Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Embrace and promote a culture of DMS Enthusiast.
• Cook up and foster positive engagement and mutual respect among colleagues.
• Hold colleagues accountable to this company-wide standard for interpersonal relationships.
• Coincide closely with Engineering to tackle project-related technical issues and pass along lessons learned.
• Coincide closely with the Field Service Team to make sure the project plan, history, all required tooling, and all other support needs are clearly identified and communicated.
• Keep appropriate interface and relations with customers, giving careful attention to contracts and specifications to minimize risk exposure to both DMS and its customers.
• Liaise between facility repair, engineering team, and subcontractors to ensure the project is executed on time and within the budgeted scope of work.
• Lead Project Team and manage all aspects of project-specific engineering, equipment deliveries, installation, and commissioning.
• Serve as primary project point of contact to the customer from contract award through the end of warranty.
• Account for cost control at or below budget and quality objectives are met relative to project management activities.
• Ensure delivered products meet customer requirements (including military standards/specifications) as prescribed per order.
• Effectively craft and document execution and lifecycle support plans for existing business opportunities to ensure sustainable execution success of all orders captured.
• Ensure effective turnover and communication of plans for all orders.
• Ensure export compliance policies and requirements are clearly understood and followed by department personnel.
• Ensure department information integrity to company policies for information storage, organization, control, release, etc.

Development Responsibilities

• Ensure that all project documentation is in order and completed as required by contract and internal processes.
• Develop working relationships within the Wartsila and other strategic partner organizations to support project execution.

Professional Skills

• Program Management
• Project Communications Management
• Project Cost Management
• Project Procurement Management
• Project Quality Management
• Project Risk Management
• Project Scope Management
• Project Time Management
• Project Customer Relation Management
• Project Planning and its Documentation
• Document Management
• Cost Indexes and Cost Development Management
• of Project-Specific Organization
• Understanding of contracts or project governance
• PMP Certification preferred

Education/Experience

• HS/GED, Trade School, or Military plus a minimum of 5 years in a related industry.
• B. S. in Mechanical/Marine Engineering preferred.

Professional Skills

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Multitasking
• Knowledge and skill in using computer software, including Excel, MS Word and PowerPoint
• Interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills
• Proficient in self-directed research/study of technical and programmatic information
• Excellent at problem-solving
• Excellent in reporting executive-level status of programmatic issues

DOD Security Clearance

This position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, as determined by business needs.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.