Project Manager

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering (WM) is a 100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. When you join WM you become part of a company that is:
- 100% employee-owned with 40+ years of industry history
- A Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant
- ENR Top 500 Firm

We have a Project Manager opportunity available in our Austin, TX office. The Project Manager will be Responsible for project execution, task identification, prioritization and scheduling, financial tracking and management to budget, risk management including early problem identification and conflict resolution, procurement, subcontracts, supporting engineers, communications and meeting leadership, account/client management.

Please Note: We are only considering candidates with a background in controls engineering. We are not able to sponsor a work visa at this time.

Project Management Responsibilities

Responsible for project execution, task identification, prioritization and scheduling, financial tracking and management to budget, risk management including early problem identification and conflict resolution, procurement, subcontracts, supporting engineers, communications and meeting leadership, account/client management. Work will include project(s) ranging in size from $20k up to $5M. This position is responsible for ensuring overall project profitability.

• Develops and executes project execution plans and/or project charters
• Responsible for detailed knowledge of scopes of work
• Acquires resources from BU manager and assigns work to project teams to meet overall project deadlines
• Develops engineering schedules for W-M team and customer requirements; proficient with Microsoft Project/critical path and float analysis/resource leveling
• Responsible for engineering related purchasing and subcontractor requirements
• Responsible for development of costs and proposal of change orders to contract scope
• Develops and manages plan for project profitability including cost projections, cash flow, A/R collections and project invoicing; must be able to independently discern project team’s actual and remaining progress during design, documentation, code configuration, testing
• Responsible for overall project quality
• Technical writing including project definition and requirements, clearly delineated status reporting, requests for information, and customer correspondence
• Project documentation: manage project documentation system, task/periodic status reporting, organization and maintenance of current network-based project files, meeting minutes and action item lists, preparing purchase orders, etc.
• Identify sales opportunities, confidence to suggest scope changes with justifications, ability to network across targeted industries; Provides input to proposals and technical support to closing new business

Education Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or related discipline. PMP certification preferred. 

Experience A 5 -10 years of Project Management experience with 5-10 years of Controls engineering background is required.  Strong leadership and client relation skills required.

• Experience in one or more of the following industries: Semiconductor, Water and Wastewater, Life Sciences, Specialty Chemicals, Food and Beverage
• Experience in managing design of electrical schematics, including Motor Control Panels 480VAC and below, PLC Control Panels, Operator Interface Panels, Local Control Panels, etc.; associated UL508A, UL698, and UL698A experience desired
• Experience in specifying Field Instrumentation
• Experience in specifying Motor Control Centers
• Experience leading local and remote teams of engineers/technicians to provide control system solutions
• Experience mentoring less experienced engineers
• Rockwell PLC and SCADA systems
• Additional SCADA/HMI experience a plus including Ignition, Wonderware System Platform

Working Environment Hybrid mix of standard office environment and work-from-home leadership, Up to 25-50% travel to client sites; diverse industrial environments; prefer candidate to be in the Austin, TX area.

*Job Descriptions are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job.  They reflect principal job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance.

Wunderlich-Malec is proud to offer a comprehensive employee-owner benefit package. Full-time employees may be eligible for the following benefits: Medical • Dental • Vision • Basic and Supplemental Life and AD&D • Long Term Disability • Voluntary Short Term Disability • Healthcare & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts • Health Savings Account • Paid Time Off (PTO) • Paid Holidays • Tuition Reimbursement • Referral Bonus Program • 401(k)/Profit Sharing • 100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) • Employee Assistance Program • Will Preparation Resources • Worldwide Travel Assistance 

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