Project Manager - PMO

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Project Planning:
   
   • Collaborating with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables.
   • Creating a detailed project plan, including timelines, resources, and milestones.
   • Identifying and assessing potential risks and developing contingency plans.
   • Setting project goals and objectives and communicating them to the team.

1. Project Execution:
   
   • Managing and coordinating project activities, ensuring adherence to the project plan.
   • Assigning tasks and responsibilities to team members and monitoring their progress.
   • Conducting regular team meetings to track project status, resolve issues, and provide updates.
   • Implementing project management best practices, methodologies, and tools.
   • Ensuring effective communication and collaboration among team members and stakeholders.
   • Managing project budgets and resource allocation to ensure optimal utilization.

1. Project Monitoring and Control:
   
   • Monitoring project progress, identifying deviations from the plan, and taking corrective actions.
   • Conducting regular quality assurance reviews to ensure project deliverables meet standards.
   • Tracking and reporting project metrics, such as budget, schedule, and resource utilization.
   • Managing changes to project scope, assessing their impact, and obtaining necessary approvals.
   • Resolving conflicts and addressing issues or concerns raised by team members or stakeholders.
   • Conducting project post-mortems to identify lessons learned and areas for improvement.
2. Stakeholder Management:
   
   • Building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders, clients, and vendors.
   • Collaborating with stakeholders to define project requirements and obtain necessary approvals.
   • Managing stakeholder expectations and ensuring effective communication throughout the project lifecycle.
   • Providing regular project updates and status reports to stakeholders.

1. Team Leadership:
   
   • Providing guidance, support, and coaching to project team members.
   • Promoting a collaborative and positive work environment.
   • Facilitating effective teamwork and resolving conflicts within the project team.
   • Motivating and inspiring team members to achieve project goals.

Note: Travel is to be expected with this position up to 30% based on current projects

Above is a list of the most important responsibilities and functions, which are essential to the position. Employees must be able to perform these essential functions satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Accommodations will be evaluated and provided to eligible employees on a case by case basis, depending on the employee's medical restrictions, work availability, the nature of the position, the position's essential functions and other relevant factors.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors degree in a manufacturing, engineering, operations management, or other scientific field.
• Licenses/Certifications:
  • PMP, Master Black Belt or Lean certification desirable
• Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
  • Proven experience as a Project Manager or similar role.
  • Strong understanding of project management principles, methodologies, and tools.
  • Excellent organizational, time management, and prioritization skills.
  • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
  • Proficiency in project management software and tools.
  • Computer aptitude in Microsoft Office, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, along with working knowledge of company software systems such as ERP system (Syteline) and HRIS system (Kronos) as project needs dictate.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

Please refer to the general office physical demands checklist for more information regarding the working conditions and physical requirements for this job.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)