Project Lead, Manufacturing

Location: South Windsor, CT, US, 06074

About the Company

HyAxiom is a leading provider of distributed generation fuel cell and electrolyzer solutions, committed to delivering innovative and sustainable energy solutions to meet the growing demands of the data center market. We are dedicated to helping our clients achieve energy efficiency, reliability, and sustainability through our innovative solutions. HyAxiom is looking for team members to represent the organization with our core values of people, sustainability, innovation, and integrity.

About the Role

Lead and support one or more teams in an IPD environment to assess scope, develop schedule and budget, and determine resource needs for manufacturing and facilities project execution to meet customer and internal requirements. Confirm requirements and scope, provide oversight and direction of relevant development activities, including conceptual design, feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed design, and any required assembly, test, delivery, and field support issues which may be involved. Mentor team members in project management skills, tools, and critical project needs.

Develop and support collaborative working relationships, understand and communicate team priorities, assure appropriate staffing and resources are committed, and prepare and deliver project status reports for management review at appropriate intervals. Responsible for effective team leadership resulting in the successful conclusion of the project(s), on time and on cost.

Responsibilities

• Project Planning and Execution
• Budget and Cost Management
• Scheduling and Resource Allocation
• Process Improvement
• Risk Management and Problem Solving
• Stakeholder Communication and Reporting
• Create an environment where people are involved, included, motivated, and valued, with a sense of project/program/product ownership
• Open to differing or opposing points of view; adjust position when a better idea or approach is recognized
• Develop and utilize a structured benchmarking process for optimal analysis and results
• Requires close and effective collaboration with multi-functional groups, internal and external
• Lead Peer Reviews, FMEA’s, EH&S Reviews related to new product development for focus and re-focus
• Focus the team on identifying and meeting customer requirements and expectations
• Ensure customer commitments are met with quality products/results
• Assure clear understanding of customers’ needs to make certain those needs are met

Requirements

• BA/BS with 10+ years of experience
• MA/MS with 7+ years of experience
• PhD with 4+ years of experience
• Prior project/program management/leadership experience, including responsibility for schedule and budget
• Strong technical and engineering-focused skills and successes
• Ability to set and direct priorities