Technical Project Manager, Industrial Automation Systems

About The Role

From customer concept to commissioning, you will orchestrate complex, global projects that bring PLC-driven machinery and mechanical systems to life. You’ll translate customer needs into system requirements, build credible plans, and guide cross‑functional teams through design, build, buy‑off, and acceptance—owning quality, cost, and delivery every step of the way.

• Meet with customers and our sales team to clarify technical scope, delivery expectations, and schedule constraints—then convert those into actionable system requirements.
• Identify missing inputs needed for machine design and assembly; drive closure on open items across engineering, supply chain, and operations.
• Develop, maintain, and baseline detailed project schedules in Microsoft Project; proactively manage changes and risks across the full order‑to‑commission lifecycle.
• Review quotations, specifications, and contracts to verify technical feasibility and alignment with customer requirements.
• Lead engineering and manufacturing project/equipment engineers, coordinating priorities, resources, and scope across multiple concurrent programs.
• Support manufacturing through equipment buy‑off; participate in acceptance testing when needed.
• Continuously communicate project status, resource utilization, and key metrics to stakeholders and leadership at all levels.
• Interface daily with manufacturing, purchasing, quality, and planning to remove roadblocks and protect timelines.
• Evaluate and improve project and program management practices leveraging lean methods and risk management.
• Own the outcome—ensure scope is delivered within quality, cost, and delivery targets while working under cross‑functional guidance from engineers, management, and senior leadership.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• Hands‑on understanding of complex mechanical systems and PLC‑driven machine automation.
• Fluency in project planning and analysis, risk evaluation and mitigation, and executive‑ready communication.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project and the Microsoft suite; experience with ERP software.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication; a relationship‑builder with internal and external customers.
• Comfort directing multiple global activities simultaneously with lean, data‑driven decision‑making (qualitative and quantitative).

• Speaking, persuasion, and service orientation.
• Reading comprehension and active learning.
• Complex problem solving, coordination, and deductive reasoning (critical thinking).

• Bachelor's Degree;
  Engineering Degree
• Continuous Improvement;
  Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Machine Building/Assembling;
  Mechanical Design & Engineering
• Budgeting / Forecasting Experience
• Root Cause Analysis;
  Process Development

• Microsoft Project and Microsoft suite
• ERP software

• Estimated travel: 5–20% (or as required).
• Typical workweek: 40–47 hours; may include on‑call, evenings, and/or weekends. Longer weeks may be required during fluctuating business conditions.