[Remote] Project Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS) is expanding its Project Management team across its Parcel and Distribution & Fulfillment business segments. The Project Manager will lead complex automation projects, ensuring successful delivery while managing customer relationships, project execution, and financial health.

Responsibilities

• Own the success of complex automation projects from kickoff through commissioning and closeout, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, on budget, and with an exceptional customer experience
• Lead cross-functional teams by creating clarity around priorities, accountability, communication, and execution across engineering, controls, procurement, installation, commissioning, finance, and field teams
• Build and maintain project schedules using Microsoft Project, managing scope, critical path, resources, and key milestones to keep projects moving forward
• Serve as the primary point of contact for your customers, building trusted relationships through proactive communication, transparency, and problem-solving
• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to define project requirements, align expectations, and translate technical information into clear, actionable plans
• Identify risks before they become problems, developing mitigation strategies and driving solutions that keep projects on track
• Own the financial health of your projects, including budgets, forecasting, cash flow, change orders, and billing performance
• Partner across the business to ensure the right resources are aligned at the right time while fostering collaboration and accountability throughout the project lifecycle
• Champion successful project execution by balancing customer expectations, team priorities, safety, quality, and business objectives every step of the way

Skills

• 5+ years of Project Management experience within material handling, automation, industrial, manufacturing, construction, or a related industry
• Successfully led complex, cross-functional projects from planning through completion
• Experience managing projects valued at approximately $30M or greater while coordinating teams of 10-15 or more contributors
• Strong financial acumen and experience managing project budgets, forecasting, cash flow, and project performance
• Earned PMP certification or willing to obtain it within six months of joining DCS
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project
• Communicate confidently with customers, executives, field teams, and technical stakeholders alike
• Build trust through accountability, collaboration, and a solutions-oriented mindset
• Thrive in fast-paced environments where priorities shift and every day brings a new challenge
• Enjoy leading teams, solving complex problems, and helping customers achieve successful project outcomes
• Comfortable translating technical concepts for non-technical audiences and bringing diverse teams together around a common goal
• Willing to travel approximately 25% to support projects and customers

Benefits

• Health benefits
• Our 401K program includes a 100% match up to 5%
• Participation in our Discretionary Profit-Sharing Program
• Flexible PTO
• We offer our employees flexibility and autonomy
• Opportunities to give back within the community
• We do community outreach projects throughout the year
• We know how to throw company events
• A killer snack wall
• Casual work environment
• We work hard, but we also know how to have fun - darts, anyone?

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