Project Manager – Distributor Business

The Project Manager (Distributor Business) is responsible for planning and overseeing multiple, concurrent automation projects to ensure they are completed on time, within budget and according to the agreed upon customer requirements.

This role develops and manages project plans, designates project resources and prepares budgets, and monitors project status.

It is also the responsibility of the Project Manager to maximize the profit made on orders through effective, professional, and economical implementation of the customers requirements and the contractual specifications established in Sales with respect to performance, schedule and costs.

The Project Manager is the main point of contact between the project team and the customer, assuming responsibility for the overall project and eliminating roadblocks, while keeping stakeholders informed through the implementation of the project.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Oversees all aspects of the project life cycle: planning, scope definition, execution, and delivery.

Organizes and oversees the staffing of the project.

Assumes responsibility for performance, schedule, technology, safety, and costs of all projects assigned, starting with sales handover and until the end of the warranty period.

Ensures the engineering integrity of systems such that the contractual specifications are met with respect to system functionality, productivity, reliability, quality and safety.

Maintains and regularly updates project schedule, open items list, and risk register.

Manages project budget and cost forecast.

Proactively identifies potential over-runs and develops mitigation plans to minimize negative impact to the project.

Schedules order planning (materials, services, resources), site planning (preassembly schedule, installation, commissioning), and monitors progress, intervening where necessary.

With the support of the project team (mechanical, controls, software), ensures accuracy of and optimizes material flow and layout, and establishes technical clarity (load types, scope of services, functional specifications, third-party components, performance, etc.).

Leads the project core team, acting as the main point of contact internally and externally, and manages problem resolution and escalation.

With the support of Purchasing, coordinates suppliers and third-party vendors to ensure quality of delivery and achieve optimal cost-benefit ratio.

With the support of the Site Supervisor, organizes all site activities (work and travel requirements, vendor management, internal resource management, etc.) and site safety (site evaluation and risk analysis).

Oversees all project close-out activities such as testing, acceptance and training, and ensures successful completion of final acceptance, transfer of risk and start of warranty with the customer.

Ensures completion of all relevant project documentation (installation documents, operating manuals, declaration of incorporation, etc.) and facilitates successful handover to Li...