Project Manager, D&F

About the role: 

As a Project Manager, you’ll be the person our customers think of when they think of us, and we know they’ll think highly of you because you’ll be the partner they trust to bring their project to life. You’ll be there for them, providing communication and clarity, staying calm and solving problems, leading and guiding your team, and overseeing all phases of your project’s life cycle. And we can’t wait to meet you. 

In this role, you will: 

• Coordinate all phases of the project life cycle including initiation, planning, execution, and closure. 

• Develop schedules using Microsoft Project that accurately reflect the scope of the work and confirm alignment with priorities and resource allocation. Critical path must be defined. 

• Develop, refine and lead the overall direction, coordination, implementation and execution leveraging life-cycle management process and procedures to ensure consistency with commitments and goals. 

• Provide leadership and guidance to cross functional team to ensure process role, clarity, support, accountability and transparency, review projects and resources weekly and make suggestions when needed to align resources more effectively with project leads. 

• Gather and define project requirements from internal and/or external teams and translate requirements to technical teams. 

• Work with cross functional partners to align resources against project needs and/or work collaboratively to identify and address gaps. 

• Be responsible for setting clear expectations with the cross functional team for their respective role in delivering the defined Project(s) on time and budget; ensuring organizational transparency, accountability and risk mitigation. 

• Develop strong relationships with internal team members at all levels to further foster collaboration, transparency, accountability and risk mitigation. 

• Manage day-to-day client interaction and expectations for large-scale projects. 

• Manage and maintain budget and cash flow and identify billing issues when they arise. 

We’re Excited About You Because: 

• You have 5 years or more of Project Management experience in a similar industry. 

• You hold a PMP certification or will get certified within 6 months of joining the company. 

• You can manage a team of 12 through all phases of a $30+ million material handling project. 

• You are proficient in MS Office environment, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, and Calendar. 

• You can speak and write clearly and accurately. 

• You are willing to cooperate with others and work to the greater good. 

• You possess top notch multi-tasking capabilities. 

• You have the ability to adapt to work changes/work environment and adjusts effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures. 

• You are focused on accomplishing work objectives for yourself and your team. 

• You have the ability to coordinate technical requirements with non-technical personnel. 

• You are able to travel 25% of the time. 

About Us: 

Conveyor may be in our name, but it’s only part of what we do. DCS was founded in 1982, and has grown to serve major clients in multiple industries by providing material handling, full-scale warehouse operations and conveyor design solutions that are custom crafted for their need. We don’t sell ready-made systems - we build relationships that empower us to craft custom solutions together. It’s the teamwork approach, sharing ideas and building upon them, that produces the best results. 

And DCS is committed to creating an extraordinary employment experience for our team. We work like crazy to hire and develop great people, build relationships, and ensure that the programs and services we offer our team are among the best in the business- from a killer snack wall and casual work environment to flexible PTO and opportunities to give back within the community. 

More reasons to join our team: 

• We pride ourselves in our family-like culture and casual, but focused, work environment 

• We offer competitive salaries and health benefits 

• Our 401K program includes a 100% match up to 5% 

• Participation in our Discretionary Profit-Sharing Program 

• We offer our employees flexibility and autonomy 

• We do community outreach projects throughout the year 

• We know how to throw company events 

• We work hard, but we also know how to have fun - darts, anyone? 

Individuals seeking employment at Designed Conveyor Systems are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Accommodation is available to applicants with a disability condition, when applying, testing, or interviewing for a position. Please let us know if you need accommodation.