Location: Marietta, OH
Job Type: Full-Time Direct Hire
Starting Salary: $120,000/year (Higher compensation available based on experience)
Seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee custom electrical equipment projects from initial requirements through engineering, manufacturing, testing, shipment, and final closeout. This role coordinates customers and internal teams to keep engineered-to-order projects on schedule, within requirements, and moving efficiently through production.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage project execution from requirements capture through engineering, procurement, production, testing, shipment, and closeout.
- Serve as the primary customer contact throughout the project.
- Coordinate activities across Sales, Application Engineering, Design Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, Quality, and Logistics.
- Build and maintain project schedules, milestones, and delivery timelines.
- Align schedules with material availability, production capacity, and long-lead items.
- Lead project kickoff meetings and track open actions through completion.
- Manage customer requests, engineering changes, and related schedule impacts.
- Coordinate Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), documentation packages, customer witness testing, and shipment readiness.
- Identify project risks and drive timely corrective actions.
- Maintain project status reports, schedule updates, and on-time delivery metrics.
- Manage multiple complex projects while maintaining strong customer communication and internal coordination.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field preferred.
- 5+ years of project management experience in manufacturing, electrical equipment, or an electromechanical environment.
- Experience managing engineered-to-order or custom manufacturing projects.
- Strong knowledge of project scheduling, order management, and long-lead material coordination.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, single-line diagrams, and technical specifications.
- Experience working with engineering, supply chain, production, and quality teams.
- Proficiency with ERP systems and project scheduling tools such as MS Project or Smartsheet.
- Strong customer service, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage several complex projects simultaneously.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with electrical power distribution equipment, including switchgear, PDCs, RPPs, STS, or UPS systems.
- PMP certification or active pursuit of certification.
- Knowledge of UL, NEC, ANSI, or related electrical industry standards.
- Experience coordinating FATs and customer witness testing.
- Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma experience.
Benefits & Growth
- Competitive compensation based on experience.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- Career development and advancement opportunities.
- Collaborative, fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of project management experience in manufacturing, electrical equipment, or electromechanical environments.
- Experience managing engineered-to-order or custom manufacturing projects.
- Strong knowledge of project scheduling, order management, and long‑lead material coordination.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, single-line diagrams, and technical specifications.
- Experience working with engineering, supply chain, production, and quality teams.
- Proficiency with ERP systems.
- Proficiency with project scheduling tools such as MS Project or Smartsheet.
- Strong customer service, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or related field.
- Experience with electrical power distribution equipment (switchgear, PDCs, RPPs, STS, UPS).
- PMP certification or actively pursuing PMP.
- Knowledge of UL, NEC, ANSI, or related electrical industry standards.
- Experience coordinating Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) and customer witness testing.
- Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma experience.
What We Do
Qualdoc is a global organization providing industrial staffing, contract manufacturing, and supply chain management services. They specialize in engineering support, metrology, and quality assurance for sectors including aerospace, automotive, oil and gas, and power. The company focuses on building partnerships to ensure speed-to-market and low-risk manufacturing, offering services ranging from prototype development to high-volume production and in-country procurement support for clients worldwide.
