Sr. Project Manager, Electrical Project Engineering

Founded in 1999, MHS is a full-service provider of innovative material handling systems that solve the challenges of distribution and fulfillment operations.

We build, engineer and maintain systems for some of the biggest companies in the world, including UPS, FedEx, Walmart, Amazon and others.

MHS is already one of the 10 largest material handling system suppliers worldwide, and we only expect to continue growing.

Were looking for top talent to be part of the journey.

At MHS Integrity and diversity are the foundation of our culture and reflect our values: doing whats right, respecting others, and performing with excellence.

We deliver innovative, affordable solutions to the automated material handling industry and incomparable customer value by embracing our employees unique talents, skills, and abilities.

We are looking for an individual who is enthusiastic, motivated, and ready to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

The Senior Project Manager for Electrical Engineering will be responsible for the oversight and leadership of a dedicated engineering team, including organizing the teams activities to support the various projects and efforts of the overall company.

The Senior Project Manager for Electrical Engineering will be responsible for Managing multiple projects as they transit into and out of the Engineering function.

Responsibilities:

Provide oversight to department and engineering team ensuring assigned projects adhere to scheduled deadlines, maintaining project operating efficiencies and work quality to company and customer standards.

Monitor projects from conception to completion by working cross-functionally with peers in other departments.

Act as the communication to upper management regarding status of project deliverables and escalation of issues.

Effective manage and allocate resources to team and project needs

Recruit, lead and develop Engineering team to provide progressive career growth, creating a pipeline of talent for business needs

Perform management administrative tasks in a timely manner, (e.g.

performance reviews, timecard, expenses, and travel)

Provide guidance on design, technical direction, and resources to team

Collaborate cross-functionally with customers and other company departments to trouble shoot project issues, providing a cost effective and timely solutions.

Resource demand vs capacity planning and assigning resources to projects in a dynamic demand environment

Accountable for project performance to schedule, and quality and accuracy of engineering deliverables.

Conduct project check-ins for quality and timing of project deliverables.

Accountable for project cost forecasting and performance to budget.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

Organized with attention to detail

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to build and maintain productive work relationships

Ability to communicate to upper management and escalate issues as needed.

Ability to travel throughout the US, as needed

Knowledge of project execution process Sales, Estimating, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain (Procurement and Manufacturing), Mechanical Installation, Commissioning, Acceptance Testing and Turnover to customer

Knowledge of project forecasting

Skilled at Microsoft Office Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Skills in scheduling using Microsoft Project preferred

Ability to accept and adapt to changing internal and external customer expectations

Ability to evaluate engineering processes and identify areas for improvement and pursue changes needed to improve efficiency, quality, and schedule performance.

Preferred knowledge of Autodesk products
– Vault, AutoCAD, and Inventor

Education and Experience:

Bachelors degree (or higher) in Engineering or related field

Minimum of 5 years experience progressively managing and leading a team, preferred experience in the material handling industry.

Minimum of 5 years engineering experience, prefer material handling

Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment.

This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, etc.
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.
Other Relevant Information: This position may require up to 10% travel to various sites.

Work Environment : This job operates in a professional office environment.

This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, etc.

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.

Other Relevant Information: This position may require up to 10% travel to various sites.

This job description describes the general nature and level of work expected of a person assigned to this position.

All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently.

Employees may be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor.

It is the policy of Material Handling Systems, Inc (MHS) and its affiliated companies to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, citizenship status (if authorized to work in the U.S.), or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

In addition, MHS will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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