CECO Environmental is a global leader in providing sustainable solutions for industrial air, water, and energy transition. Since 1966, we’ve been addressing the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Our mission is to protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment, making a tangible impact across industries like renewable energy, semiconductor manufacturing, power generation, and water treatment. As a purpose-driven company, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and integrity, ensuring that every project we undertake creates lasting positive change. At CECO, you’ll be part of a growing, dynamic team committed to a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable future.

As part of the CECO Environmental family of brands, Aarding Thermal is an industry-leading gas turbine exhaust system supplier for power and petrochemical plants. We develop, design, built and deliver equipment to major OEMs, EPC’s, and plant owners world-wide.

The Project Manager takes ownership of the execution of contracts and manages the execution as a project. Responsible for the direction, coordination, execution, control and completion of a project, while remaining aligned with strategy, commitments and goals of the organization.

Your Responsibilities Will Be:

The Project Manager is responsible for projects with:

• A typical lead time of 2 – 12 months.

• Order values of approximately $10,000-$500,000.

• Medium complexity.

Control of primary project management aspects:

• Time (Ensure contracts are delivered on time and all project activities are performed as per time schedule and assigned resources).

• Money (Ensure contracts are delivered as per budgeted margins and costs; expected deviations are to be reported in advance).

• Quality (Ensure contracts are delivered as per contract specifications and Aarding quality standards).

• Information (Ensure that both internal and external information is saved on the dedicated locations and distributed to the stakeholders).

• Organization (Identify tasks, responsibilities and competencies of team members and assure they take ownership and commitment). Provides functional leadership to the project team.

• Customer: manages the project within the contractual framework to obtain optimal customer satisfaction.

Detailed tasks:

• Give support to sales/application engineering in bid phase to come to a well-defined contract.

• Ensure kick-off meeting is performed after contract start and all key disciplines are attending.

• Set project deliverables and milestones.

• Create project schedule, document list and ensure documents are distributed to applicable stakeholders (customer and/or sub-suppliers).

• Subcontracting (within Frame Agreements) in consultation with Supply Engineer.

• Organize project/team meeting if applicable for more complex contracts, scope changes, (quality) issues during production and customer comments that affect result.

• Monitoring of contract payment terms and sending invoices to customers.

• Review and acceptance of invoices sub-suppliers related to the contract.

• Perform monthly financial and progress report for each contract.

• Perform project evaluation.

• Management of project documentation, according to contractual framework and customer expectations.

• Motivates and coaches team members to create good team spirit and optimal results.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.

• Demonstrable 5-8 years of experience project management at the level of IPMA-D or equivalent.

• Experience in planning and risk management.

• Theoretical & practical project management proficiency of techniques and (software) tools.

• Track record of managing multiple complex individual and team assignments autonomously and executing on time.

• A team player with a bias for action and driving projects to completion.

• Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Microsoft PowerPoint, ERP (SAP, D365, or similar).

Licensing or Certifications:

• IPMA-D (or PMP/PRINCE2) preferred; not mandatory.

Travel Requirements:

• Travel required. Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally (approximately 10-20% of time for customer meetings, supplier visits, head-office visits (Netherlands) and project kick-offs.

• Valid Driver’s License.

• The Burgess-Manning office is located in Elma NY. Our team works from the office 3 days a week. For this role you are required to do the same. The other 2 days a week you can either work from home or in-office, based on your personal preferences.

ADA Requirements:

Office Environment - Work Environment: constant mental and/or visual attention; the flow of work requires focused, detailed attention while working at a computer monitor.

• Typing, sitting, standing, walking.

• The job is typically performed under comfortable working conditions; any disagreeable elements are generally absent during normal performance of the job.

• Compliance with company attendance standard. Work hours may vary during peak production cycles.

We Offer: 

We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and much more.  

At CECO, we are committed to a culture where every employee is valued and respected for their unique experiences and perspectives. We believe a diverse and inclusive work environment contributes to the rich exchange of ideas and diversity of thoughts, that inspires innovation and brings the best solutions to our customers.  

ABOUT US 

CECO’s Commitment to Our People 

At CECO, our people are at the center of everything we do. Whether you’re a professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring opportunities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with CECO. 

ABOUT CECO 

CECO Environmental is a leading environmentally focused, diversified industrial company whose solutions protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment across the globe, serving a broad landscape of industrial air, industrial water and energy transition markets. 

We serve these markets and our global customers through our key business segments: Engineered Systems and Industrial Process Solutions. Learn more about CECO by visiting About Us. 

Equal Opportunity Employer 

CECO is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment. 

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