Project Manager

Introduction:

This role of a Project Manager involves overseeing and managing various aspects of projects within an engineering-based client in Columbus, OH. The ideal candidate should have expertise in Operation Technology and Plant Network, rather than IT operations.

Responsibilities:

• Proven delivery of global, multi-site security or infrastructure rollouts (10+ sites, multiple regions)
• PMP or equivalent; strong stage-gate and RFP/procurement process experience
• Vendor and integrator management: contract negotiation support, SLA enforcement, multi-vendor coordination
• Budgeting and TCO management across capex/opex (SaaS subscriptions, hardware, integrator labor)
• Manufacturing/chemical site experience: safety permitting, contractor safety programs, working around plant turnarounds
• Stakeholder management across security, IT, HR, EHS, plant managers, and works councils/unions in international regions
• Risk and change management: cutover planning, badge migration, minimizing plant disruption
• Familiarity with compliance-driven projects (CFATS, ISO 27001) and audit evidence requirements
• Cross-cultural/global team leadership across time zones; travel availability
• Strong reporting discipline: executive steering-committee updates, KPI tracking, milestone/dependency management

Requirements:

Required skills:

• Procurement
• PMP
• Regulatory Compliance
• Reporting
• Request For Proposal
• Computer Hardware
• ISO/IEC 27001:2005
• Management
• Auditing
• Capital Expenditures
• Change Management
• EHS
• SaaS
• Team Leadership
• KPI
• Manufacturing
• Migration
• Negotiations
• Network
• SLA