Project Manager
IMMEDIATE OPENING
Odyssey Controls, Inc.is seeking a PROJECT MANAGER with the experience necessary to make an immediate impact on active projects. Our project scope and frequency is growing rapidly, and we afford candidates that display a combination of strong work ethic, technical skill and excellent customer focus the ability to develop a rewarding career.
Duties:
- Overall responsibility for the successful planning and execution of a project.
- Responsible for developing the Project Plan with input from the Project Team, and manages the team’s performance against assigned project tasks.
- Responsible for ensuring that the Project Team completes the project.
- Responsible for reviewing project resource needs if workload is greater than restricted work hours in a week.
- Works within project scope and budget and immediately addresses/records any changes with customer.
- Works with Accounting/Project Administrator to verify budget status and issues change orders based upon project changes.
- Responsible for securing acceptance and approval of deliverables from the project sponsor and stakeholders.
- Responsible for communication, including status reporting, risk management, escalation of issues that cannot be resolved in the Project Team.
- Responsible for ensuring the project is delivered within budget, on schedule and within scope.
- Responsible for accomplishing the project objectives within the constraints of the project.
- Involved in the planning, controlling, monitoring, managing and directing the assigned project resources to best meet project objectives.
- Analyzes and examines the organizational culture and determines whether project management is recognized as a valid role with accountability and authority for managing the project.
- Collects metrics data (such as baseline, actual values for costs, schedule, work in progress, and work completed) and reports project progress and other project specific information to stakeholders.
- Reports to Vice President, President, project stakeholders or others as required by the Project Plan.
The successful Project Manager candidate will possess the following:
- BS in Engineering; Electrical or Mechanical Engineering preferred, Process or Chemical Engineering considered.
- Minimum ten (10) years’ experience managing complex system integration and construction projects within an industrial environment, at a level of responsibility equal to the duties specified above.
- PMP certification highly desirable.
- Knowledge of multiple control system platforms.
- Understanding and ability to work with and from PFD, P&ID's.
- Experience in programming various makes of PLC hardware.
- Working ability in AutoCAD Electrical is highly desirable.
- Working knowledge of PowerPoint, Visio and other presentation tools are required
- Knowledgeable in UL508
- The successful candidate will be a proven team leader that has a track record of successfully implementing best-practices to resolve customer issues, and mentoring team members for improvement and success.
- Candidate will interact with a diverse group of professionals on a constant and on-going basis. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills are a must. Candidate must be comfortable using presentation tools to perform frequent presentations to a large group of project stakeholders.
- Projects will be dynamic and the successful candidate must be able to think creatively and strategically, have excellent judgment and be able to work in a changing environment.
- This position will require frequent travel to customer project sites for extended assignments, including immediate on-site project assignments in the Eastern U.S.
Education:
- BS Engineering, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering preferred, Process or Chemical Engineering considered.
Benefits:
- Odyssey Controls, Inc. offers its employees competitive wage and benefits packages
- Excellent opportunity for career growth and advancement
- Vacation/Holiday/Personal/Sick time
- Healthcare
- Dental
- SIMPLE investment plan
Odyssey Controls, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Odyssey Controls, Inc. is a Drug Free Workplace.
