Project Manager

SMS group

$80K — $110K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or management preferred; or 5+ years of relevant experience.
  • 3+ years of experience in project management or related roles.
  • PMI certification or an equivalent is preferred.
  • Familiarity with project management procedures is advantageous.
  • Experience as a Project Engineer or Contract Administrator can substitute for formal project management experience.

Responsibilities

  • Lead projects to maximize contract value and meet company objectives.
  • Serve as the main point of contact for customers during projects.
  • Guide internal team members across various departments including Engineering and Purchasing.
  • Ensure project goals are met by collaborating with internal teams and stakeholders.
  • Develop project plans including schedules, budgets, and personnel needs.
  • Monitor and analyze project performance, providing status reports and improvement plans.
  • Manage scope change negotiations and ensure timely invoicing and project closeout.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Paid vacation and holidays.
  • 401k plan with company matching contributions.
  • Training and tuition reimbursement available.
Full Job Description
Project Manager

Summary

Ready to drive major projects from start to finish? Join SMS group as a Project Manager, taking total ownership of the project lifecycle from initiation to closure. This role is built for a collaborative professional ready to tackle complex challenges and advance their career. Submit your application today!

What you'll do
  • Overall leadership responsibility for quality execution of projects maximizing contract value consistent with company financial, strategic and program objectives.
  • Act as focal point for all communications with the customer during project execution.
  • Direct internal company resources in a leadership role as part of the project team consisting of Engineering, Purchasing, Quality Assurance, and Financial Controlling personnel / departments.
  • Demonstrate ability to successfully meet project objectives and fully understand scope which is accomplished by involving other SMS group organizations, management, and consortium members and assure work is performed according to the SMS group project management guidelines.
  • Prepares plans including schedules, personnel requirements, and budgets.
  • Monitors project performance against plans and objectives, analyzes results, prepares project status reports including recommendations and action plans to improve results
  • Overall responsibility for activities related to scope change negotiations, timely invoicing, and project closeout.
  • Analyze financial data.
  • Ability to travel extensively both domestically and abroad as project requires

What you'll need
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/management discipline preferred with 3 plus years of experience.
  • Above education requirement may be offset with 5 plus years of prior experience.
  • Additional preferred education / training / certification: MBA, PMI certification (or equivalent).
  • Experience in a Project Management position and knowledge of common project management procedures is preferred
  • Experience requirements may be partially replaced by verifiable experience as a Project Engineer, Contract Administrator, or other related functions.

What we offer

Competitive compensation, medical/dental/vision coverage, paid vacation, paid holiday time, 401k with a company match, training, a tuition reimbursement program and more!

What we do

SMS group is the leading partner in the world of metals. We are an original equipment supplier offering comprehensive maintenance and spare part services for metals production, continuous casting and rolling (flat and long products), tubes, welded pipes, forging, non-ferrous technology, and heat treatment plants - all from a single source.

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