Project Manager (Engineering)

Project Manager Role Overview

As a Project Manager at Bray International, you will be responsible for ensuring the successful execution of projects, focusing on on-time delivery, commercial and technical compliance, and profitability. This role encompasses project initiation, planning, execution, budgeting, coordination, and closure. You will also interface with customers, sales teams, production teams, and the Leadership Team, playing a pivotal role in delivering value and professionalism to our clients through the Bray Project Management Office.

Your contributions will help reinforce Bray International's reputation as a trusted provider of efficient and effective flow control solutions.

Why Join Bray International?

At Bray International, we are a global leader in industrial valves, actuators, and flow control products, recognized for delivering innovative solutions. Joining our team means becoming part of a company that values excellence, integrity, and collaboration.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Compensation: Designed to reward your expertise and contributions.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Industry-leading benefits effective the first of the month after 30 days, including:
  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Paid holidays and vacation
  • 401(k) plan with company matching
• Healthy Work Environment: Smoke-free and drug-free to ensure safety and productivity.
• Career Advancement Opportunities: We are committed to your growth, providing opportunities to advance within the organization.
• Exceptional Company Culture: Family-owned and operated for over 30 years, Bray is dedicated to excellence in engineering and fostering a supportive workplace.

Join us and be part of a dynamic team shaping the future of flow control solutions!

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee all project activities from quotation review to final payment, ensuring seamless execution.
• Develop detailed production schedules, payment milestones, and comprehensive customer portfolios summarizing critical expectations.
• Lead cross-functional teams to meet deadlines and budgets while identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Engage early in the bid stage to prepare project execution plans and arrange customer kickoff meetings to align expectations.
• Create and execute margin improvement plans with the project team.
• Act as the primary point of contact for customers and internal stakeholders, fostering positive relationships.
• Coordinate and disseminate project requirements across departments to ensure clarity and alignment.
• Ensure timely submission of project engineering documentation and completion of communication gates.
• Deliver financial forecasts and metrics to management, including change order management to maximize profitability.
• Produce regular project status reports for customers and senior management.
• Continuously review and refine internal processes for efficiency and effectiveness.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree (preferred) or minimum of 5 years of related industry experience

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects with a proactive and organized approach.
• Strong leadership skills, adept at leading cross-functional teams and managing competing priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, with expertise in Microsoft Project or similar project management tools.
• Familiarity with contract terms and conditions, as well as company and project financial structures.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to navigate technical and commercial discussions confidently.
• Experience in industrial valves, actuators, or related flow control products is highly desirable.
• Willingness to travel occasionally, as needed.

By joining Bray International, you'll contribute to a company with a proud legacy of engineered excellence and be part of a team that values your growth and expertise. Take the next step in your career with us!

Behaviors

Preferred

• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivations

Preferred

• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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