Job Description

Location: Reading, PA

Pay: $30.00 - $40.00/hr

Shift: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

1 year contract

Job Summary:

Provide direction and management for all project phases to assure on-time completion within budget and in accordance with contractual obligations. Plan and define individual project goals and devise methods to accomplish them within the contract terms and corporate policies, while developing an in-depth knowledge of client objectives. Monitor, coordinate, and document project flow and history in an organized manner to ensure customer satisfaction and corporate objectives.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Manage customer sales orders/projects from order award through equipment installation/start-up and customer remittance, providing a single point of contact for customers after receipt of project order.
• Collect and organize all project-related information, including proposal files, order processing information, and e-mails upon project award.
• Track projects using SAP, Microsoft Project, Excel, etc.
• Develop budgets, schedules, and plans for various project elements, ensuring goals are met or exceeded.
• Establish design criteria and preliminary engineering, monitoring final engineering and construction adherence.
• Mobilize engineering design, documentation control, and support personnel as needed.
• Coordinate activities between the Purchasing Department and sub-vendors, acting as the Company representative with the customer and vendors during project execution.
• Monitor, document, and report project progress, including significant milestones and conditions affecting cost or schedule.
• Negotiate scope of work changes with customers and report on prospects for additional work.
• Devise and execute action plans for potential project cost overruns, advising the customer and division management of changes.
• Promote technical excellence and further the Quality Improvement Process.
• Update and post Project Status reports for active projects.
• Verify terms and conditions with Corporate Legal and ensure adherence.
• Coordinate activities and arrangements for all factory visitors relating to a project, including Factory Acceptance Tests or other inspections.
• Assist in the continuous development of the Project Management Department.

Core Competency Requirements:

• Customer Focus
• Strategic Thinking
• Strong Organizational skills
• Business Knowledge
• Functional Excellence
• Integrity & Ethics
• Results Drive/Initiative
• Communications
• Professional Maturity
• Establishes Priorities
• Builds Talent
• Team Leadership
• Empowers Others

Required Qualifications:

College degree in Engineering or Business preferred; Associate degree or minimum three years equivalent experience, with strong written and oral communication skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including MS Project and SAP, is required.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions. The employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear. Occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.

Preferred Skills:

• Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Computer Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office, e-mail, and other PC applications.
• Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems timely; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem-solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Project Management: Develops project plans; Coordinates projects; Communicates changes and progress; Completes projects on time and budget; Manages project team activities.

Benefits: (employee contribution)

• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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