CAPITAL EQUIPMENT PROJECT MANAGER
Novi, MI
Direct Hire, 110-115k
Our client, one of the largest North American heat-treat equipment manufacturer, has engaged QPT in locating candidates to join their Project Management Team in their capital equipment sector. Their customer base includes general manufacturing as well as automotive clientele across North America.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Entry assignment: Initial assignments will focus on smaller Standard /
Repeatable Design (SRD) furnace equipment projects, with growth into larger,
more complex custom capital equipment projects as experience is demonstrated. - Contract Administration: Understanding of customer purchase orders, reviewing
customer specifications, and acknowledging orders from customers as they relate
to industrial furnace and heat-treatment equipment. - Budget Control: Understanding the project budget by cost analysis for materials
and manpower, curtailing any overruns of the accepted budget, updating the
budget for contractual modifications, and reporting negative deviations, including
principal causes and recommendations for corrections. - Project Scheduling: Creating schedules inclusive of engineering, materials
procurement, manufacturing, installation, and commissioning for custom and
standard industrial heat-treat equipment. - Implementing the Project: Attending internal meetings, convening customer
meetings, taking and distributing meeting minutes, reviewing engineering drawings
and manufacturing progress, and obtaining customer acceptance for shipment
and sign-off. - Reporting to Management: Generating a closing report for each project and
providing continuous updates to management on each project when required. - Subcontract Scope: Writing scope-of-work documents for subcontract
manufacturing as needed. - Workload: Each Project Manager is typically responsible for multiple projects
varying in scope, product type, and duration, with staggered schedules;
assignments are made at the discretion of the Manager of Project Management.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 2 Year associate’s degree from an accredited institution that satisfies the intellectual requirements of communication, financial budget control, and capital equipment manufacturing.
- Industry experience: Minimum 5 years of project management experience
involving capital equipment sales, with direct, hands-on experience managing
equipment projects required. Experience with industrial furnace and/or heat-treat
equipment is not required but preferred. - Project scope: Demonstrated ability to control projects ranging from $100K to
$7.5M, where control is measured by budget management, schedule adherence,
and communication effectiveness. - Software – scheduling: Proficient with MS Office, including strong working
knowledge of MS Project for schedule development, tracking, and reporting. - Software – ERP: Proficient with ERP systems required; experience with NetSuite
strongly preferred. - Certification: PMP (Project Management Professional) certification preferred but
not required. - Travel: Comfortable with travel of approximately 25%, including customer sites,
our furnace-building partner facility in Mexico, and occasional travel to Canada; a
valid passport is required. - This position requires access to information subject to U.S. export control laws, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These laws govern the handling of certain defense-related and commercial technologies. To comply with these requirements, applicants must qualify as a “U.S. person” as defined by federal law, which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), refugees, or asylees.