Project Manager, Robotics

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Oversee the transition from Sales and Sales Engineering, facilitating both internal and customer kickoff meetings.

• Act as the primary contact for the customer throughout the duration of the project.

• Establish project roles, communication protocols, meeting schedules, and escalation procedures.

• Manage integrated timelines encompassing engineering, procurement, delivery, installation, controls, commissioning, customer interactions, and acceptance.

• Develop material and delivery schedules that align with both project objectives and customer timelines.

• Report on progress, identify risks and obstacles, and provide recovery plans and solutions.

• Manage project financials, including purchasing, change orders, and milestone invoicing.

• Coordinate procurement, delivery, installers, and contractors to ensure safe and timely execution.

• Verify site readiness, interfaces, access, utilities, and installation prerequisites.

• Ensure alignment among customers and integrators regarding plans, responsibilities, risks, and decision-making.

• Maintain project controls, mitigate risks, and drive actions to completion.

• Collaborate with the Site Manager to coordinate site readiness, safety protocols, contractors, materials, progress, and any issues.

• Facilitate technical resolutions through relevant experts.

• Direct the installation process through to commissioning, acceptance, and the transition to Service handover.

• Foster trust through effective communication, timely decision-making, accountability, and consistent follow-through.

• Finalize punch-list items, documentation, commercial matters, and handover processes; capture lessons learned.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in a closely related role.

• Proven experience in executing multimillion-dollar custom warehouse systems projects from start to finish.

• PMP certification is advantageous but not mandatory.

• Familiarity with SAP is a plus.

• A Bachelor’s degree is preferred but not essential.

• Willingness to travel across North America to customer sites, with travel expectations of 30-75% throughout the year.

• For remote workers, regular travel to the Romeoville office will be necessary, estimated at 20-30% depending on project travel needs.

• Occasional travel to headquarters in Belgium, likely once a year for a maximum of two weeks.

• Must be available during CST business hours from 8 am to 5 pm, with morning hours being particularly important for collaboration with European teams.

🏝️ Benefits

• 20 days of paid time off (PTO).

• 5 days of paid sick leave.

• 11 paid holidays observed in the US.

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, including family coverage, with 90% paid by the company.

• Company-sponsored Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance.

• Company-paid Life Insurance.

• Company-paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance.

• 401K plan with employer matching, currently at 4%.

• Partial Tuition Reimbursement available after 12 months of employment.