Assistant Project Manager
Assistant Project Manager
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Job Description
About the Voith Group
The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems products services and digital applications Voith sets standards in the markets of energy paper raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867 the company today has around 22000 employees sales of 5.2 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.
Voith Hydro is hiring for:
Assistant Project Manager
York PA
Summary- The incumbent in this position provides support to the Project Manager throughout the complete project life cycle by preparing and maintaining key project data to facilitate decision making. This includes resolving issues and allowing for uninterrupted and timely execution of the assigned projects. The Assistant Project Manager can be directly responsible for small scope or limited complexity type of projects. The incumbent must have the potential to lead in a team environment.
Responsibilities
- Assist Project Managers in the execution of projects.
- Support Coordination of assigned project activities from handover through final acceptance.
- Assist Project Managers with contractual requirements and ensuring contract-compliant execution. Support preparation of project handbooks and project plans.
- Active involvement in Engineering Sourcing Manufacturing and Installation phases of the project to ensure timely completion of activities.
- Monitor and control all operations to ensure adherence to the project plan and manage variances as necessary.
- Support and facilitate identification of changes and claim management with customers subcontractors suppliers.
- Coordinate with Project Controls and other project leaders to establish priorities for scheduling issues.
- Facilitate decisions that involve multiple functions including costs schedule and priorities.
- Serve as local project management contact for customer subcontractors suppliers and site personnel when primary project manager is not available or as assigned.
- Take ownership of assigned Project documentation released for the project.
- Contribute to short and long-term objectives of the Company for process improvement and standardization.
Qualifications
- BS in Engineering or discipline equivalent experiences in manufacturing engineering purchasing and master scheduling would be considered
- Working knowledge of SAP PDM & Primavera systems
- Scheduling and Project Cost Control skills
- Working knowledge of heavy manufacturing processes casting forging welding machining and assembly
- Expert in Microsoft Office
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Must have leadership skills
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the key actions of job.
- The employee is also required to talk and/or hear in an office setting (noise level is low). The employee is frequently required to stand and walk in an office environment from 4-8 hours. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; lift; stoop or crouch.
- The vision requirements: close vision distance vision peripheral vision and depth perception and adjust focus.
* This job description is not all encompassing however is intended to be a general description of the responsibilities of this position.
Voith US Inc. is an EEO/AA/VEVRAA compliant Federal Contractor and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin protected veteran status or any other classification protected by federal state or local law. We welcome everyone to apply especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry including people of color LGBTQI community women individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen) Veterans people of any age or family status. We embrace the competitive advantage that diversity brings and we strive to create a working environment that is inclusive of thought and talent.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Contract
