Senior Project Manager

Job Title

Senior Project Manager

Job Description

Senior Project Manager

Job Overview:

The Project Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of our material handling systems at major distribution hubs and airports throughout North America. We are seeking a business professional with an entrepreneurial background and in-depth understanding of executing major material handling systems in a multi-disciplinary environment. We are a fast-paced matrixed organization seeking a PM with not only the technical background to do the job but just as importantly work in a team environment. The Project Manager may report to a Project Director on a large program.

Job Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Lead administrative, contractual, technical, and financial aspects of the projects.

• Establishes team expectations based upon corporate objectives.

• Creates and maintains continuous improvement loop to monitor performance and improvement opportunities.

• Lead and organize the project team and develop effective relationships.
• Preserve the integrated system design to meet the system performance and technical specification requirements.
• Manage the project master schedule to achieve timely completion of the contract, both internal commitments and actions as well as holding the customer accountable for their commitments.
• Report monthly project status.
• Coordinates with Government and Authority Having Jurisdiction including but not limited to Building Department, Building Permit Contractor, OSHA, FMI, TSA, Fire Department, EPA, DOL, Port Authority, Airport Authority; as well as city, state, and federal governments to fully comply with the law.
• Develops and maintains appropriate relationships with labour, including local unions, to ensure successful project delivery.
• Puts organization in place to address requirements of internal stakeholders.
• Act as the primary interface with customer and key stakeholders.
• Serves as a proactive leader and problem solver to address complex issues and situations as they arise.
• Lead a multi-disciplined team and sub-contractors; manage conflict, establish priorities, coordinate many concurrent and sequencing activities, develop the people associated with the team, promote effective interactions among many departments, and provide the project team with leadership.
• Manage risks and seek opportunities.
• Manage project cash flow and schedule of deliverables against price/time curves.
• Exercise profit responsibility for the project.
• Directly supports sales activities as required.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years of Project Management experience demonstrating increasing levels of project value and complexity.

• BS in Engineering, Construction Management, or similar technical field.
• Experience with completion of medium sized projects (up to $75M) in the Construction and/or Material Handling Industry.
• Strong subcontractor management experience.
• Experience managing complex group of stakeholders and consultants within complex project environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree (technical or MBA)

• PMP, P.E., or LEED Certification/Accreditation.
• Experience with Automated Control Systems.
• Experience working for an international organization.
• Airport, baggage handling system, airline, parcel, e-commerce warehouse, or similar experience.

Knowledge-Skills-Abilities:

• Leadership capability to create a unified and motivated project team.
• Excellent stakeholder management, verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in an entrepreneurial international organization, especially working within a project organization, where cooperating with others and being a team member is a natural.
• Solid and demonstrable negotiating skills.
• Strong business acumen who understands “Thinks Big Picture”.
• Independent decision-making ability with strong financial focus.
• Sound knowledge of contract law.
• Ability to manage diverse team of internal disciplines.
• Travel, as required for position.