Project Specialist
Alstom · Dallas, TX · 4 days ago
EngineeringFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for maintaining the Risk & Opportunity (ROP) databases: ensure creation, evaluation, assessment, mitigation, updating, and disposition of project Risks and Opportunities; champion the monthly ROP Review Meetings
- Responsible for maintaining the Project Change Request (PCR) and Project Variation Order (VO) Databases: ensure new changes are properly entered, evaluated, and treated; champion the Project Change Control Boards
- Lead the process of the Project Improvement Management (PIM) to reduce project costs, improve margin, or improve project schedule
- Lead the Lessons Learned processes at the end of each project phase
- Review draft technical documentation prepared by other functions to ensure proper content and completeness (only deliver what is required) and ensure the actions assigned to the various functions are completed on time
- Depending on the project magnitude, may also be responsible to lead the following activities: Management of project deliverables (Non-Product-Related), such as bench test equipment, special tools, manuals and training, etc.
- Lead the weekly review meetings and ensure actions are completed on time as the Technical Issues (TI) Manager
- Monitor, recommend, and initiate when necessary, changes to or corrective actions for commercial issues, product design, manufacturing and/or services to assure compliance with contract requirements, and to maintain or improve project performance
Educational Requirements
- Mandatory: High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
- Desirable: Engineering (preferred) or Business degree coupled with 5 to 10 years of related project experience
Experience
- Experience and knowledge of Project Management skills including process and procedures, customer interfaces, schedule management, scope management, change management, project management
- Excellent written and oral communications skills
- Demonstrated ability to influence others, analyze complex situations and is a proven team leader
Competencies & Skills
- Knowledge of the PMI & PMBOK an asset; PMP designation a strong asset
- Knowledge of and experience with risk and opportunity assessment tools
- Knowledge in developing and administering budgets / finance
- Computer literate; Expert in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Lotus. Understanding MS Project and/or Primavera P3 is an asset