Principal Project Engineer

Quest Global•Indianapolis, IN

4d•$80,000 - $110,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Quest Global delivers world-class end-to-end engineering solutions by leveraging our deep industry knowledge and digital expertise. By bringing together technologies and industries, alongside the contributions of diverse individuals and their areas of expertise, we are able to solve problems better, faster. This multi-dimensional approach enables us to solve the most critical and large-scale challenges across the aerospace & defense, automotive, energy, hi-tech, healthcare, medical devices, rail and semiconductor industries. We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers. As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you. The achievers and courageous challenge-crushers we seek, have the following characteristics and skills The Senior Manager, Program Management will be responsible for providing leadership and guidance necessary to plan and implement new customer and enterprise focused projects into the business unit operations. As an integral part of the Project Management Office, the duties and deliverables of the Sr. Project Manager will include: Agenda Development, Meeting Minutes, Business Case development, Integration with suppliers and customers, Lead both Internal and Customer Working Sessions, Risk Mitigation Strategy, Workflow Design Documentation (Process Maps), Project Plan Development, Timeline Adherence, Change Management Support, Executive Project Status Reporting, Provide insights on project design components, Facilitate decision-making amongst stakeholders. • Leadership: Provides oversight to project teams to ensure tasks are met timely, scope is well defined and adhered to, proper approvals are obtained, and any risks or barriers to project progression are escalated and mitigated. Acts as intermediary between business and technical teams for identification and interpretation of critical requirements related to project delivery. Manages conflict resolution to ensure successful project completion and ownership of the outcomes. • Stakeholder Alignment: Must have the ability to present clearly to both internal and external customers and executive sponsors the project status, risks, impacts and needs on weekly or monthly basis • Project Deliverables: Create and maintain detailed project plans and timelines, project status reports, meeting minutes, action and decision logs and various other standard project artifacts • Project Management: Responsible for coordination of all project stakeholder groups and workstreams through the project lifecycle for successful delivery of assigned business and technology projects on-time and on budget with minimal defects as measured by project metrics established at project inception • Financial Management: Monitors project budget and sizing against plan on weekly basis and mitigate if established thresholds are not met

Requirements

15+ years of experience in a project planning role
PMP certification highly preferred
Experience managing diverse cross functional teams in a matrix environment
Previous experience in presenting project plans, timelines, and requirements to clients and leadership
Ability to communicate effectively at all levels in the organization
Advanced skills with Microsoft project and MS Visio
Excellent in person and remote facilitation ability
Executive presence, strong presentation, verbal, and written communication skills
Ability to build strong customer relationship
Capable of multi-tasking, highly organized, with excellent time management skills

Responsibilities

Own and drive successful large-scale project execution with the ability to work simultaneously on multiple projects
Lead project teams to ensure all projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget
Provide end-to-end project management for complex projects and/or programs which include scope definition, analysis, design, planning, execution, implementation and delivering quality to ensure project requirements have been met and to ensure conformance to standards and methodology
Ensure organizational needs for the execution and implementation of solutions are documented and apply experiences with past lessons learned to develop better processes for future use
Track project progress, monitor and modify project schedules and provide status updates to internal and external customers
Coach and mentor other project managers
Provide insight and knowledge into improving processes related to projects
Utilize project management software to facilitate the planning, organization and tracking of project activities across all departments
Manages assigned projects using program management methodologies and techniques in accordance with established standards
Interacts with customers and internal functional support teams to ensure results are achieved
Develops implementation strategy to meet customer expectations
Monitors post implementation customer expectations and standards
Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of identifiable factors
Communicate and collaborate globally to all regions and across multiple levels of senior leadership on scope, timing, process, and implementation of assigned projects
Assumes responsibility for managing multiple projects with varying schedules, scope, and life cycles in a fast-paced environment to ensure effective solutions
Works with customer management to determine the client’s requirements, needs and plans
Attends all relevant project status meetings and compiles appropriate reports on assigned activities as requested
Provides direction and coordinates the implementation of strategies and actions for customer deliverables