Job Description:
Project Manager (Food and Beverage)
Who You'll Work With
You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.
When you join Design Group as a Project Manager, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. Design Group is widely known as an industry leader, recognized as a top system integrator, ranking #9 in the 2025 System Integrator Giants; as a Rockwell Platinum Integrator, the highest designation given to Rockwell partners; and as an Ignition Enterprise Premier Integrator. As a part of this team, you will learn from industry leading experts and may even have the chance to be an active participant in industry events like the Ignition Build-A-Thon which Design Group won in 2026!
In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Control System Integration Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.
What You'll Do
In this role, you'll lead controls and automation projects and support the growth of the local and regional business. You'll work closely with clients, technical professionals, recruiting, finance, office partners, and regional partners to deliver automation solutions and strengthen project execution. This position plays an important role in customer satisfaction, technical quality, team development, and strategic business growth.
- Lead project work involving hardware and panel design, PLC and HMI programming, SCADA design, power distribution design, and associated documentation
- Manage proposals, estimates, schedules, resources, staffing, contracts, order processing, quality control, customer satisfaction, and project setup
- Grow the local and regional controls and automation business and maintain relationships with key client contacts
- Guide technical professionals through mentoring, feedback, training, and career development
- Develop annual vision plans and support strategic business planning for the controls and automation group
- Partner with recruiting to identify and hire controls and automation professionals
- Participate in councils that oversee and adopt firmwide standards
- Provide quarterly reporting to office and regional partners
- Coordinate with finance to support accurate reporting of controls and automation group activities
- Maintain appropriate use of company facilities, plant, and equipment
What You'll Bring
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or another engineering discipline supported by relevant experience
- Five or more years of experience developing and delivering automation solutions for consumer products or industrial clients
- Experience designing electrical control systems and programming automation systems for process applications
- Proficiency with Rockwell hardware and software solutions
- Ability to travel for project installation, startup, client meetings, company meetings, training, seminars, forums, and conventions
- Experience with Siemens, AVEVA (Wonderware), or GE software and hardware
- Experience in food and beverage, or another sector
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The approximate pay range for this position is $110,000–$165,000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as geographic location of the position.
At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.
Company:
Design Group
