Associate Project Manager

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A Brief Summary of This Position:

The Associate Project Manager (APM) will identify key project milestones and develop a project timeline that support the defined project deliverables. The Associate Project Manager owns identifying project risk and assessing that risk to develop appropriate and effective mitigation strategies. The APM will serve as a principal point of contact internally from the inquiry stage through the delivery and closeout of all orders related to each assigned customer account. The APM will coordinate efforts of the team members and any third party contractors or consultants in order to meet the project deliverables according to the project plan. The APM provides weekly project status updates to the Project team. The Associate Project Manager will lead in finding improved methods of incorporating projects, connected factory, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Factory 4.0 solutions from engineering design through manufacturing implementation in a standardized manner. This Individual Contributor position is expected to implement complex solutions and improve existing manufacturing processes.

Essential Functions:

• This position reports to the Principal, Capital Projects & Manufacturing Transformation and has no reports

• This role requires up to 40% travel (to the United States), including overnight stays

• Direct and manage project development from proposal creation to product delivery and final payment

• Proactively manage on-boarding new suppliers and schedules with current suppliers. Create purchase orders, track deliveries, coordinate shipments with clients approve invoices for payment.

• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support the customer requirements, business goals, and project margin

• Conduct risk identification, assessment, and mitigation strategies

• Manage project opportunities, tasks and follow-ups

• Provide project gating and prioritization on new projects and review plans and specifications

• Identify key project milestones and develop a project timeline and management plan

• Develop full scale project plans and associated communications documents

• Proactively administer contract documents and requirements to control liquidated damage impacts

• Forecast material and resource requirements and manage project team members to meet these requirements

• Communicates with customer, when appropriate, on impacts to schedule and documents changes internally and externally

• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders

• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team

• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path

• Coordinate the development and delivery of progress reports, requirements documentation and any presentations

• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises and devise contingency plans

• Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project lifecycle

• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work

• Provides weekly project updates and reports so as to effectively communicate project status to the operations team, sales team and other key management members

• Build, develop and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project

• Conduct project post mortems and create recommendations report for future project successes

• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5+ years of relevant experience or Associate’s Degree with 7+ years of relevant experience or 9+ years of relevant experience

• Ability to define measurable project goals

• Proficient in defining and using Critical Path Methodology (CPM)

• Proficient in defining project activity constraints and assumptions

• Ability to develop schedules that integrate dependent and independent activities, including start-end time dependencies and time/cost estimates for activities

• Ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the Valmont organization, including customers and third party contractors or consultants

• The ability to identify potential project schedule risks and cost adherence

• Demonstrate strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills

• Demonstrate ability to use independent judgment and discretion

• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment 

• Maintain daily project event logs and effectively develop both written and oral project status information

• Models cooperative and team building communication skills

• All MS Office Suite programs and General computer knowledge

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

• Prior project management experience within the construction industry

• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment 

• Maintain daily project event logs and effectively develop both written and oral project status information

• Models cooperative and team building communication skills

• Proficient in isolating and in managing scope creep

• The ability to identify opportunities for improved project performance

• Understanding contract terms and associated risks

• Understanding standard cost accounting methods

• Undertaking project profitability analysis

• Ability to manage a project team in a matrix organization

• MS Project scheduling program experience

Benefits

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family’s overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)

• 401k retirement plan with company match

• Paid time off

• Employer paid life insurance

• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave

• Work Life Support

• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year

• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more

Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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