Project Manager

About the Role

The Project Manager is an integral member of the Design Value Stream, working closely with the Design Value Stream Manager to ensure successful customer interface, execution, and shipment of technically challenging new and aftermarket engineered products.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact with the customer, responsible for all communications and customer satisfaction after contract award.
• Define the scope of supply for awarded contracts, including internal deliverables and customer submittals.
• Collaborate with the Engineering Manager or Principal Engineer to establish milestones and recommend high-level work priorities based on the milestone schedule.
• Monitor the status of assigned contracts through engineering, job creation, procurement, manufacturing, testing, and shipping stages.
• Interface and collaborate with departments such as Operations, Supply Chain, Planning, Quality, Sales, Test, and Engineering to meet contract objectives.
• Negotiate changes to contracts, including Terms and Conditions, submittals, delivery expectations, and pricing.
• Execute a communications plan to meet project requirements, including status updates on major materials, delivery, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Proactively document delays, scope changes, and incidents impacting scope or schedule.
• Prepare monthly revenue forecasts in collaboration with the Design Value Stream Manager.
• Communicate task schedules to project team members and advocate for required resources.
• Anticipate and address potential contract problems before they escalate.
• Coordinate and chair meetings to ensure planned activity occurs and meets project requirements.
• Manage multiple, parallel projects using formal project planning techniques.
• Maintain contract files in accordance with established protocols and procedures.
• Produce regular status reports assessing contract status relative to cost, delivery, submittals, milestones, and risk.
• Coordinate product packaging and shipping in accordance with contract requirements.
• Ensure timely execution of progress payments and final invoices.
• Create and maintain a Health of Contract Report to monitor project performance to budget and schedule, including an "Issues List" for unplanned obstacles.
• Develop post-shipment contract reviews, assessing cost, delivery, quality, and contract-specific requirements, and communicate improvement ideas for future contracts.

Secondary Duties

• Aid in the development of project quotes, including milestone generation, timeline creation, risk assessment, and review of commercial requirements.
• Participate in training and coaching new or inexperienced team members.
• Assist in developing department plans, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• Due to Federal Contract requirements, US Citizenship is required.
• BS in Engineering or Project Management or equivalent job experience.
• 2+ years of experience managing government projects in a project/contract-based business (preferred).
• Experience in managing research and development projects in engineered products (preferred).
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, standards, and specifications.
• Ability to read and interpret purchase orders, terms and conditions, and customer specifications.
• Up to 10% yearly travel expected.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Project, and the Internet.
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Detail-oriented, highly motivated, and possess a high level of personal initiative.
• Able to facilitate geographically distributed and cross-functional project teams.