Project Manager - Industrial

DeShazo is a leader in the design and manufacturing of Overhead Bridge Cranes. All cranes are custom built for reliability and long service life. Highly engineered structures are fabricated and welded to high national standards along with our fully equipped machining facility that provides quality parts held to close tolerances. Being integrated from raw materials to finished structures, Deshazo is known as a force in the Overhead Crane Industry.

Job Summary:

The Project Manager shall be responsible for developing pre- and post- purchase order coordination on large, complex, and high-profile projects for DeShazo. Working closely with sales, customers and the operations team, a successful candidate will have a full suite of project management tools that will enable us to appropriately ensure that all project requirements, deadlines, and schedules are on track. Responsibilities shall include submitting project deliverables, preparing status reports, and establishing effective project communication plans as well as the proper execution and pivoting capability, as the project and/or organization requires.

To be a successful candidate, you will need to have proven experience in project management and the ability to lead project teams of various sizes and diversity. A Project Management Professional (PMP) certification would be preferred but experience and innovative thinking is a true advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinating with cross-disciplined team members and ensure all parties are on track with project requirements, deadlines, and schedules.
• Agile communication with project team members to identify and resolve issues.
• Submitting project deliverables and confirming they adhere to quality standards.
• Preparing status reports by gathering, analyzing, and summarizing relevant information.
• Establishing effective project communication plans and ensuring their execution.
• Facilitating change requests to ensure that all parties are informed of the impacts on schedule and budget.
• Coordinate and ensure successful completion of customer visits and inspections.
• Liaison with customers to provide scheduling updates, vendor and subcontractor delays or issues project progress reports.
• Obtaining customer acceptance of project deliverables.
• Managing customer satisfaction within the various project transitions.
• Conducting post-project evaluation and identifying successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Inclination to roll up sleeves and help the team through difficult situations as necessary.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree or pertinent experience in a related field.
• Proven experience in project management.
• Ability to lead project teams of various sizes and see them through to completion.
• Strong understanding of formal project management methodologies.
• Able to complete projects in a timely manner.
• Strong MS Office skills.
• Budget management experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Ability to talk and hear frequently
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms
• Ability to use close vision, distance vision, and adjust focus
• Ability to work in an environment with low to moderate noise levels

Benefits Available:

• Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
• 401k plan with match
• Company-paid short term disability insurance
• Long term disability insurance available
• Company-paid basic life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Additional life insurance available
• 9 paid holidays
• PTO Program
• Tool purchase program
• Weekly pay periods with direct deposit
• Competitive pay

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled/Other Protected Category

DeSHAZO’s Mission: DeSHAZO is committed to elevating our clients’ business needs through custom-built cranes and tailor-made automation systems. We enhance our products by providing expert inspections, repairs, modernizations or rebuilds.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Yearly pay

Experience level:

• 2 years

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Do you have experience developing pre and post purchase orders on large and complex projects?
• Do you have experience leading team members and ensuring execution of tasks within an industrial work environment?

Experience:

• Project management: 3 years (Required)
• Customer relationship management: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person