On-Site Project Manager (Central)

What we need 

The On-Site Project Manager will work with cross-functional leaders including design, engineering, supply chain, finance, installation, commissioning, testing, operations, suppliers, and the customer to plan and implement automation solutions at client sites. The Implementation Project Manager's primary goal is to ensure the teams are aligned, plans are executed, issues/risks are managed effectively, and communications are crisp to ensure the successful execution of technical projects. This position will be a highly visible role and will interact with all departments and levels across the company including customers and Symbotic’s executive management. 

Remote, travel-based position.  For this remote role, we’re looking for someone Centrally located to ensure sufficient on-site collaboration with current team members in Seymour, IN. You will travel to that site location 2-3x per week.  

What we do 

Our Project Management team plays a critical role in technical automation projects, ensuring that the project is successfully executed, on time, and within budget. They serve as a key liaison between technical teams, stakeholders, and management, ensuring that the project is executed smoothly and successfully, meeting its objectives and delivering value to the organization. 

What you’ll do 

• Responsible for overall project delivery (cost, schedule, quality) on the current project assignment. 

• Manage projects from site preparation through system acceptance in accordance with project objectives. 

• Manages all schedules, procedures, and controls for assigned projects. 

• Serve as the conduit for communication from the client to related parties within the company, EPC’s, and the subcontractors. 

• Facilitate the identification and resolution of issues, risks, and mitigation.  

• Lean-focused, continual improvement of new standards, processes, and procedures that streamline team interactions and communication. 

• Facilitate cross-functional meetings and regularly communicate initiative status to teams and stakeholders (internal and external). 

• Conduct earned value analysis and present it to stakeholders. 

• Review the status and monitor variances of the project relative to scheduling and cost control reporting. 

• Lead weekly meetings (internal and external) to cover project progress. 

What you’ll need 

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, construction management, or equivalent years of experience.  

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of related experience and/or training in construction, automation, and material handling fields. 

• Experience with high-level scheduling, scope, and cost management of complex projects. 

• Demonstrated proficiency in managing projects across broad internal (business leadership, sales/solutions, hardware and software engineering, etc.) & external stakeholders (client leadership, general contractors, architects, subcontractors). 

• Track record of meeting project deliverables while remaining on time and within budget. 

• Must be able to identify and mitigate risks. 

• Demonstrated ability to implement creative solutions while working under pressure. 

• Ability to identify problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. 

• Professional, detail-oriented, methodical, and organized. 

• Proficient with scheduling software and earned value management systems. 

• Ability to travel up to 60%. 

Our Environment 

• Remote, travel-based position.  For this remote role, we’re looking for someone Centrally located to ensure sufficient on-site collaboration with current team members in Seymour, IN. You will travel to that site location 2-3x per week.  

• Employee must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations. Our main office is in Wilmington, MA. The person taking this position will be required to perform work at our customer installation locations for extended periods where equipment is installed and ready for commissioning. 

• The employee is responsible to own a credit card and manage expenses personally to be reimbursed on a bi-weekly basis. 

• The employee is frequently required to walk and reach with hands and arms. 

• The employee is routinely required to work at heights of up to 45 feet and within restrictive areas of 24 inches. to stand; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. 

• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 

• Must comply with all safety requirements and protocols, including without limitation Lock out tag out safety protocols and fall protection safety protocols. 

• Approximately 75% of site time will be spent on a construction site with PPE required (hard hat, safety vest, steel toes, eyeglasses, ear protection, fall protection (e.g., safety harness). 

• There will be steep stairs to climb into the structure You may be required to routinely walk up and down stairs to navigate the automation structure. 

• You will regularly be near railings that are high off the ground. 

• Subject to environmental conditions, protection from weather conditions but not necessarily temperature changes. Must be capable of working in temperatures ranging from 105° to 32° Fahrenheit. 

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