Project Manager

Maxcess International•Greenville, WI

About The Position

Project Manager is responsible for handling internal and external projects, especially customer-initiated projects. You will work closely with your team to ensure that all project requirements, budgets, deadlines, and schedules are on track. As Project Manager you will also act as the voice of the customer to the organization to facilitate collaboration in the design, build, and acceptance of the equipment or service necessary for successful projects within your assigned portfolio. To be a successful candidate, you will need to have proven experience in project management and the ability to lead project teams of various sizes.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in a related field (Engineering, Project Management, or similar)
Proven experience in project management (3-5 years)
Budget management experience
Understand business implications of decisions
Willingness to provide enthusiasm and creative solutions to meeting customer needs and achieving the company’s goals
Ability to work independently without supervision
Ability to “think on your feet”, creative problem solving, determine and advocate customer needs
Personable and able to develop and maintain good relationships
Ability to maintain composure, positive attitude and organization with multiple tasks amidst constant interruptions and conflicting priorities
Ability to lead project teams of various sizes and see them through to completion
Able to complete projects in a timely manner
Ability to communicate (written and verbal) in English
Ability to read drawings and technical specifications of CAD work
Financial aptitude with knowledge of or ability to learn business concepts related to sales and marketing, forecasting, negotiating deals, estimating and tracking product and project costs
Ability to negotiate with customers, suppliers and coworkers
Ability to effectively balance between customer satisfaction and optimizing financial returns

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
A Master’s degree in a related field (MBA, Engineering, or similar)
Prior team management experience

Responsibilities

Manage projects from start to finish, including project organization, maintaining schedule, meeting customer needs and managing projects costs
Provide the best customer service in the industry
Cultivate an open communication environment
Preparing status reports and facilitating project meetings
Establishing effective project communication plans as well as the execution of said plans
Coordinating with cross discipline team members to make sure that all parties are on track with project requirements, budgets, deadlines, and schedules
Meeting with project team members to identify and resolve issues
Submitting project deliverables and ensuring that they adhere to quality standards
Preparing status updates by gathering, analyzing and summarizing relevant information
Facilitating change requests to ensure that all parties are informed of the impacts on schedule and budget
Coordinating the development of user manuals, training materials and other documents as needed to enable successful implementation and turnover of the process or system to the appropriate stakeholders
Identifying and developing new project process improvements opportunities with the team
Obtaining cross functional and cross organizational team’s acceptance of project deliverables
Managing cross functional and cross organizational team’s need as well as satisfaction within project period
Conducting post project evaluation and identifying successful and unsuccessful project elements