Location: Marietta, OH Job Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire
Position Overview
We are hiring a Project Manager to oversee custom electrical equipment projects through the complete manufacturing cycle. This position coordinates engineering, materials, production, testing, logistics, and customer requirements to keep engineered-to-order projects on schedule and moving toward successful completion.
The Project Manager will act as a central point of coordination for both internal teams and customers, managing schedules, changes, risks, and project deliverables from the initial requirements through final shipment.
Responsibilities
Take ownership of projects from initial requirements through engineering, procurement, manufacturing, testing, shipment, and closeout.
Maintain regular communication with customers and serve as the primary project contact.
Coordinate activities across Sales, Application Engineering, Design Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, Quality, and Logistics.
Build and maintain project schedules, milestones, dependencies, and action items.
Establish achievable delivery dates based on material availability, lead times, and production capacity.
Lead project kickoff meetings and follow up on open actions and deliverables.
Manage customer-requested changes, engineering modifications, and resulting schedule or scope impacts.
Plan and coordinate Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), documentation packages, and shipment preparation.
Monitor projects for potential risks, identify issues early, and coordinate corrective actions.
Maintain accurate project records, status reports, schedule information, and on-time delivery metrics.
Manage multiple projects concurrently while maintaining priorities and project commitments.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field preferred.
5+ years of project management experience in manufacturing, electrical equipment, or electromechanical environments.
Experience managing engineered-to-order (ETO) or custom manufacturing projects.
Strong understanding of project scheduling, order management, and long-lead material coordination.
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, single-line diagrams, and technical specifications.
Demonstrated ability to work across engineering, supply chain, production, and quality functions.
Experience with ERP systems and project scheduling tools such as MS Project or Smartsheet.
Excellent communication, organization, and customer-management skills.
Ability to successfully manage multiple complex projects at the same time.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with electrical power distribution equipment, including switchgear, PDCs, RPPs, STS, or UPS systems.
PMP certification or active pursuit of certification.
Familiarity with UL, NEC, ANSI, or related electrical industry standards.
Experience coordinating FATs and customer witness testing.
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma principles.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Marietta, OH
Skills
Acceptance Testingunmatched
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)unmatched
Change Managementunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Corrective Actionunmatched
Documentationunmatched
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
Electrical Componentsunmatched
Electrical Power Distributionunmatched
Electricityunmatched
Electromechanicsunmatched
Engineering Drawingunmatched
Engineering Managementunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Industry Standardsunmatched
Lean Manufacturingunmatched
Lean Six Sigmaunmatched
Logisticsunmatched
Manufacturingunmatched
Manufacturing Managementunmatched
Metricsunmatched
Microsoft Projectunmatched
Multitaskingunmatched
National Electrical Codeunmatched
Order Managementunmatched
Production Planningunmatched
Project Management Professional (PMP)unmatched
Project Management Softwareunmatched
Project Scheduleunmatched
Project Trackingunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
Record Keepingunmatched
Requirements Managementunmatched
Risk Analysisunmatched
Salesunmatched
Schedule Developmentunmatched
Software Engineeringunmatched
Status Reportsunmatched
Supply Chainunmatched
Switchgearunmatched
Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
Testingunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
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