Project Manager - KNES - New Berlin, WI at Konecranes

JOB POSITION SUMMARY This position is responsible for the coordination of all pre- production (scope definition after kick-off release), planning stage, (activities with sequencing schedule), the production stage, (budget/actual and resource allocation) and the project installation (in coordination with the district/frontline service organization) of assigned orders for the Nuclear (Military Contracts) product line. RESPONSIBILITIES:   Organize/attend internal kick off meetings with staff, provide weekly updates on assigned projects at production meetings.   Draft milestones delivery schedules to meet acknowledged delivery promise.   Manage the production processes, selection of vendors, release of approval drawings to customers, collaborate with engineering and purchasing to meet the project deliverable, and communicate the entire process to the frontline project team.   Responsible to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of all assigned projects using your communication, technical expertise, and organizational skills to achieve customer satisfaction and the financial goals of the modernization and electrics factory business units.   Ensure assigned orders meet guidelines to validate and acknowledge the customer scope (internal & external customers).   Use Microsoft Project to develop schedule timelines that are shared with the customer and used internally to manage resources.   Release purchasing request to ensure timely delivery. This includes all components and commissioning requirements.   Maintain SAP Project and continuously monitor cost versus estimate on each assigned project to manage overall budget and delivery forecast.   Visit manufacturing resources in-house and outside sub-contractors to ensure product delivery and quality including Factory Acceptance Testing requirements.   Maintain continuous dialog with frontline service contacts updating them on all key milestones for all assigned projects.   Develop relationships with frontline project team by having knowledge of the project site requirements so the final deliverables meet our customer satisfaction requirements.   Maintain project documents and communicate any out-of-scope request to the frontline for change order request to original acknowledged scope.   Verify and communicate all project payment milestones to frontline project team to ensure financial advance working capital is in place.   Provide detailed assigned projects progress report at weekly productions meetings Coordinate all shipping requirements (internal &external) to meet our contract agreement. Other duties assigned by management.   Perform other duties as assigned.