Project Manager (On-Site)

Description

The company is a global technology firm that helps manufacturers run more productively, sustainably and flexibly. Its more than 28,000 employees serve customers in food supply, medicine, clean water and green mobility.

The project manager oversees several projects from start to finish, following accepted engineering practice. The work covers partner communication, requirements, work breakdown, development engineering, testing and release, and supports the strategic goals of the Lifecycle Services group.

You report to the Team Lead, Project Management.

Responsibilities

• Act as the company's main contact on site, leading day-to-day work on deployment, commissioning, issue resolution and customer coordination.
• Run daily site meetings, line up priorities with the customer's project team, track open actions and make sure follow-ups happen across internal teams, field service, systems engineering, manufacturing and customer stakeholders.
• Define and manage project scope, goals, deliverables, site schedule, resource needs and execution plans so that on-site milestones are delivered safely, on time and successfully.
• Coordinate what the customer must have ready on site, including access, safety rules, layout, infrastructure, training, equipment and deployment logistics.
• Spot risks, blockers, technical problems and customer concerns, contain them, escalate when needed, and keep clear ownership until they are resolved.
• Give customers and internal teams regular updates on progress, milestones, actions, risks, issues, financials, schedule impacts and key performance indicators.
• Build working relationships with the customer's operations, engineering, maintenance, safety and leadership teams, managing expectations and keeping priorities aligned.
• Help control costs, plan resources, travel and field support, and track budget so on-site work stays within approved scope and financial targets.
• Serve as the on-site point of contact for scope changes, schedule impacts, customer requests, technical updates and commercial effects, documenting and communicating each change.
• Analyze challenges, coordinate cross-functional fixes, resolve conflicts, and communicate objectives, status and priorities clearly to internal and customer teams.
• Capture lessons from on-site work, suggest deployment improvements, and help share best practice across future customer projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. The company will not sponsor employment visas for this opening, now or in the future.
• Preferred: Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering discipline or computer science.
• Preferred: Ability to be on site at customer facilities.
• Preferred: 3+ years of project management experience.
• Preferred: Additional education in business administration, operations or project management.
• Preferred: Proficiency with Microsoft Project.
• Preferred: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or working towards it.
• Preferred: JIRA experience.
• Preferred: Experience aggregating data in Excel with pivot tables or LOOKUPs.

Conditions

Work on site at customer facilities in the Greater Nashville area.

Company hybrid policy: employees are expected at a company location at least Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, unless a business obligation takes them out of the office.

This position is part of a job family. Experience determines position level and compensation.

The company is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and veterans.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision health insurance.
• 401k.
• Paid time off.
• Parental and caregiver leave.
• Flexible work schedule, agreed with your manager to fit your personal life.