Project Manager(Facilities/construction)

Pay rate is $57/hr on W2

Location: Redford, MI 48239 USA

Duration: 18 months

Daily Schedule/Shift: The job is dayshift. Core hours are 7:00am – 3:30pm.

Position Summary

3 million sq. ft. industrial facility allowing a large variety of opportunities for machining, assembly, test, office, and infrastructure projects. This position provides strategic and technical leadership for plant construction projects. The project’s scope will include building preparation and installation of new equipment.

The primary responsibilities include drawing interpretation and managing contractors to meet technical requirements, schedule, and budget. This position will manage projects ranging from $1M - $20M. The span of the overall project is expected to be 24 months. Work is of a technical nature where independent judgment is used, and decisions are made within the limits of general practice policies. The candidate must be able to work efficiently with minimal supervision.

Position Responsibility

Manage Challenging Projects up to $20M.

Lead regular project meetings to evaluate accuracy of deliverables and schedule.

Provide weekly updates to management.

Evaluate options and make recommendations while keeping the budget and schedule in mind.

Direct the construction of plant infrastructure. Evaluate deliverables.

Provide technical assistance and support to manufacturing engineering and operations.

Utilize innovative thinking to solve problems.

Responsible for assuring that documentation is kept current.

Work with UAW skilled trades and/or contractors to complete in-house projects.

Supplemental Job Functions

Participates in teams and cross-functional groups.

Develop and implements productivity improvements.

Evaluates and implements new technologies.

Performs special projects as may be required.

Skills Required:

Bachelor’s degree in construction management

Experience managing industrial projects

Comfortable leading daily meetings

Proven experience holding people accountable

Minimum of 3 years of experience managing industrial projects.

This could look like Installing a new machining line or installing an assembly line. Preparing a space for a new block line. Overseeing a plant build.

Experience working within a UAW environment. Not a requirement but would be nice to have

Microsoft office experience.

Ability to demonstrate in an interview how they’ve supported an industrial project or two. This is important to the manager. More so than how many years of experience they have. He’s more focused on the scale of the projects they’ve supported in the past.

Travel Requirements : There could be - to go out and see the equipment. It would be infrequent.

Top 3 must-have hard skills

1 Experience managing an industrial project

2 Strong leadership and communication skills

3 Ability to interpret building drawings (manager also mentioned that architectural or engineering could also be helpful