Project Manager

What You’ll Do Every Day

• Collaborate with cross-functional leadership and customers to create an aligned overall project plan and schedule for complex technical or non-technical projects (e.g. contract manufacturing assembly NPI, contract design, CI, site improvement, and multi-site projects).
• Manage and direct project activities needed to achieve project objectives with a strong understanding of resources, skills, and timing necessary to meet competing project schedules.
• Inform and drive decision-making as needed to ensure scope, schedule, resource allocations and overall direction are in the best interest of both short- and long-term project objectives.
• Anticipate, assess, and mitigate project risks, and ensure visibility to cross-functional leadership and customers.
• Partner with Finance and Portfolio Management to develop business cases and ROI for projects and capital expenditures.
• Establish ownership of all project reporting/communication requirements, internally and externally, at peer and executive levels (e.g. project status, resource planning, KPIs).
• Communicate complex information with varying levels of collaborators, including customers and stakeholders.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administrator or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience, experience working in highly regulated environments preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• Knowledge and application of project management tools, processes, and best practices, with experience using multiple project management methodologies.
• Experience conducting risk management activities to identify, assess, control, and learn from project risks.
• Understanding of finance fundamentals and ability to utilize data to make project decisions and evaluate performance.
• Established ability to positively motivate and influence others to build a strong team.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with conflict resolution.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to manage change.
• Must be willing and able to travel between Fridley and White Bear Lake sites as needed.

Pay

The expected hiring range for this position is between $100,000 and $117,000 based upon a full-time schedule. This is a good faith estimate on the applicable range. Base salaries are determined by taking a variety of factors in account, including, but not limited to, candidate qualifications, geographic locations, market conditions and internal equity.

Schedule

This position is permanent full time.