PROJECT MANAGER

The Project Manager 1 (PM-1) is responsible for leading and delivering assigned projects from initial planning through closeout, while meeting company standards for safety, quality, cost, and schedule performance.

This role acts as the primary point of

accountability for all project activities—coordinating engineering, procurement, production, testing, and internal/external stakeholder interaction to ensure successful execution.

Success in this role means balancing technical requirements, commercial

priorities, and team dynamics to deliver high-quality results for project load of around $10M in total value

· Develop and maintain the project schedule, establishing key milestones and

· deliverables.

· Coordinate engineering, procurement, production, and field teams to maintain

· schedule integrity.

· Proactively identify schedule risks and implement recovery or mitigation plans.

· Establish and track project budgets, including labor, material, and subcontractor

· costs.

· Monitor actual costs vs. budget.

· Collect and validate data from procurement, engineering, and production.

· Provide internal updates on cost status to the lead PM or PMO Manager.

· Evaluate and process change requests, securing approvals before initiating work.

· Identify project risks, maintain a risk register, and lead mitigation planning with

· stakeholders.

· Escalate critical issues and implement contingency measures as required.

· Serve as the primary customer contact from project handover through

· completion.

· Lead client and internal project meetings; communicate progress, challenges, and

· next steps.

· Foster positive relationships with vendors, subcontractors, and internal

· departments.

· Verify that engineering and production outputs meet specifications and

· applicable codes and customer specifications.

· Ensure adherence to company safety and quality standards across all project phases.

· Monitor nonconformities and shortfalls for reporting and suggestions for process

· improvement.

· Support procurement activities, including vendor selection, PO release,

· expediting, and OEM/vendor production schedules.

· Monitor material and equipment deliveries to ensure alignment with project

· schedules.

· Confirm completion of punch-list items and final inspections.

· Verify completion of all project related AP and AR functions

· Oversee compilation and archiving of close-out documentation and lessons

· learned.

· Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

· Effective communicator with clients, team members, and leadership.

· Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing circumstances.

· Proficiency in project management software, scheduling tools, and Microsoft

· Office Suite.

· Basic negotiation and conflict resolution abilities.

· Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

· Strong written and verbal communication skills

· Customer relationship management experience

· Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications

· Effective time-management and organizational skills

· Conflict-resolution and negotiation skills

· Experience working with culturally diverse teams and global supply chains

· Professional presence and sound decision-making ability

· 3–6 years of experience in project coordination, scheduling, controls,

engineering, or design.

· 0–2 years of project management experience.

· Demonstrated ability to manage multiple work packages or small projects.

· Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or related field

· preferred.

· 0–2 years of project management experience.

· PMP or equivalent project management certification a plus.

· Working knowledge of industrial electrical power systems and applicable codes

· Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

· Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally.

• 401(k)
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Basic Life, AD&D, Short and Long term Disability insurance
• Voluntary benefits
• FSA and HSA
• PTO

W-Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We ensure that no applicant for employment or employee is denied an equal opportunity based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.

W-Industries is a participant of E-Verify.

E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information entered by an employer from an employee’s Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to records available to the U.S.

of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to confirm employment eligibility.