Project Manager/Program Manager

Company: Onward Technologies Inc
Location: Southfield
Posted on: May 8, 2022

Job Description:

Title: Project Manager/Program Manager Location: Southfield, MI - However, this is a Field Service Role and the candidate must be able to travel based on project needs! Responsibilities: He/she directs Project Managers in monitoring cost, scheduling, and technical performance of component projects and operations, while working to ensure profitability and financial targets of the program. Generally he is responsible for determining and coordinating the sharing of resources among their constituent projects to the overall benefit of the program. He/she manages one or more project teams consisting of cross-functional team members, defines and communicates clear project deliverables and performance targets; manages all aspects of customer relationships and ensure overall satisfaction to the contractual deliverable. He/she is responsible for stakeholder management, particularly stakeholders external to the organization, and manages with the project team the completion of activities to assure quality, profitability and timing targets of the program. Duties: Accountable for Profitability, Timing and Quality of multiple related projects (program) Evaluate and completely understand contractual deliverables, in content and contractual obligations. Scope management: direct Project managers in building the project Work Breakdown Structure, to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully. Change management: develop ECs with clear cost, delivery impact, and expiration date. Negotiate ECs securing customer concurrence, in cost scope and delivery. Maintain timely budget updates based on scope of work changes, optimizing project execution improvements. Manage Cost Budget and given Cost targets Time management (schedule): formulate a detailed execution-timing plan, including critical path timing, mitigation timing plans, with constant updating, improvement, and follow-up. Risk management: identify risk and opportunities, and develop risk mitigation plans and actions plans to realize opportunities. Managing/coordinating the project team (people assigned to the Project by the other departments) Team Building and Coaching: facilitate and develop a productive and cohesive project team, manage conflict resolution. Manage all customer communication including but not restricted to, phone conversation note's meeting minutes, documenting and communicating all appropriate verbal communication, customer runoff documentation, cost information, Engineering Changes (ECs) content cost and schedule impact, customer timing reporting, open issues lists and actions. Escalation and communication with costumers at the level above the project manager. - Integrate in the project team the activity of the Technical Leader, Supply Chain Leader, Site Manager and other team members, for an effective management of the customer technical reviews, buyoffs, procurement process and site activities. Pursue Customer satisfaction Manage accounts receivable totals related to project and minimize overdue Monitor project activities for compliance to company policies and processes. Manage and maintain master project documentation or project binder in real time. Conduct PLM assessment and evaluation for employees reporting directly to the role Qualifications: BS Degree BS Degree in Engineering Preferred 2+ years of previous related work experience 4+ years of experience as a Project Manager PLM: Green or Yellow for last 3 years PMP Certification

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