Program Manager

Job summary

The Program Manager oversees multiple automation projects to ensure alignment with business goals and customer requirements. Key tasks include planning project scopes, coordinating engineering activities, and managing communication between internal teams and clients.

Job details

Role Description The Program Manager will oversee multiple automation projects and initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer requirements. This part-time, remote role involves planning project scopes and schedules, coordinating engineering and software development activities, and managing communication with internal teams and clients. The Program Manager will track progress, manage risks and dependencies, monitor budgets and resources, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality solutions. Day-to-day tasks include organizing virtual meetings, preparing status reports and documentation, supporting continuous improvement of project processes, and collaborating with technical leads to resolve issues. The role also involves contributing to proposal development and helping prioritize the project portfolio in line with strategic objectives. Qualifications Strong program and project management skills, including planning, scheduling, risk management, and stakeholder communication. Experience in industrial automation, preferably with Siemens PLCs, HMIs, drives, SCADA systems, and control panel projects. Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams in engineering, software development, commissioning, and service support. Proficiency with project management tools and documentation, and comfort working in a remote, part-time environment. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities, with attention to detail and quality. Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interact effectively with clients and technical teams. Bachelor’s degree in engineering, automation, or a related field; equivalent experience in program management within industrial automation is also valued. Previous experience managing multiple concurrent projects and familiarity with structured methodologies (e.g., PMI, Agile) is an advantage.

What you’ll do

The Program Manager oversees multiple automation projects to ensure alignment with business goals and customer requirements. Key tasks include planning project scopes, coordinating engineering activities, and managing communication between internal teams and clients.

Requirements

Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in engineering or automation and strong experience in industrial automation, specifically with Siemens systems. Proficiency in project management methodologies like PMI or Agile and the ability to lead cross-functional teams are required.

Listed skills

• Technical Documentation · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• Agile · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Program Management
• Project Management
• Industrial Automation
• Siemens PLC
• HMI
• SCADA
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Communication
• Budget Monitoring
• Cross-functional Team Coordination
• Agile
• PMI
• Analytical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Technical Documentation
• Proposal Development

Job areas

• Engineering
• Management & Leadership
• Manufacturing
• Technology
• Software