Associate Project Manager

ASSOCIATE PROJECT MANAGER Division: ESCO Automation Location: Marion, IA Reports to: Account Manager Exempt or Non-Exempt: Exempt Status: Full-Time Typical Working Hours: 7:30am to 4:30pm

May be required to work extended hours including  holidays and weekends due to the 24 hours, 7 days a  week, 365 days a year type of service ESCO provides its  clients.

Synopsis: The Associate Project Manager is a professional level position within the project management structure of ESCO Automation.  This position is best described as a contributing resource for external customer project delivery.  Work executed will be for a multi-discipline automation team.  This position requires acquisition and knowledge of project management skills.

Background and Work Experience: To be considered, candidates should have:  - Completion of a Bachelor’s degree program in engineering from an accredited college, technical school, or university and one year or more of related work or industry experience; or - Completion of other Bachelor’s or an Associate’s degree program in a related discipline from an accredited college, technical school, or university and two years or more of related work or industry experience; or      -A combination of equivalent education and or experience will be considered with solid evidence of success. -Demonstrated to be highly proficient with computer technologies including but not limited to, Windows Operating Systems, and the use of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Preferred: - Knowledge and familiarity with project management activities including budgeting, defining and managing scope, risk management, and scheduling. - Experience and proficiency with the following: Electrical design, PLC ladder logic programming, HMI programming and commissioning. - Experience in a project engineering or project services environment. - Experience with Microsoft Project, Access, SharePoint, and Dynamics.  - Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) designation. - Experience in the food, grain processing, or seed industries.

Responsibilities and Duties: The Associate Project Manager will be responsible for, but not limited to: - Manage small to medium-sized process control system integration projects of limited complexity simultaneously. - Perform project management under general supervision while adhering to  scope, schedule, and budget constraints. - Assist with the creation and management of project tools including: project plans, schedules, and budgets.  Follow and maintain all established project  management processes. - Prepare client bid pre-qualification packages, estimates, and proposals including the compilation of all relevant documents and materials to  accompany them. - Utilize accounting-related systems for accurate tracking and forecasting of project performance compared to plan.  Serve as the primary point of contact with accounting on assigned projects. - Verify client quality measures are being met. - Maintain professional client relationships. - Partner with other resource managers to ensure assigned projects are staffed correctly. - Prepare and lead project meetings. - Process change orders. - Utilize, support, and enhance ESCO’s standards and best practices. - Understand and follow all safety, conduct, and policy requirements established by ESCO and clients.

- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned or deemed necessary by  management.

Interpersonal Skills/Characteristics: - Exhibits a high level of initiative and resourcefulness. - Earnestly looks for ways to improve skills and is a dedicated and driven learner. - Adapts behavior to changing circumstances. - Work produced demonstrates excellent attention to detail and accuracy. - Work effectively with decreasing amount of assistance from others as skills are acquired. - Excellent customer service and teamwork skills.

Travel Required: Accommodate up to 25% of overnight travel for services at out-of-town client facilities. The amount of travel is largely dependent upon project scope, schedule, and assigned tasks.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and talk or hear. - The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. - Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. - Physical activity such as climbing up and down stairs (may be several flights) and/or ladders, and walking long distances while carrying equipment.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. - The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; and extreme heat. - The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but may be exposed to very loud areas. **All necessary personal protective equipment is provided to meet and in some instances exceed OSHA Regulations.