Specialty Products Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Drive projects from kickoff to completion with impact and precision. As a Specialty Projects Manager, you’ll lead the planning, direction, and coordination of key initiatives—ensuring goals are met on time and on budget. From securing purchase orders to detailing, estimating, pricing change orders, and coordinating with the shop floor, you’ll own every phase of the project lifecycle. This dynamic role blends office strategy with hands-on production engagement, requiring agility, mobility, and a constant pulse on progress across environments.

As a faith-based organization rooted in biblical principles, we strive to reflect these values in our work, relationships, and decision-making. We expect all associates to learn, embrace, and actively model our core values through their actions, choices, and collaboration with others. This commitment is essential to sustaining our culture and achieving shared success.

This job description does not describe all activities, duties, responsibilities, or physical demands that are required of the employee for this job. Likewise, the work environment described is merely representative. Duties, responsibilities, activities, physical demands, and work environment may change at any time with or without notice.

Essential Duties / Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a project management plan, defining activities, costs, and benchmarks per customer requirements while maintaining contractual integrity.
• Create and maintain project schedules, budgets, and recommend alternative products to ensure profitability.
• Collaborate with customers, detailers, production, sales, logistics, and installers to fulfill project specifications and procedures.
• Direct and approve necessary product design changes and communicate adjustments to all relevant participants.
• Review contracts and cost estimates with the Specialty Products Sales Manager and legal team as required.
• Prepare essential drawings, material lists, and documents for purposes including customer approval, shop fabrication, field installation, and invoicing.
• Resolve project-related issues by working with Engineering, Detailers, Manufacturing, Logistics, Accounting, and suppliers.
• Maintain strong customer relationships throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring alignment from the sales phase to project management.
• Conduct material take-offs and interpret project specifications, contract documents, customer drawings, and emails.
• Keep work areas organized and perform additional tasks as assigned.

Physical Requirements:
This role requires working primarily in an office setting, with occasional interaction on the production floor. The position requires the physical ability to take stairs and move between different work environments.

Education, Work Experience, and Skills:

• Associate degree in a related field or a minimum of 4 years’ experience in detailing, fabrication, or a combination of both, with a focus on estimating or detailing grating projects.
• Background in metals manufacturing is preferred.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), AutoCAD, 3D modeling, and MRP/ERP or CRM systems.
• Experience in managing multiple projects, high energy, results-oriented with strong interpersonal skills, and a commitment to learning new products and processes.

Guiding Principles:

• Caring to Earn Trust
  We build trust with associates and customers by understanding and responding to their needs. Our workplace reflects the care we have for each other and our customers.

• Honoring Our Commitments
  Integrity and character guide us as we uphold our commitments and correct mistakes. We believe in “Make it Right and Ship When Promised.”

• Working with Passion
  We are passionate about delivering high-quality work with attention to detail and exceptional customer service.

• Sustaining Our Future
  Profit enables us to reinvest in our associates, improve services, and support our communities.

• Transforming Ourselves
  We encourage associates to innovate, challenge themselves, and contribute to keeping us a step ahead in the industry.

EEO Statement:
Our company is an equal opportunity employer and affords equal opportunity to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.