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KNAPP North America · 22 hours ago

Project Manager II

Kennesaw, GA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

KNAPP North America is a global leader in digitizing and automating logistics solutions. The Project Manager II will manage multiple projects of moderate to high complexity, ensuring effective communication among stakeholders and adherence to project timelines and budgets.

Industrial Automation

Responsibilities

Ensure all required communication between project stakeholders, Knapp resources, suppliers, etc., occurs in a time frame and to the level of detail necessary for a successful project

Steer all project related activities and ensure they occur in a time frame necessary for a successful project

Produce, distribute, and file documentation as required to ensure contractual requirements are met and all possible risk to Knapp is mitigated. A partial list of documentation produced by a Project Manager may include: Meeting minutes with action items, Confirmation of discussion, Meeting agendas, Critical path schedules, Project risk register, Commercial correspondence (Customer and Supplier), Cost analysis and project forecast, Status reports (internal and external), Open Issues lists

Know and understand which issues need to be escalated, when, and to whom, to eliminate negative impact to a project

Operate and negotiate independently within Knapp policies, procedures, and directives

Champion a project within the Knapp Group from inception to completion

Develop and maintain good lines of communication with Knapp team members, stakeholders based at Knapp AG (parent company) or other Knapp subsidiaries, and the site manager and implementation team leads onsite

Ensure all necessary information flows between Knapp AG, other Knapp subsidiaries, and the Customer

Have overall responsibility for all commercial items

Create, maintain, and track project schedules, using critical path methodology

Maintain project budget forecast, in coordination with Project Controlling

Manage the Customer contract

Coordinate change order pricing and proposals

Evaluate Requests for Quote (RFQs) and subcontracts for major buy-out/3 rd party components and systems, in coordination with Procurement and Final Engineering

Manage sub-contracts for 3 rd party equipment and service providers

Coordinate with resources for the project with managers of internal teams (installation, commissioning, product, etc.)

Drive resolution of all project-related open issues

Manage multiple small projects simultaneously

Manage project teams, which may or may not include a Site Manager, Installation Supervisors, and Commissioning Engineers

Occasionally, serve as a process owner for one of Knapp’s core project management tools

Qualification

Budget ManagementRisk ManagementProject ManagementStakeholder CommunicationCritical Path MethodologyContract ManagementTeam LeadershipNegotiation SkillsDocumentation Skills

Required

Authorization to work in the U.S

Passport or ability to obtain passport

Travel required up to 50% + quarterly international travel

Professional office etiquette is required at all times

Physical requirements may include: sitting, squatting, walking, reaching out to arm's length, reaching over-head, lifting between 50-100 pounds, and reading