Engineering Project Manager

Applied Engineering•Burnsville, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Applied Engineering, Inc. is seeking a motivated and hardworking individual to join our team in Burnsville, MN as a Project Engineer. You will be part of a group dedicated to high-quality work, value-add solutions, skill development, and career growth. Reporting from our Brooklyn Park office, located just north of Minneapolis and St. Paul, we welcome candidates from the Twin Cities and beyond to apply. Innovation, problem solving, integrity, and collaboration are a few things you'll experience and represent while working with Applied. If you appreciate a challenge, variety, and a quicker pace, then we would like to get to know you better.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science or higher in an engineering or business-related field strongly preferred
PMP Certification
10+ years leading projects in an engineering, R&D, technology, or product development environment
Ability to work in cross-functional business environments
Experience with project scheduling and reporting tools
Experience operating in Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid project environments
Understanding of key technologies and processes related to the custom power solution industry strongly preferred
Experience with Microsoft Planner and Project along with knowledge of AI (Microsoft Copilot or ChatGPT desired
Experience with Microsoft 365 Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Teams, SharePoint).
Capable of working independently and as a team member
Strong work ethic and unwavering integrity
Excellent interpersonal skills and a learning mindset
Curiosity, problem solving, and analytical thinking
Effective verbal and written communication
Desire to work on a variety of projects

Responsibilities

Be a member of the project engineering team, responsible for effective management of assigned projects
Execute engineering projects according to best practices, on time, within scope, and within budget while contributing to consistent project execution, governance, and reporting practices across the team
Lead onboarding and training for new project team members; coach and mentor assigned team members in areas including risk management, resource planning and deconfliction, scope management and issue resolution, schedule management and issue resolution, and stakeholder management; promote a high-performance project team
Report project progress and performance to functional and enterprise leadership per established cadences; facilitate, support, and improve stakeholder management, including communications; ensure consistent use of project status, risk, and issue reporting
Establish, maintain, and promote use of common project governance practices; create and maintain project management tools for scheduling, resource planning, risk tracking, issue tracking, and reporting in manners consistent with best practices in the project management community
Contribute to project portfolio reviews and basic scenario analysis related to schedule and resource constraints; work with engineering personnel and cross-functional leaders to balance resources and reduce conflicts across projects
Collaborate across functions to ensure alignment, leverage capabilities, remove execution barriers, and improve execution effectiveness; contribute to continuous improvement efforts aimed at leveraging prior lessons learned, improving project execution, and institutionalizing generated knowledge
Work collaboratively with suppliers and Applied partners across the Minneapolis-St.Paul Metro
Contribute to projects that impact communities in Burnsville, Savage, Apple Valley, Bloomington, Eagan, Lakeville, and Prior Lake, and the greater Twin Cities
Apply your skills in a dynamic environment that values ownership and innovation