Project Manager

Purpose: Westrafo America is a leading manufacturer of power and distribution transformers, delivering innovative, high-quality solutions to utilities, industrial customers, renewable energy developers, and EPC contractors throughout North America. We pride ourselves on engineering excellence, customer partnerships, and delivering projects that power communities and industries.

Westrafo America is seeking a highly organized and technically minded Project Manager to oversee the successful execution of transformer projects from order entry through final delivery. This role requires an individual who combines strong technical aptitude with exceptional project management skills to coordinate cross-functional teams, manage customer expectations, and ensure projects are completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with customer specifications.

The Project Manager serves as the primary point of contact for customers throughout the project lifecycle while working closely with Engineering, Sales, Production, Procurement, Quality, and Logistics to deliver world-class solutions.

Duties:

Project Management:

• Manage multiple transformer projects simultaneously from contract award through final delivery.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate project schedules, milestones, deliverables, and critical deadlines.
• Monitor project progress and proactively identify risks, delays, resource constraints, and technical challenges.
• Track project costs, budgets, change orders, and scope modifications to ensure financial objectives are achieved.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, status reports, action item logs, and project records.
• Coordinate project closeout activities and ensure all contractual obligations have been satisfied.

Customer Relationship Management:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships through proactive communication and responsive service.
• Provide regular project updates, schedule status, and resolution of customer inquiries.
• Coordinate customer meetings, project reviews, and progress updates.
• Ensure customer expectations are understood, managed, and consistently met.

Technical Coordination:

• Interpret customer specifications, engineering drawings, technical requirements, and contract documents.
• Coordinate activities between Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, Sales, and Logistics to ensure seamless project execution.
• Ensuring engineering deliverables, customer approvals, production schedules, and procurement activities remain aligned.
• Facilitate engineering change requests and ensure modifications are communicated throughout the organization.

Manufacturing & Operations Support:

• Coordinate production schedules to support project milestones and customer delivery commitments.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain and Procurement to ensure timely availability of materials and components.
• Coordinate Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), customer inspections, documentation packages, and shipment readiness.
• Work closely with Quality to ensure compliance with customer requirements and applicable industry standards.

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify opportunities to improve project execution, communication, scheduling, and operational efficiency.
• Participate in Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop best practices that enhance customer satisfaction and project performance.
• Support the implementation of standardized project management processes and documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Industrial Technology, Business Management, or a related technical field is required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of project management experience within manufacturing, electrical equipment, industrial, power systems, or heavy equipment industries.
• Experience managing multiple complex customer projects simultaneously.
• Manufacturing experience in engineered-to-order products is highly preferred.
• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to understand engineering drawings, specifications, and manufacturing processes.
• Excellent organizational, planning, and time management skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively lead cross-functional teams without direct supervisory authority.
• Customer-focused with excellent relationship-building skills.
• Ability to prioritize competing deadlines in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• High level of professionalism, accountability, and attention to detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and ERP systems.
• Experience with Microsoft Project or similar project management software is preferred.
• PMP certification is preferred but not required.

Preferred Experience:

• Power transformer manufacturing.
• Electrical equipment manufacturing.
• Utilities or energy industry.
• EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) projects.
• Industrial manufacturing.
• Lean Manufacturing.
• Continuous improvement initiatives.
• Engineering change management.

Additional Information:

• On-site position at our facility in Trotwood, OH.
• Will require successful completion of a drug screen and background check.