Project Manager I-III

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Position Overview

The Project Manager plans, coordinates, and executes customer projects involving engineered electrical power distribution products, including switchgear, control panels, and related equipment. This role partners with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Sales, and Customer Operations to manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and customer communications from order handoff through delivery and closeout. 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead assigned customer projects from order handoff and kickoff through production, shipment, and closeout.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, action logs, and deliverable requirements.
• Confirm scope, specifications, commercial commitments, and acceptance criteria with internal teams.
• Coordinate engineering releases, procurement, fabrication, assembly, testing, and shipping milestones.
• Identify project dependencies, resource constraints, and schedule risks; drive timely resolution.

• Serve as a primary point of contact for project status, schedules, and issue resolution.
• Lead project meetings and provide clear, timely updates to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate with Sales and Customer Operations on order changes, documentation, and commitments.
• Manage customer expectations and escalate material changes to scope, cost, or delivery.
• Build effective working relationships across Engineering, Operations, Quality, and suppliers.

• Monitor project budgets, costs, margin impacts, and forecasted completion dates.
• Document and coordinate change requests, including technical scope, pricing, and schedule impacts.
• Track risks, open issues, and decisions; establish owners and due dates for corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Procurement to address long-lead electrical components and supplier delays.
• Maintain accurate project records and status information in company systems.

• Review project requirements, drawings, submittals, and customer specifications with Engineering.
• Coordinate design reviews, manufacturing readiness, and engineering change implementation.
• Support inspection, testing, factory acceptance testing, and resolution of quality issues.
• Ensure required project documentation, approvals, and turnover materials are completed.
• Support compliance with applicable customer, safety, and product requirements.

• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality to improve project execution.
• Identify recurring schedule, communication, and handoff issues and recommend standard work.
• Support workload prioritization, resource planning, and cross-site project coordination.
• Share lessons learned and mentor less-experienced project team members as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Project Management, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience considered.
• Experience managing projects in manufacturing, engineered-to-order equipment, or industrial environments required.
• Experience with electrical power distribution products, switchgear, control panels, or industrial controls strongly preferred.
• Ability to interpret technical specifications, engineering drawings, schedules, and bills of materials.
• Strong customer communication, organization, financial awareness, problem-solving, and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Proficiency with project scheduling tools and ERP systems; PMP certification preferred but not required.
• Some travel between our Cudahy and Dane facility locations is required

Level Expectations

Project Manager I

• Typically 1–3 years of project coordination or project management experience in a manufacturing or technical environment.
• Manages smaller or lower-complexity projects with guidance on scope, schedule, and commercial decisions.
• Maintains project plans, documentation, status updates, and action items; escalates risks promptly.
• Coordinates routine activities with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and customers.

Project Manager II

• Typically 3–7 years of project management experience with engineered products or manufacturing projects.
• Independently manages multiple projects with moderate scope, technical complexity, and customer requirements.
• Owns project schedules, customer communication, change coordination, risk management, and cost tracking.
• Resolves cross-functional execution issues and drives projects to meet delivery, quality, and financial goals.

Project Manager III

• Typically 7+ years of progressive project management experience with complex engineered or electrical equipment projects.
• Leads high-value, high-complexity, or strategically important projects involving multiple stakeholders or sites.
• Anticipates and resolves significant technical, commercial, schedule, and resource risks; advises leadership on tradeoffs.
• Mentors project managers and establishes effective project controls, customer communication, and escalation practices.
• Drives improvements in project profitability, on-time delivery, execution consistency, and customer satisfaction.