Project Manager 2 Engineering
Garmin International, Inc.•New Century, KS
•Onsite
About The Position
We are seeking a full-time Project Manager 2 Engineering at our New Century hangar. The Project Manager will develop and execute project plans and report project status for Garmin’s Aircraft Certification team. The Project Manager will develop project planning tools to assist teams in scoping and scheduling their projects. The Project Manager will collaborate with other teams by understanding, developing, and communicating project scope, milestones, and decisions. The Project Manager will initiate and support process improvements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline AND a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
- Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Understanding of production and operations issues as they relate to engineering project management
- Must be team-oriented, possess a positive attitude and work well with others
- Demonstrates excellent time management, organizational and follow-up skills
- Computer skills in MS Office Suite (Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint) or similar
Nice To Haves
- Relevant knowledge, experience and/or training in avionics systems, software engineering, and/or aviation
Responsibilities
- Applies project management skills on medium to large engineering projects of average complexity, including understanding, developing and communicating project scope, milestones, and decisions
- Identifies and supports process improvement activities
- Drives projects to closure, applies good judgment in identifying issues and risks, creates mitigation plans with assistance from mentor or direct supervisor
- Demonstrates the ability to maintain clear project status, documentation, and reporting for medium to large projects with established tools
- Demonstrates communication skills, including effective listening, responding appropriately, and managing difficult conversations
- Builds relationships and gains alignment within the department
- Identifies and resolves conflicts through understanding of interdependencies of and development of effective relationships between the development team(s)
- Demonstrates ability to lead effective and efficient team meetings
- Ensures team members/stakeholders are appropriately informed of project scope, schedule and cost
- Demonstrates project ownership with moderate involvement from Team Leader/Mentor, working towards single point of contact for project needs, moderate contributions to the success of the project
Benefits
- Garmin's benefit program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
