Entry Level Project Engineer Jobs in Portage, MI

About Re:Build Manufacturing and Re:Build Tekna:
Tekna was founded in 1988 in the heart of Southwest Michigan where creative vision and hard work laid the foundation for a business that continues to grow in a rapidly evolving industry. The rigor and attention to detail that comes with designing for the medical industry has awarded us success in supporting both major companies and start-ups from early stage development to commercialization. The same principles apply as we've expanded to serve customers in a wide variety of other industries including consumer and industrial goods, electronics, and appliances. Tekna's project portfolio is incredibly diverse covering medical, life science, consumer and industrial product categories. Tekna is largely client focused offering design consulting, contract manufacturing and original equipment manufacturing services. Tekna's cross functional teams include Design Engineering, Industrial Design, CAD, Procurement, Production and Quality which offers a friendly and supportive team atmosphere.
Re:Build Manufacturing is a family of industrial businesses combining cutting-edge enabling technologies, operational superiority, and strategic M&A to build America's next-generation industrial company. Re:Build leverages deep expertise in operations management and technology to supercharge the performance of its subsidiaries by implementing core technologies across industrial platforms in diversified growth markets. Our goal is to help revitalize the U.S. manufacturing base over the coming decades, creating substantial opportunities for our employees and the communities where we operate.
If you like a fast-paced environment where individuals can stretch and be challenged with a diverse set of projects, we offer a great deal of variety and empower our staff to take on as much responsibility as they can handle, offering a helping hand and experienced-based coaching and the support of a highly competent team. Our goal is to enable our employees to achieve their fullest potential, and through our association with Re:Build, provide avenues for personal and professional growth.
Who we are looking for
The Project Manager is responsible for overseeing internal and external project deliverables, ensuring coordination and successful completion of projects. This role involves tracking the deliverables of cross-functional teams and facilitating the resolution of any conflicts that may affect the success of project launches. The main objective of this position is to enhance internal and external communication and to ensure that projects are completed according to the original plan and that customer expectations are met or exceeded while maintaining the project's fiscal parameters.
Your day-to-day activities will include:

• Develop the project definition and the scope of work; define all goals and any materials needed to be delivered.
• Develops detailed short-term and long-term project plans, priorities, and objectives.
• Manage and track all materials to ensure all deliveries occur on time.
• Develop required materials including technical specifications, project and resource plans, updates, budget status, and presentation materials.
• Complete the work breakdown structure to estimate the effort required for each task and the resources needed.
• Provide a project schedule and responsibilities to stakeholders.
• Work closely with coworkers and vendors to ensure that project goals are met and completed on schedule.
• Monitor and report on the project progress and status to keep the client and all other stakeholders informed.
• Resolve issues and solve problems throughout the project lifecycle ensuring the project goals are met.
• Manage project scope changes, alert team of scope creep, and communicate changes to all stakeholders.
• Review the management process after the project is over. Identify any steps in the process that can be improved upon for the next project.
• Negotiate for additional personnel or resources as needed with department managers.
• Develop project risk assessment and reporting.

What you bring to the team
Bachelor's Degree in related field.
Desired Attributes:

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Decision-making
• Adaptability
• Ability to interact and interface with customers to set expectations for projects
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams toward project goals
• Ability to mentor/train entry level Project Leaders or newly hired Project Managers
• Communicate effectively and credibly

We want to work with people that reflect the communities in which we operate
Re:Build Manufacturing is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason.
Re:Build is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accommodations.ta@ReBuildmanufacturing.com or you may call us at 617.909.6275.