Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. JBT Marel is hiring a Project Manager in its Formova Division to lead Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) system projects from design through implementation and customer acceptance. The role coordinates customers and cross-functional teams while managing project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, installation, commissioning, and delivery outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Lead AGV projects from kickoff through customer acceptance, managing scope, schedule, budget, resources, and risk throughout the project lifecycle
- Serve as the primary customer contact, ensuring alignment on project specifications, objectives, deliverables, and performance expectations
- Coordinate cross-functional teams including Engineering, Controls, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Field Service
- Develop and maintain project schedules, financial forecasts, status reports, and performance metrics
- Monitor project performance, proactively managing risks, issues, and corrective actions to achieve project objectives
- Manage project change requests and ensure appropriate documentation, approvals, and customer communication
- Coordinate installation, commissioning, and startup activities, including management of third-party contractors and subcontractors
- Ensure compliance with project governance requirements, quality standards, and documentation processes
- Provide regular project status updates to customers and internal leadership teams
- Partner with Finance and Operations to support forecasting, resource planning, and portfolio visibility
- Support continuous improvement of project management tools, templates, and best practices
Skills
- Bachelor's degree (engineering or technical discipline preferred)
- Minimum of 5 years of project management experience plus demonstrated success delivering complex technical projects with accountability for financial performance, schedules, and customer outcomes
- Experience managing external customer projects in an OEM, systems integration, automation, robotics, material handling, or industrial equipment environment
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating multiple stakeholders across engineering, manufacturing, and field operations
- Strong customer-facing communication and relationship management skills
- Experience managing contractors and installation activities in industrial environments
- Ability to develop, maintain, and report project financial budgets and forecasts
- Communicates clearly and effectively with customers, project teams, and leadership
- Takes ownership and drives projects to successful completion
- Anticipates risks and proactively solves problems
- Builds strong relationships internally and externally
- Thrives in a collaborative, cross-functional environment
- Demonstrates strong business acumen and customer focus
- Maintains attention to detail while managing multiple priorities
- Drives accountability and delivers results
- Engineering or technical discipline
- MBA or PMP certification or equivalent project management certification
- Experience delivering AGV, AMR, robotics, warehouse automation, or material handling solutions in customer-facing environments
- Familiarity with system integration, controls, commissioning, and startup activities
- Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
Benefits
- Medical coverage, available on day 1 of employment
- Dental coverage, available on day 1 of employment
- Life insurance, available on day 1 of employment
- Short-term disability coverage, available on day 1 of employment
- Long-term disability coverage, available on day 1 of employment
- Family leave, available on day 1 of employment
- Vision coverage, available on day 1 of employment
- Matched 401(k) plan, available on day 1 of employment
- Development opportunities
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