Axial Structural Solutions

1 job near Columbus, OH

Associate Project Manager

Axial Structural Solutions

Charlotte, NC • On-site

Other

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement

Posted 2 days ago

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Job description

Axial designs and manufacture highly engineered solar trackers and structures, equipped with advanced locking systems to ensure maximum stability in any weather. With roots in Valencia, Spain, and a solid global presence, we are now bringing our innovation and technical expertise to the United States market. 🚀


POSITION GOAL

The Associate Project Manager's role is to act as a liaison between the client and the company throughout the project's development, ensuring that the project is executed within the established timeframes and budgets, in accordance with quality standards, and guaranteeing maximum client satisfaction. To achieve this, the Project Manager must lead the project and maintain contact with the various departments within the company to communicate the client's requirements at every stage and ensure that their objectives are met.


If you have been working such as Project Engineer, Assistant Project Manager, Field Engineer, Project Coordinator OR Solar Project Engineer this position is for you!


JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:


Contract Management

  • Send the contract to the relevant departments for review.
  • Conduct a specific review of the project scope to clarify points open to negotiation and define red lines.
  • Negotiate the contract with the client through scheduled meetings.
  • Finalize contract closure and signing.

Project Planning

  • Develop the contractual project schedule.
  • Create the In-Out Control log to integrate the manufacturing and delivery schedules.
  • Upload the delivery schedule to Navision to trigger and launch production orders.

Milestone Certifications

  • Define the certification milestones when the Project Manager sends the project launch email, ensuring they are uploaded to Navision.
  • Establish the expected dates for the client to sign off on each milestone.
  • Prepare the progress certification document upon milestone completion and send it to the client.
  • Forward the signed certification to the finance department for invoicing.
  • Hold weekly follow-up meetings with the department head.

Project Monitoring

  • Ensure strict compliance with the contractually established delivery schedule.
  • Communicate any schedule deviations or non-compliance to upper management and the responsible departments to find and implement immediate solutions.
  • Coordinate Acceptance Testing (AT) and Commissioning with the client and the respective internal departments.
  • Manage Production Orders (OP) and Manufacturing/Maintenance Orders (OM).

Cost Tracking

  • Supervise project expenditures to ensure costs remain within the established budget.
  • Manage cost overruns (NOC) and/or contractual penalties.

Internal and External Meetings

  • Attend scheduled weekly internal meetings (covering operations, certifications, and priorities) as well as external meetings with clients.

Issue Resolution

  • Manage any technical or operational issues arising throughout the project lifecycle and report them in weekly follow-up meetings to coordinate solutions with the affected areas.

Project Closure

  • Notify the quality department to distribute the customer satisfaction survey.
  • Send the signed warranty documentation to the client.
  • Issue the commissioning confirmation document for tracker projects.
  • Complete the formal project handover to the After-Sales Department.


QUALIFICATIONS

  • A bachelor's degree in engineering is required.
  • Comfortable managing multiple workstreams simultaneously
  • Technically and managerially competent.
  • Spanish as a second language (medium level)


BENEFITS

  • Medical insurance,
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Paid maternity leave
  • Paid paternity leave
  • Disability insurance


WHY JOIN US?

  • Because it allows you to work in a multicultural environment with people from different countries around the world.
  • Because it will allow you to be one of the pioneers of our headquarters in the US Because it is an excellent opportunity to work with a highly prestigious and rapidly growing company in Europe in an exciting sector.
  • High-impact role with room to grow and expand responsibilities


Other

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. The Company does not sponsor applicants for work visas.