Senior Project Manager

Who we want

• Analytical problem solvers. People who go beyond just fixing to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and recommend comprehensive upgrades to prevent future issues
• Dedicated achievers. Relentless about quality, people who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations
• Goal-oriented: People who can effectively coordinate and focus the work of skilled employees toward an important goal, prioritizing to the right activities that lead to success
• Motivated product launchers. Engineers who bring strategic direction and drive for execution to ensure products are developed and launched with precision
• Curious learners. Technical project leaders with an innate curiosity that drives them to understand all aspects of New Product Development

What you will do

• Provide overall project direction as related to schedule, cost, performance, and resources for managing project for current products
• Will be responsible for team dynamics and making sure the team optimally organized
• Will develop strong relationships with team members and a strong partnership with the Technical Lead for a given project
• Will develop, monitor, and control project plans including: scope, schedule/GANTT chart/burndowns/task lists, business case/capital equipment requests and risk/resources/budget
• Will help develop functional specifications that fully define project and product: cost and performance criteria
• Will develop and direct project team members
• Will periodically provide progress report to other functional areas of the company affected by the project
• Will manage key stakeholders and provide appropriate communication
• Will mentor less experienced members of the PMO

What you need

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical discipline
• 6+ years project management experience
• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal communications skills
• Demonstrated technical problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead/facilitate cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated outstanding organizational and technical knowledge
• Demonstrated ability to plan, track and facilitate projects using applicable tools (Gantt, Burndowns, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to justify, procure and implement major capital equipment programs
• Experience working in R&D or New Product Development roles strongly preferred