Project Manager

The role

You will lead complex material handling and automation projects from kickoff through completion. You will manage cross-functional teams, project schedules, and financial health for customers.

What you will do

• Own the success of complex automation projects from kickoff through commissioning and closeout.
• Lead cross-functional teams by creating clarity around priorities, accountability, communication, and execution.
• Build and maintain project schedules using Microsoft Project.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers.
• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to define project requirements.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Own the financial health of projects including budgets, forecasting, cash flow, change orders, and billing performance.
• Partner across the business to ensure resource alignment.
• Champion successful project execution by balancing customer expectations, team priorities, safety, quality, and business objectives.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of Project Management experience within material handling, automation, industrial, manufacturing, construction, or a related industry.
• Successfully led complex, cross-functional projects from planning through completion.
• Experience managing projects valued at approximately $30M or greater while coordinating teams of 10-15 or more contributors.
• Strong financial acumen and experience managing project budgets, forecasting, cash flow, and project performance.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project.
• Communicate confidently with customers, executives, field teams, and technical stakeholders.
• Willing to travel approximately 25% to support projects and customers.

Nice to have

• PMP certification or willing to obtain it within six months of joining DCS

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Health benefits
• 401K program includes a 100% match up to 5%
• Participation in our Discretionary Profit-Sharing Program
• Flexibility and autonomy
• Community outreach projects
• Company events
• Snack wall
• Casual work environment
• Flexible PTO

About the company

DCS was founded in 1982 and provides material handling, full-scale warehouse operations and conveyor design solutions. They focus on building relationships to craft custom solutions through a teamwork approach.