📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
The Project Manager is responsible for all aspects of managing a set of projects associated with Smart Manufacturing principles, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) initiatives, Industrial Controls and Automation technologies, and Systems Integration processes. Grantek Project Managers are in a customer facing role and are expected to use their technical background and knowledge to architect solutions, organize information, lead engineers, and deliver successful outcomes
Essential Duties:Ability to develop and review proposals for medium to large projects with unclear scope, risks and aggressive timelines.Follow-up on pending quotes and manage consistency in quoting by following corporate guidelines.Ability to manage/develop budgets and schedules based on project requirementsAbility to negotiate additional resources, and funding to address deliverables that are outside the original scope of the project.Ability to forecast risk and proactively develop mitigation plansAbility to influence customer decisions – shares own expertise and best practice knowledge.Provides specific and detailed direction to assigned project resources on a regular basis and often acts as a functional supervisor.Based on the project size make responsible decisions regarding project specific matters, including budgets, project resource planning,scheduling, general project work-flow and activities, and ongoing issues and conflicts.Gives guidance to project leads and engineering team on how to handle very difficult issues / disputes raised by subcontractors, vendors anddelivery partnersMaintain an individual utilization target as set out in the yearly budget.Demonstrates expert level analytical, decision making and problem-solving skills.
Additional InformationWe are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to provide Grantekians with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.
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