Project Manager

As a Project Manager you will work as an integral member of a market segment team providing vocational trucks and general construction equipment to customers. Grouped with both outside and inside sales representatives, this position will work with its team in determining customer's equipment needs, writing specifications, and creating budgets and schedules for customer truck builds. The Project Manager will guide a Commercial Truck Upfit through its initial concept to final creation encompassing elements of design, engineering, estimating, purchasing and job processing.

This position will be located at the Bloomington, MN branch for Aspen Equipment and reports to Daniel Berthiaume, Project Manager II.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Design commercial truck upfit solutions

• Interpret specifications

• Create costing quotes per customer specifications

• Perform weight analysis & vehicle layouts

• Create F.E.T. (Federal Excise Tax) estimates

• Create Shop Orders

• Create and/or facilitate customer proposal drawings

• Create and/or facilitate shop installation detail drawings as necessary

• Work with the Production Department in scheduling and final build processes

• Monitor quality control standards

• Complete vehicle certifications

• Closed job analysis and recording

• Other duties as assigned by management

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Technical Degree with multiple disciplines, including hydraulics, wiring schematics, structural and mechanical layout; or equivalent experience required.

• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office Suite, Excel being primary skill)

• Demonstrated math skills

• Mechanical Aptitude: Ability to understand fundamentals of mechanical systems as related to the commercial truck industry

• Must be highly organized and detail oriented with the ability to multi-task

• Must be able to work with people across all levels of the organization, and possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Health & Safety Requirements:

• Perform job functions in a safe manner.

• Wear all Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.) required by Company policy for the job being performed.

• Know and follow established job specific and facility wide safety and health procedures and rules.

• Actively participate in safety and health training and demonstrate competency based on training received.

• Bring safety and health issues, unsafe acts, and safety suggestions to management's attention or correct those you can.

Working Conditions:

The physical demands described 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.

This position will be located in a combination shop and office environment, with considerable exposure to elements such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors and/or loud noises. While performing the duties of this job, the employees is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. There is frequent lifting and/or moving of up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.