Mhs
Sr. Project Manager
Remote, United States · Senior
Work authorization required$116k-$174kDetected 30 days ago
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About the role
- This role serves as the executive delivery leader for highly complex, multi-disciplinary automation projects involving mechanical systems, controls, software, robotics, and operational integration.
- The Senior Project Manager is accountable for overall project performance, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, risk management, and customer satisfaction from project kickoff through final acceptance.
- This position requires strong customer-facing leadership, executive communication skills, and significant on-site presence during installation, startup, commissioning, and go-live activities.
Responsibilities
- Lead the execution of FORTNA's most complex and strategic warehouse automation and material handling projects valued up to $50M+.
- Drive project performance across scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and customer satisfaction objectives.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams including Engineering, Controls, Software, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, and third-party partners.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive project schedules, managing critical path activities, dependencies, and milestone achievement.
- Lead project execution during installation, startup, and go-live activities, ensuring successful integration of mechanical, controls, and software systems.
- Manage subcontractors, suppliers, and integration partners to ensure quality, safety, and schedule commitments are achieved.
- Monitor project financial performance, including forecasting, cost control, change management, revenue recognition support, and budget adherence.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives, lessons learned reviews, and process enhancements across the project delivery organization.
- Make timely business and operational decisions to maintain project momentum and achieve customer and company objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Supply Chain, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of project management experience delivering warehouse automation, material handling, industrial automation, systems integration, manufacturing, or industrial construction projects.
- Proven success managing multi-disciplinary project teams across engineering, controls, software, installation, commissioning, and operational workstreams.
- Experience leading projects through installation, startup, commissioning, go-live, and customer acceptance phases.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment with competing priorities.
Nice to have
- Experience leading greenfield distribution center, fulfillment center, or warehouse automation implementations.
- Experience managing projects exceeding $40M-$100M in total project value.
- Knowledge of automated material handling technologies including conveyors, sortation systems, ASRS, robotics, AMRs, shuttle systems, pallet handling systems, and related automation solutions.
- Experience with Warehouse Control Systems (WCS), Warehouse Execution Systems (WES), Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), and automation software platforms.
- Experience within a systems integration, warehouse automation, material handling, or industrial automation organization.
- PMP certification strongly preferred.
- Experience mentoring project managers and contributing to PMO or project governance initiatives.
- This job description describes the general nature and level of work expected of a person assigned to this position.
Compensation
- The base salary range for this role is $115,900 to $173,800.
Company info
- Establish project governance frameworks and lead executive steering committee meetings with customers and internal stakeholders.
- Facilitate communication among customers, contractors, executive leadership, and project stakeholders.
Visa & Work Authorization
- It is the policy of FORTNA and its affiliated companies to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orient
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