Job Title: Project Manager
Department: Engineering Department
Reports to: Engineering Manager
FLSA Status: Full Time/Exempt
Work Experience: 5+ years of relevant experience
Job Summary
The Project Manager position at Jim Myers & Sons, Inc. (JMS) is a vital member of the Engineering Team and is a diverse high paced position with the following primary responsibilities.
Responsibilities include
- The Project Manager has responsibility for project budget, timing and quality including project deliverables
- Developing project schedule with payment milestones
- Preparing submittal packages, communicates with customers and consulting engineering firms to obtain approvals
- Communicating with internal and external customers to provide project leadership along with project management
- Creating and maintaining project records; Archives proper files for retention
- Working with project team members on multiple projects simultaneously
- Developing and monitoring the project schedule to meet the projects time objectives and milestones
- Proactively contacting contractors, engineers, suppliers and agencies as pertinent
- Coordinating vendor information to assist in system design
- Some traveling to plants sites required for training, field measurements and installation
- Working with field service personnel to resolve issues identified on site
- Participating on Product Teams to help improve JMS products
- Follow all JMS, Inc. policies and procedures
Qualifications
- Strong communication skills including the ability to negotiate positive outcomes
- Must possess a minimum of 5 years of combined project management and engineering experience
- Ability to conduct thorough review of drawings and 3D SolidWorks models
- Strong background in the design of mechanical equipment with high attention to detail
- Requires a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook
- Experience with Project Management software
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills as well as logical thought process
Desired Experience and Skills
- Knowledge of fabrication processes such as bending, punching, welding, etc…
- Experience with the municipal water and wastewater industry a plus
- Experience with material handling systems (conveyors and bulk storage) a plus
- Experience with electrical power, instrumentation and controls a plus
- Experience with the design of rotating equipment including shafts, gearboxes, and bearings
- Experienced in performing machine design calculations
- Experience in Epicor ERP
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or other relevant field of engineering with equivalent combination of experience
Jim Myers & Sons, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Established in 1962, Jim Myers & Sons, Inc. (JMS) is recognized as a leading designer and manufacturer of water and wastewater treatment equipment and systems. The company attributes its continued success to the ability to incorporate equal parts innovation, quality and reliability into every component bearing the JMS name, maintaining its leadership position through one of the most comprehensive, solution-driven product offerings available. Its professional engineering staff makes concepts a reality by providing solutions to complex problems, utilizing the latest software for BIM-compliant mechanical and structural design with commercial and proprietary analysis programs.
JMS is headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. Its 72,000 sq. ft. facility is the site for all fabrication, manufacturing, machining, and testing. There, the JMS commitment to excellence and “The JMS Way”, a part of the company’s DNA, manifests itself every day with the promise to continue for generations to come.