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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