Project Leader 2

ALTEN Technology USA•Troy, MI

14h•Hybrid

About The Position

The responsibilities of a PL2 are to manage the technical project activities in accordance with agreed deliverables, quality, and cost, as well as ensuring compliance with customer requirements. Additional responsibilities include qualifying the internal staffing of projects, developing and adhering to project timelines, and reporting operational situations during internal reviews.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from a technical college or university in Business, Management, or Engineering, or another technical/scientific discipline, and combined minimum 7 years of engineering and project management experience (minimum 5 years of engineering/product development experience, minimum 2 years of project lead/management experience in a technical field).
An advanced degree may be substituted for experience.
Must possess hands-on experience with project management and project management leadership.
Ability to read, write, speak, analyze, and interpret all forms of communication and business correspondence, primarily in English.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to systematically analyze complex problems, draw relevant conclusions, and implement appropriate solutions.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Microsoft Office suite of programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, and Outlook).
Demonstrated ability to manage projects successfully to customers requirements (scope, cost, schedule, margin, delivery of contractual deliverables).

Responsibilities

Customer/Bid & Offer: Review technical requirements set by the customer, Participate in quotation activities, Support client meetings and on/off -site visits, Monitors delivery progress with the customer, Support negotiation with the customer.
Project Management: Monitor delivery progress on projects, Manage the technical scope of the projects, Responsible for the quality of the deliverables, Prepare customer Steering Committee meetings, Evaluate activities/roles that should be near-/offshore, if any, Support the definition of roles and responsibilities in the project organization, Monitor the technical skills of the team members, Support validation of the project organization and the team members, Reports the operational situation during monthly financial reviews, Report if technical/project training is needed in projects.
Internal Forecast of Project Margins: Inform the Project Coordinator of the monthly invoice amount, Reports the operational situation during the monthly review.