Senior Project Manager
Posted
Summary
Senior Project Manager at Hy-Tek Intralogistics who remotely leads complex material handling implementation projects (conveyor, racking, robotics, goods-to-person systems), managing schedules, budgets, client communications, and subcontractors, with about 50% travel to sites.
Hy-Tek Intralogistics
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Project Manager
Department: Project Management
Supervisor: Manager, Project Management
Job Purpose:
Working in partnership with key internal, external, and executive stakeholders, this position oversees high-priority projects, which often require considerable resources and complex hardware and software integrations. The position interfaces with all areas affected by the project, including end users, distributors, and vendors; it also ensures adherence to quality standards and reviews project deliverables.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Act as the point person for client communications during implementation.
- Manages the project schedule using the recommended project management tools and processes to drive completion within the agreed timeline.
- Manages scope of project to ensure that the project includes all the work required and only the work required to complete the project successfully.
- Utilize change management in accordance with established business processes.
- Develops resource plans to manage resources effectively. Maintain project budgets and a detailed project cost variance report.
- Manages the project to identify, assess and prioritize issues and risks to minimize, monitor, and control the probability and/or impact of negative events or to maximize the realization of positive events.
- Build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions.
- Interpret and apply understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions. Track invoice dates and proactively communicate changes/updates.
- Ascertain complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
- Plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
- Handle conflict situations effectively to minimize recourse.
- Develop and deliver communications with cross-functional and diverse teams effectively to meet project objectives to deliver an exceptional customer experience.
- Organize and conduct weekly status meetings along with generating weekly status reports.
- Manage legal aspects of the project, with support of legal team, including subcontractor agreements, permit applications, and site inspections.
- Oversee daily activities of subcontractors during contract implementation. Ensure contractors follow industry standards for workmanship.
- Coordinate delivery and implementation of all projects close out documents.
- Provides mentorship and guidance to Project Manager levels I and II.
- Responsible for all other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, management preferred, or equivalent related experience required
- 7+ Years’ experience in the Material Handling Industry or equivalent is preferred.
- Advanced knowledge of Conveyor, Racking, Storage Systems and Advancing Technologies (Robotics, Goods to Person Systems etc.)
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.
- Experience in planning, managing, and executing basic, medium, and complex material handling projects is preferred.
- OSHA-10 Certification is preferred.
- Excellent problem solving, judgment making, and organizational skills.
- Advanced experience in planning, managing, and executing basic, medium, and complex material handling projects is preferred.
- Ability to work without direct supervision with a high degree of responsibility.
- Well-developed verbal/interpersonal skills with strong organizational, problem solving and time management skills.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and comfortably in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent organization, priority setting, and project management skills with experience managing multiple projects concurrently.
- Ability to communicate with internal team members and drive changes or decisions necessary for project implementation.
- Ability to understand mechanical and electrical drawings with assistance from engineering.
- Excellent understanding and adherence to change management business processes.
- AutoCAD viewer & Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Teams, SharePoint) experience preferred.
- Experience with installation and/or integration of systems is preferred.
- Extensive industry knowledge related to supply chain, logistics, material handling systems, and software such as WMS, WCS, ERP, etc. is preferred.
- Hands-on mechanical aptitude preferred.
Working Conditions:
- Travel generally requires about 50% of your time but could be higher depending on project demands.
- Occasional weekend and night required as project deems necessary
- Working in office, warehouse, and manufacturing facilities.
- Working in a stationary position for an extended period.
- Moving or traversing for an extended period.
- Occasional ascending and descending scaffolding and/or mezzanines.
- Operating computers for an extended period.
- Possible exposure to noise levels exceeding recommended DBA levels.
- Occasional movement and positioning of objects weighing up to 75 pounds.
***Job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills, and/or ability necessary to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations. ***