycle; owns and assigns tasks; follows up as needed; creates mutual goals and maximizes mutual interests

Relationship and communication-creates consistent communication and timely updates; provides progress updates and anticipated disruptions, status reports; relays information between invested parties; diplomatic; creates “win together” dynamic; interacts effectively with a broad range of personalities and cross functional interests

Organization and structure-detail and follow through oriented; provides and inputs accurate information; creates predictability and accuracy; uses or invents methods for tracking, milestones and up to the moment reporting; facilitates on-time and on-budget completion; builds and owns scheduling; establishes parameters and roles for execution

Flexibility- adapts when schedules and plans change; open to new ways of doing things; attends to multiple interests and issues daily; adept at adjusting to factors outside control; manages multiple projects efficiently.

Analytical-uses tools, data, historical trends and intuition to make decisions and prioritize; recognizes patterns quickly; understands indicators and their drivers; takes a measured and horizon-based approach; asks “why;” incorporates research into decision-making and practice

Influence- persuades without direct authority; gains buy-in and adherence from stakeholders; holds external providers to commitments and requirements; influences both up and down the chain of command; justifies decisions and recommendations

Consequence aware-makes decisions with a future mindset; understands downstream ramifications of actions; investigates before acting; proactive to mitigate or avoid potential issues; prioritizes business outcomes; appreciates the relationship between capacity and financial metrics

Job Responsibilities

Coordinate all phases of assigned projects. Concept, scope development, written specifications, bid solicitations, related bid meetings, equipment and facilities engineering/design, manufacturing, and installation through final start-up, acceptance, and project closure.

Focus on overall safety of facilities, equipment and processes including responsibility and implementation of EHS policies.

Collaborate with Maintenance, Mechanical, Electrical, Process and Safety Engineers, and other internal and external contacts in the coordination of system installs.

Assist with various types of equipment and process issues from an engineering perspective. Key emphasis on maintaining and improving reliability and productivity of installation and commissioning process.

Work with Skilled Trades, Techs, Engineers and Managers from both Operations and Facilities Maintenance. They will need the ability to work collaboratively between Management and the Implementation Team, which may consist of both internal and external stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

A minimum of 3 years project management, equipment installation, or industrial automation

Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Preferred Qualifications

5+ years of experience in project management, equipment installation, or industrial automation

Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited institution

PMP Certification

Ability to work nights and weekends occasionally as projects demand

Strong understanding of electrical and mechanical systems in an industrial environment

Ability to present project status to executive leadership

Ability to interpret codes, and industry regulations

Proficiency with Autodesk AutoCAD and Office 365