Installation Project Manager

Great Opportunity for an Project Manager with a Growing Manufacturer!

We offer a great position with Caljan, a growing global company within the logistics/e-commerce equipment industry. Do you have engineering project management skills and like working in a fast-paced start up environment?

About Caljan

Caljan is a leading in Logistics Automation Solutions and is the leading manufacturer and provider of telescopic systems. Headquartered in Denmark, Caljan comprises four divisions – Telescopic conveyors, Document Handling & Labelling, Depot Automation and Aftermarket. Caljan’s American facility is located in Menomonee Fall, WI, in a 105,000 square feet building. An aggressive start-up schedule has been set to produce Caljan’s most popular conveyors and other product lines in 2021.

About this Position

We are searching for an experienced Installation Project Manager whom the direction of the National Service Manager will be responsible for the end-to-end successful completion of installation and commissioning projects from delivery to customer handover. The Installation Project Manager will work closely with customers, internal project managers, and members of the service department.

- Participates in clarification of installation & commissioning scope of work with the Sales Team (as part of project handover).

- Creates installation quotes for the sales and service department in connection with machine sales.

- Plans all installation & commissioning projects with close coordination with Sales, Project Management, Service Coordinators, customers, and 3rd party partners

- Conducts kick-off meetings with appropriate stakeholders.

- Conducts site surveys and proactive communication with the customer to ensure that the customer site is appropriately analysed, the machine fits the site and to ensure that the site is ready to receive the order on time.

- Coordinates all required equipment is available and on site as needed based on the project type. e.g. tools, forklifts, and speciality equipment

- Coordinates site access documentation per-installation with the customer

- Oversees installation to ensure all work is being performed in a safe manner while following all Regulations and customer safety requirements.

- Ensures proper hand-over to the customers that includes all required documentation

- Creates and follow-up on non-conformities (NCR reporting).

- Monitors and follow up on installation project costs (budget vs. actual spent).

- Monitors and control change order requests from the customer.

· Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

- Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in a technical field; or a degree from a vocational/technical college and three years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

· Project Management experience or education

· Experience with project management software

· Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally

· Minimum of two years’ experience working with an ERP system, preferably Microsoft Dynamics AX

· Experience with complex projects

Experience with Site Management/Project Management/Coordination of Projects

Skills and Abilities for this position

· Ability to work in a high growth/continuous change environment

· Ability to work independently, but also to develop and maintain constructive and cooperative working relationships across the organization

· Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate and respond to internal and external customers professionally and in a timely manner

· Strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work with frequent interruptions

· Process improvement minded, with an ability to analyse and improve procedures and processes

· Strong mathematical aptitude

· Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

· Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

· Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

· Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

· Ability to work with mathematical concepts

· Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

· Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demands and Work Conditions

The physical demands and working conditions described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee who successfully performs the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Sit, stand and walk
• Talk and hear
• Use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects
• Adjust focus and use close, distance, color and peripheral vision and depth perception.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will occasionally be required to:

• Stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders
• Lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $38,127.49 - $95,202.10 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to read both mechanical and electrical drawings?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Related: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: One location