Automation Project Manager

Key Details:

• Direct Hire/Perm


• Onsite in Irvine, CA


• Pay: $100-140k DOE

Overview:

We are a growing Automation Consultant and Systems Integrator. We serve a variety of process-driven industries, including water and wastewater, oil and gas, life sciences, materials handling, and energy. Our focus is to provide best-in-class services and solutions to our clients. We take great pride in our accountability driven culture and strive to maintain our reputation as a valued and trusted advisor. We provide a working environment in which employees can strive to reach their personal and professional best with other like-minded, high performing team members.

We are seeking an experienced Automation Project Manager to join our rapidly growing Engineering team in Irvine, CA. Our specialty is designing, building, and implementing mission critical industrial control systems, and providing expert level automation consulting and guidance directly to end users. An Automation Project Manager is responsible for managing multiple engineering project teams, maintaining excellent client communication, and delivering expected outcomes on time.

Responsibilities:

• Lead project teams by executing in adherence to company core values, methodology, and best practices


• Manage the client relationship


• Manage the project scope


• Develop and maintain the project budget


• Develop and maintain the project schedule


• Be an advocate of project risk management


• Be an advocate for continuous improvement of the company's processes


• Forecast and maintain project staff loading requirements


• Coordinate and schedule project activities


• Support engineering team talent development and performance management


• Be an advocate for human and process safety during all phases of a project


• Occasional


• Strategic project planning for clients


• Review of technical documentation


• Attend project meetings onsite (typically in state)

Attributes:

• Serving industries such as water/waste-water, chemical, life sciences, and manufacturing


• Provide services in process control applications including: consulting, design, implementation, and maintenance


• Maintaining long term client relationships


• 5-10 active projects at a time, with project teams of 3 to 8 engineers


• Project sizes from $50k to $3M, 1 month to 3 years in duration


• Project Managers are typically assigned portfolios of $2M per year

Requirements:

• 5+ Years Project Management experience, preferably in Systems Integration and Automation


• Experience managing a team of billable staff


• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Electrical, Chemical and Mechanical) heavily preferred


• Strong skillset and familiarity with MS Project, Excel and Word


• Valid Driver license and appropriate transportation for travel to field/client sites


• Candidates must provide references

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.