Automation Project Manager (BCI)

Looking for more than just a job? MKD Electric offers careers! Rewarding careers at that! We provide excellent benefits, training, educational opportunities, and promote from within the company.  

For over twenty years, MKD Electric has designed, built, installed, and maintained our clients’ systems, projects, and facilities with a wide range of service offerings.  We focus on safety, value, and quality as well as building and maintaining lasting relationships with a variety of national clients in renewables, data centers, oil and gas, food and beverage, manufacturing, chemical, and pharmaceutical fields. 

In 2022 we partnered with Bachelor Controls, Inc (BCI), a Sabetha KS based provider of mission critical control and system integration solutions for Fortune 500 clients, primarily in the food and beverage, pet food and specialty pharmaceutical industries. BCI has been providing control systems integration solutions to manufacturing plants for 40 years, helping clients achieve optimal production efficiency along with cutting-edge production automation.

The BCI team is seeking a best-in-class Automation Project Manager (BCI), willing to roll up their sleeves and exude a passion for the field!

What you will do…

• Support business development and sales activities including project estimation, proposal generation, and creation of detailed project execution plans and schedules
• Manage projects from kickoff to closeout with responsibilities for safety, customer satisfaction, and financial performance
• Serve as primary interface to customer for commercial and schedule issues
• Work with project designers, engineers, and field service team to communicate budget, schedule constraints, and monitor progress on project deliverables
• Manage project change orders, financial projections, staffing, and procurement on an ongoing basis
• Work with accounting department to ensure that invoicing is accurate and timely
• Identify cross-selling opportunities to expand project scope and bring business to other company divisions
• Articulate value of automation solutions to client management, production, engineering, and maintenance personnel
• Specify automation and electrical components and software to meet customer specifications, application requirements, and industrial standards
• Maintain records of client outreach activities in CRM system (Salesforce)
• Drive Wesa Automation safety culture

What you need to succeed…

• Experience in design and implementation of industrial control systems or control panels
• Ability to examine equipment diagrams, process & instrumentation diagrams, and electrical schematics for automation content and project requirements
• Ability to develop initial bill of materials and communicate concepts and requirements to design team
• AS/BS in Engineering or Engineering Technology or demonstrated experience in industry
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Experience preferred in one or more of the following
• Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Schneider, GE, Omron, Automation Direct, or other PLC
• Emerson DeltaV, Honeywell Experion, ABB 800xA, or other DCS
• FactoryTalk View, WinCC, Tatsoft, Ignition, iFix, Wonderware, or other HMI/SCADA
• AC drives, DC drives, motion control, robotics, machine vision, functional safety

Physical demands…

The physical demands described within are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• This job position is designated as a safety-sensitive position.
• Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds independently

What you’ll love about us… 

MKD employees are the company’s greatest assets. To ensure employees are living life to the fullest we offer a wide range of benefits to ensure a well-balanced and healthy lifestyle in the office and at home. From mental wellbeing, physical health, and financial planning, to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting all of the moments that matter. Along with flexible vacation, and parental leave, we prioritize initiatives that support the growth, development, and happiness of our people.

• On the job training with fully accredited training programs
• Eligibility to Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits and 401K with company match
• Access to opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge with others across the organization
• Company culture of promotions from within, with a start-up atmosphere allowing for varied and rapid career growth & development

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

MKD Electric is an equal employment opportunity employer. All applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. MKD Electric also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based upon any of these protected categories.

Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.