The Manager of Software Project Management leads and develops a team of project managers responsible for delivering complex automation and software-driven material handling solutions. This role ensures consistent project execution, adherence to TGW project management standards, effective resource utilization, and successful customer outcomes across multiple concurrent projects. The position acts as the primary people manager for project managers while partnering closely with engineering, controls, software, sales, and executive leadership.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manages the day-to-day activities, performance, and professional development of a team of software project managers to ensure effective, consistent, and high-quality project delivery.
- Establishes, standardizes, and continuously improves project management processes, tools, and best practices across projects.
- Provides coaching, mentoring, and guidance to project managers on project planning, scheduling, risk management, cost control, customer communication, and escalation management.
- Oversees portfolio-level planning, including resource allocation, workload balancing, and prioritization across multiple active projects.
- Reviews and supports project execution including scope definition, schedules, budgets, change management, and delivery milestones.
- Acts as an escalation point for project risks, customer issues, and internal coordination challenges.
- Collaborates closely with Software, Controls, Engineering, Sales, and Executive leadership to align project execution with organizational objectives.
- Participates in sales and pre-award activities by providing project management input on scope, schedules, resource planning, and risk assessment.
- Supports continuous improvement initiatives related to transparency meetings, stage-gate reviews, and lessons learned.
- Ensures effective transfer of project knowledge to implementation, commissioning, and lifetime services teams.
- Supports department budgeting, forecasting, and expenditure tracking for project management resources.
- Performs administrative managerial duties including recruitment, onboarding, performance evaluations, compensation input, and succession planning.
- Provides Project Management for projects as needed.
- Performs additional duties as assigned.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
Experience: Minimum of five (5) years of experience delivering software solutions, preferably in a material handling environment.
Travel: Up to 20% domestic and international travel.
Skills & Abilities
- Proven ability to lead, develop, and mentor project management professionals.
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) and stage-gate processes.
- Excellent risk management, forecasting, and escalation judgment skills.
- Strong financial acumen, including budget management, cost control, and change management.
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with customers, executives, and cross-functional teams.
- Strong organizational and portfolio management skills across multiple concurrent projects.
- Robust knowledge of Microsoft Project & Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) and common project management tools.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to remain stationary at a desk for prolonged periods of time.
- Ability to go to site frequently and move safely around industrial and/or warehouse environment.
- Ability to lift and carry supplies up to 25 pounds at a time.
- Ability to operate computers, tablets, phones, and other electronic devices.
- Ability to communicate with others verbally and in writing, on a frequent basis.
- Ability to tolerate exposure to job site temperature fluctuations due to seasonal weather in geographic region.
The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Other Requirements
This position may require work at TGW customer sites. TGW’s customers may require background checks before accessing their sites. Refusal to participate in a customer-required background check may result in a customer barring access and a subsequent reduction in work.
Equal Opportunity Employer
TGW Systems Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
