Project Manager for Sales Engineering

Come join our team as a Project Manager and take charge of the successful planning and execution of each project! As the main customer contact, you'll be responsible for developing and maintaining good working relationships with customers and between various departments. This includes planning and managing the scope of work, schedule, open items, documentation, and budget. As a Project Manager, you'll have the following major areas of accountability: Prepare proposals and evaluate estimated margins with management Provide direction and control for multi-disciplinary project teams from concept design through system design, integration, buy off/acceptance, and factory installation Foster strong customer relationships through good communication throughout the project lifecycle, updating the customer on project progress, scope, open issues, schedule, and technical issues as required Prepare and maintain the project budget based on the quotation, any Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), and all customer Purchase Orders Prepare and maintain the project schedule for both internal and customer use, coordinating all customer deliverables and ensuring all project deliverables are complete and delivered on schedule Continuously monitor all project resources to ensure the project remains on target from a cost, scope, schedule, and technical perspective Provide regular job status reviews to management Support the sales process for assigned accounts by interfacing with customers to clarify the RFQ, oversee the proposal development process, and present/sell the resulting proposal in coordination with Outside Sales Provide direction to the Applications Engineering group in developing proposals for assigned accounts, including defining the scope of effort and initial design concept What we are looking for in a candidate: A Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering discipline or equivalent experience Expertise in relevant project experience, preferably in a test and development environment Experience with technical projects including broad understanding of electrical, software, and mechanical engineering concepts Basic understanding of commercial aspects of contract engineering This is a full time onsite role in the Northwest corner of the Twin Cities. Join our team and help us deliver success to our customers through your excellent project management skills!