Project Manager

Design Systems, Inc.

Buffalo, NY

Position Duties:

  • In accordance with the customer’s Project Management Process (PMP), assist the customer’s Project Manager to manage the delivery, receipt, installation, and power-on acceptance of eMotor (Stator Module) assembly equipment. Stator Module assembly equipment shall be shipped from overseas and installed in an existing facility.
  • Manage a full-time Project Engineer. Develop procedures to promote efficient teamwork.
  • Manage all aspects of the eMotor (Stator Module) assembly equipment installation contract(s) including but not limited to:
    • Document Control: Ensure that the contractor is working with current contract documents, installation layouts, OEM installation drawings, etc. and maintaining comprehensive project records.
    • Project Meetings: Chair / participate in pre-construction meetings, construction status and planning meetings, and other project meetings as required.
    • Logistics: Monitor the contractor’s logistics (equipment delivery and receipt) efforts.
    • Installation: Oversee contractor activities, ensure compliance with contract documents, monitor and report on progress, answer RFI’s / DCR’s, ensure daily contractor markup of working drawings to reflect as built, develop and monitor punch lists, etc.
    • Schedule: Review the contractor’s installation schedules, 3-week lookaheads, schedule recovery plans, etc.
    • Safety: Review the contractor’s job-site safety plans, orientations, pre-task plans, etc.
    • Financial: Review the contractor’s schedule of values, monthly invoices, waivers, change requests, declining balances, bulletins, and field orders.
    • Acceptance: Participate in equipment power-on / acceptance processes.
    • Contract Closeout: Collection and submittal of contractor as-built / as-installed documentation.
  • Interface with project Stakeholders including, customer’s personnel, customer’s equipment installation engineering company personnel, Stator Module assembly equipment installation contractor personnel, site development/facility renovation personnel, etc.).
  • Work schedule: 8-hours per day, first-shift, Monday-Friday at a minimum. Additional days, overtime, weekend, and holiday work if/as required.
  • Must be willing to work night or split shift if required.
  • Maintain communications with Design Systems, Inc. management personnel in Farmington Hills, MI

Skills and Experience Required:

Education:

  • Degree in Construction Management or Engineering desired

Experience:

  • Ten (10) years of experience in Construction Management
  • Four (4) years of experience in Automotive desired
  • Two (2) years of experience with General Motors’ projects desired

Training Requirements:

Site safety orientation, site specific training (as required), GM Construction General Terms & Conditions, GM Project Management Process, GM Change Control Process, GM Safety Contract Management Process, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC).

Other:

High level of team leadership, time management, organization, interpersonal, computer, and written and oral communication skills.

Computer Skills:

  • Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project (preferred),
  • Teams,
  • Outlook (Email)
  • AutoCAD (preferred)
  • Autodesk Construction Cloud (Preferred)

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