Project Manager, Layout Engineering (Eastern)

Symbotic is an automation technology leader reimagining the supply chain with its end-to-end, AI-powered robotic and software platform. The Project Manager, Layout Engineering will work with cross-functional leaders to plan and implement automation solutions at client sites, ensuring successful project execution and collaboration with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage project charters, baseline metrics, data collection plans, and proof-of-concepts to validate project deliverables
• Ensure successful planning, development, execution, acceptance, and post-implementation in accordance with project objectives
• Develop KPIs for each assigned initiative, focusing on scope, schedule, cost, delivery, service, and quality
• Facilitate the resolution of issues, risks, and challenges that surface in the deployment process
• Identify opportunities for process automation, improved scalability, and efficiency within the installation team
• Lead weekly cross-functional meetings to review project progress, issues, and risks
• Provide regular updates to business stakeholders and leadership on project progress and impact
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure CI-driven ideas are integrated into design and documentation through engineering changes
• Ensure timely execution of approved engineering changes across all installation sites, including retroactive implementation at past sites
• Provide ongoing support and guidance to installation teams, troubleshooting design and material delivery issues as needed
• Document and share best practices, process improvements, and innovative approaches across the installation organization
• Foster a culture focused on transparency, speed of decision-making, and a synchronized partnership within cross-functional team

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering discipline, Construction Management, or equivalent years of experience
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in industrial/robotic automation installation projects
• Ability to implement creative solutions, deliver projects to scope, schedule, and budget
• Skills to identify problems, potential risks, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to successfully implement change initiatives with minimal disruption and maximum adoption
• Good negotiation and relationship skills, both in directing the technical team and ability to manage and reach solutions to competing priorities
• Experience leveraging business intelligence tools to provide insightful metrics
• Process oriented, lean focused, methodical, detail-oriented, and proactive
• Ability to travel up to 60% of the time to respective site location
• A valid driver's license and the ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations
• PMP cert
• Lean/Six Sigma/Kaizen cert
• working knowledge of Jira
• Smartsheet
• SAP