DCS Project Manager

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 25,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers – amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility – our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

Reporting to the Delivery team manager, you will work with our large end customers for DCS projects. You will have responsibility for executing project deliverables with high complexity and risk for a portfolio of projects.

This includes but is not limited to

• Managing and leading the engineering resources responsible for design and implementation of complex projects.
• Establishing and managing project schedules including forecasting.
• Conducting regular project status meetings with key project stakeholders as required.
• Managing scope of supply and process all required change orders
• Maintaining or improving order margins.
• Monitoring all designs to applicable codes, customer specifications and design practices.
• Creates an environment conducive to successful team interaction.
• Frequently consults on projects led by others providing input on high-level design issues.
• Regular online meeting with the global resource center for HW and SW design.

Specific Project Management Responsibilities

• Manage both projects and business metrics.
• Initiate, Plan, Execute & Control and Close all projects.
• Project Management tasks include kickoff meetings, manage project budget, develop and manage project schedule, effective use of assigned resources, drive open issues to resolution, anticipate and manage project risk (financial, schedule, technical, commercial), effective project communication with customer, engineering and manufacturing, escalate to management when required, customer satisfaction and acceptance.
• Project Management business metrics include on-time performance of all project milestones, minimize cycle time between milestones, change order revenue, project margin, shipment forecast, quality metrics, warranty costs and customer experience.
• Responsible for successful project implementation starting with marketing support on proposal generation through startup/final customer acceptance.
• Leads the technical team responsible for the design, implementation and test phases of complex systems projects in order to meet multiple project schedules, budgeted hours and customer satisfaction targets.
• Additionally, interface to other Rockwell Automation divisions including sales, vendors, consultants, contractors, OEM’s, subcontractors, subsystem suppliers, internal business resources, management, finance, commercial engineering, quality, operations scheduling team and plant personnel.
• Responsible for reporting/controlling of total project costs. Responsible for ensuring that project costs match scope of work and reflect all change orders to meet customer requirements. This responsibility includes creating, maintaining and forecasting project costs using SAP business system.
• Define and monitor the use of business and industry standards where applicable.
• Review application and evaluate risks and develop solution plan to mitigate risk Confirm and coordinate all customer shipping requirements in order to obtain customer shipping release in order to meet forecast targets.
• Interact with post shipment support group when applicable to resolve any field complaints as quick as possible.
• Product knowledge of process control and associated products (HMI, Historian, network devices, drives, etc.)

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 4-year engineering degree from an accredited college or university.
• 5 to 14 years of project management experience with industrial controls.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or willingness to become certified.
• English Proficient (written and conversation).