Associate Project Manager

Job Description

Associate Project Manager – PM Next | Siemens

The Tone:
This is an Associate Project Manager role at Siemens, a global technology company that builds solutions for industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. Located in Wendell, NC, this hybrid role is part of the PM Next Program, a structured development pathway designed to cultivate future Project Managers for long-term success within the company’s PMO organization. Siemens empowers customers by combining the real and digital worlds to enable sustainable progress, putting people first to thrive, grow, and transform the everyday.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid – Wendell, NC
• Pay: $50337–$86292 yearly
• Team: PMO in Electrification and Automation (EA) and Protection and Automation (P&A) Team
• Mission: Support the Project Management team for the successful execution of projects from initiation through final closeout, contributing to future project management expertise.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project

What You’ll Actually Do
• Project Support: Assist Project Managers across all project phases, ensuring successful execution, including managing milestone deliverables, documentation, case management, and financial tracking.
• Customer Engagement: Collaborate with the Customer Care team to develop use cases that support project acceptance and enhance overall customer satisfaction.
• Stakeholder Communication: Prepare and deliver monthly status reports, customer progress updates, change proposals, and presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Project Closure: Lead the final customer acceptance milestones, ensuring completion of all required documentation, equipment acceptance, and financial closeout requirements.
• Resource & Schedule Management: Coordinate the development and maintenance of project schedules, track resources and progress, and manage punch lists through cross-functional coordination.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree, with basic knowledge and understanding of power distribution and the ability to read and interpret basic electrical drawings and customer specifications.
• Experience: Project management or engineering internship work experience, with a requirement for 10% national and international travel.
• Skills: Excellent coordination skills, the ability to manage competing priorities, and strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Bonus: A Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or Business Administration, proficiency in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project, and a collaborative team-oriented approach.