Engineering Project Manager

Duration: 12 months contract

Technical Responsibilities
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• Lead the team in the development of the project charter and management plan.

• Direct, manage, monitor, and control project.

• Evaluate tradeoffs within project.

• Meet with project stakeholders to understand and refine project scope; review with manager for approval. Create detailed Work Breakdown Structure.

• Develop and manage the detailed project Gantt chart. Analyze critical path and major workstreams.

• Collaborate with supervisor and/or project PM to establish sub-project budget. Monitor and maintain costs within budget.

• Partner with project team to create project Quality Plans using 1-2 quality planning tools and techniques. Monitor and maintain plans.

• Develop a risk management plan for the project. Identify, analyze and understand project risks, develop and monitor a risk response plan.

• Contribute in the development of a Procurement Management Plan and collaborate on the selection of procurement partners

• Estimate, acquire and assign project team resources. Define the role, responsibility, and deliverables for each team member. Provide direct feedback to functional manager on performance reviews.

• Develop a Stakeholder management plan for the project, based on the identification, analysis and understanding of Stakeholder expectations.

• Develop and Execute the communications management plan for project team and the needs of key stakeholders

• Additional role-specific technical areas of responsibilities may be added as deemed necessary by the local hiring manager.

Knowledge and Capabilities
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• Builds successful working relationships with internal and external personnel in various departments. Understands quality system(s).

• High in emotional intelligence and stays calm under pressure. Adept in conflict resolution

• Drives results in support of the business, even in the face of demanding timelines. Steps up to take on additional responsibility where appropriate

• Adept at team management: selects the right people to the right tasks all while maintain team morale and recognizing contributions.

• Can influence without direct authority in a way that makes others want to be on their team.

• Incorporates end-user feedback to refine scope through the project lifecycle and can communicate changes, updates and decisions to key stakeholders

• Can understand and communicate how goals fit into broader organizational goals, and prioritize tasks/schedule accordingly.

• Keeps the customer at the heart of what we do

• Exercises good judgment and can weigh benefits and risk in order to make solid decisions despite ambiguity

• Growth mindset – ability to learn quickly and adapt to a changing environment.

Certifications
: PMP or equivalent preferred

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• BS or equivalent & 4+ years of work experience
• International labor markets fill in local requirements.