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Project Director

Grand Rapids, MI, United States💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-29 → 2026-09-26

Core

Senior Project Director managing large-scale ($100M+) complex projects from start to finish, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery while meeting customer requirements and internal KPIs.

Role type

Senior IC Project Director

Builds

Large-scale industrial automation and logistics projects

Domain

Industrial Automation / Logistics / Supply Chain

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Large-scale project management, stakeholder management, contract negotiation, risk management, budget and schedule control, team leadership, cross-functional collaboration, technical requirement translation, supplier negotiation, project close-out management

Preferred skills

Experience with executive leadership exposure, global opportunities, safety compliance (EHS&S)

Technologies

Project management systems, scheduling tools

Responsibilities

Partner with core teams to translate customer requirements into defined scope and tasks; manage customer communication, documentation, and deliverables including design specifications and test plans; build and maintain project plans and schedules; supervise overall project budget, schedule, and variances; ensure smooth handover to customer service; conduct project assessments and prepare close-out reports; manage project risk and opportunity; organize and manage project teams and resources; report project status to global management; maintain cost forecasts and control cost development; present with engineering leads to ensure completion of vital specifications; negotiate with suppliers for third-party components.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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