Project Manager - Packaging

Job Description

Title: Project Manager - Packaging

Location: North Chicago, IL

Hire Type: Contract, Onsite

Target Pay Rate: $70.00/hour

Overview:

Sterling has helped build careers for thousands of professionals like yourself. Our expert recruiters support you at every step in the process and as a Best of Staffing company, Sterling provides exciting work with exceptional employers across the U.S.

As a contract employee of Sterling, you are eligible to receive a Full Employee Benefits Package that includes paid time off, paid holidays, 3 medical plans to choose from, dental & vision plans, 401(k), and an Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) plan.

Job Summary:

The Project Manager is an engineering professional who, working with little or no supervision, applies project management knowledge, engineering knowledge, and ingenuity to complete medium size projects from concept thru project closure, across disciplines and locations. Responsible for financial management, contractor management, and project oversight for packaging projects. To be successful, the position will interface with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, suppliers, and 3rd party contractor firms. Candidates should feel comfortable working in a plant environment. Strong communication and leadership skills are required.

Job Duties:

Managing multiple, often concurrent, projects and meeting deadlines

Communicating with management to keep the project aligned with their goals

Serving as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in synergy

Managing financial budget and manage schedule

Tracking progress to ensure the project scope, cost, and schedule is being met

Ability to project future needs and impact of milestones

Creating long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines

Delegating tasks on the project to employees best positioned to complete them

Making effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress with the project

Performing quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected

Adjusting schedules and targets on the project as needed or financing for the project change

Assisting with writing scope of work documents, obtaining estimates, selecting suppliers, and purchasing equipment and services

Assisting with drawing reviews, supervising field contractors, and performing final acceptance observations upon completion of construction

Coordinating multiple parties to complete projects scopes on schedule, stay within budget, and meet the expected quality

Monitoring the project to ensure it is properly following project process and procedures

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science, or closely related discipline, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, with 3+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience.

Interacts well with diverse groups within engineering and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.

Listens to and understands others’ points of view, and articulates tactfully and respectfully one’s own perspective orally, in writing, and in presentations.

Works well with other engineers in a collaborative, fast-paced goal-driven environment.

Possesses interpersonal skills to negotiate and reconcile differences.

Demonstrated competency with financial systems and in fiscal control.

Project accounting experience.

Understanding and management of procurement & contracting processes.

Strong leadership and communication skills

Technical background in pharmaceutical/healthcare or similar GMP-regulated industry preferred.

Technical knowledge of packaging equipment preferred.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.