Junior Project Manager

Overall Project Duties and Responsibilities Project Planning: Participate in internal hand-off from sales phase to execution phase. Responsible for developing list of hand-off deliverables from sales team to execution team Create project schedule (software: Microsoft Project). Schedule to encompass tracking total project deliverables, including at minimum hardware and services key dates. Define and prepare project responsibility assignment matrix (RACI matrix). Project Execution: Lead conference calls and project meetings as needed. Provide meeting minutes and recap emails for any meetings/conference calls. Coordinate cabinet drawing review and approval with PAS lead and/or panel department lead. Responsible/coordinator for any necessary drawings/documentation needed for projects (system architecture drawings, server cabinet drawings, cable schedule, …) (Software: Visio) Assist in developing hardware FAT procedures. Work with sales personnel to provide change order quotations needed in a timely manner: Sales lead is responsible for final proposal, to be issued to PM. Sales lead / PM, as appropriate, to issue change order to customer. Consultation with sales personnel to place and track orders. Consultation with sales and services departments on project payment schedule. Maintain and update project schedule. Ensure that team members are all on the same page and have up to date documentation. Deliverable, hardware, time and cost management. Resolve, trace and escalation critical issues to minimize project risk factors. Communicating intensively with clients, sub-contractors and vendors to establish cordial/effective working relationship. Reporting on project progress and communicate relevant information to superiors and company management. Work with the Service and Project groups to ensure personnel allocation is assigned per project schedule and tasks. Project Completion: Ensure all project deliverables have been provided. Confirm that all documentation is complete and backed up on the server. (Post FAT documentation, Panel Documentation, etc.) Ensure all invoices are issued and paid. Document lessons learned and report to upper management to help mitigate those in the future. Close project in time accounting. Project Closing Surveys. ** This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship/assistance at this time. Qualifications Education Preferred Bachelors or better in Computer Engineering or related field. Bachelors or better in Engineering or related field. Experience Preferred 2+ years hands on experience in managing control system type projects in the industrial process automation space Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor. #J-18808-Ljbffr John H. Carter Company