Senior Project Lead | Industrial

About Our Client

Our client is a uniquely positioned as one of the few companies in the world that designs and manufactures its own rectifier-transformers and rectifiers in the same facility under one management team. This unique capability allows for combined Full Current and Full Voltage factory testing of the transformer and rectifier in their actual configuration prior to shipment.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Lead Kick-Off Meetings to confirm project scope, customer deadlines, high-level schedules, labor budget hours, and revenue milestones.
• Collaborate with core functions (Sales, Engineering, Planning, Procurement, Finance, and Manufacturing) to generate project specifications and confirm customer requirements at the Sales Order inception:
• Review Sales Budget Worksheet.
• Validate Engineering and Production department labor hour budgets.
• Communicate discrepancies to Sales and Finance.
• Define key project requirements, including revenue milestones, and relay them to team members.
• Serve as the primary customer contact for project status updates, change order management, milestone tracking, and production schedule deviations.
• Review project plans to identify and resolve:
• Labor load conflicts (under/overload issues).
• Material lead time conflicts.
• Oversee the Production Build Plan, including:
• Start-to-finish scheduling.
• Coordination with Production Planning to align with customer needs.
• Take a leadership role in developing project schedules, tasks, completion estimates, specifications, test plans, equipment purchases, and revenue milestones.
• Assist in resource coordination for engineering and production to meet or improve deadlines and budgets.
• Ensure Quality department stays ahead of certification needs for shipments.
• Track Engineering due dates versus completion percentages, resolve conflicts, and improve design-engineering processes.
• Monitor budget hours versus completion percentages, communicating issues with Production and Finance.
• Meet with Finance to review project progress regarding schedule and budget.
• Facilitate production delivery of completed units to the Test department.
• Work with Procurement to adjust material schedules as needed.
• Coordinate witness test dates between customers and the Test department.
• Conduct project close-out meetings to review technical and budget changes.
• Document issues encountered throughout the project and recommend process improvements for future projects.

MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

Education & Experience:

• Experience in a custom industrial project-based organization is highly preferred.
• Ability to interface with Sales, Engineering (internal and external), Finance, and Production teams, along with direct customer management experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, with coursework related to oil-filled power transformer and rectifier manufacturing, OR equivalent progressively responsible work experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in oil-filled power transformer and rectifier manufacturing/design.

Required Skills & Competencies:

• Proficiency with MS Office.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

• Base Salary - Competitive pay based on market rates, experience, and location.
• Bonuses/Incentives - Performance-based bonuses, project completion bonuses, or profit-sharing.
• Overtime/Shift Differentials - If applicable.
• Health Insurance - Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement Plans - 401(k) with company matching or pension plans.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) - Vacation, sick leave, personal days, and holidays.
• Parental Leave - Maternity, paternity, and family leave options.