Sr. Project Manager

Hayward Tyler•Colchester, VT

15d•$90,000 - $150,000

About The Position

The Original Equipment (OE) Group supports business needs and continuous improvement efforts through proper technical product and engineering principles as well as appropriate development of employees and management. The OE group is a business unit that encompasses quoting, engineering, quality, project management, production planning and procurement. The Sr. Project Manager is an integral member of the OE Group that works closely with the OE Director to ensure successful customer interface, execution, and shipment of technically challenging projects.

Requirements

US Citizenship is required for this position.
BS in Engineering or Project Management or equivalent job experience.
5-10 years of experience managing government projects in a project/contract-based business preferred.
Experience in managing research and development projects in engineered products preferred.
Ability to read & interpret engineering drawings, standards and specifications
Ability to read & interpret purchase orders, terms and conditions, and customer specifications
Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Project and the Internet
Strong interpersonal, collaboration, leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
Detail oriented and highly motivated
Possess high level of personal initiative
Able to facilitate geographically distributed and cross functional project teams

Nice To Haves

5-10 years of experience managing government projects in a project/contract-based business
Experience in managing research and development projects in engineered products

Responsibilities

Act as the primary point of contact with the customer and is responsible for all communications and customer satisfaction after contract award.
Define the scope of supply for awarded contracts, including the need for internal deliverables and customer submittments. Collaborate with the Engineering Manager to establish milestones for each project and recommend high level work priority based on the milestone schedule.
Understand status of assigned contracts throughout the engineering, job creation, procurement, manufacturing, testing and shipping stages.
Interface and collaborate with different departments within the business to meet contract objectives, including Operations, Supply Chain, Planning, Quality, Sales, Test, and Engineering.
Negotiate changes to contract as required and identify scope increase. Negotiation can include Terms and Conditions, submittals, delivery expectations, and pricing.
Execute communications plan to project requirements. Communications will include but are not limited to status on major materials, delivery status to original commitment date, risks associated with delivery and mitigation plan for those risks. Proactively document delays, changes in scope and any other incidents that impact the scope of work or schedule.
Prepare monthly revenue forecast for the OE Group in collaboration with the program manager.
Understand and communicate task schedules to all project team members to ensure timely completion of project and when necessary, advocate for required project resources.
Foresee problems on contracts before they become problems.
Coordinate and chair meetings to assure all planned activity occurs and that the quality of each event satisfies project requirements.
Manage multiple, parallel projects using formal project planning techniques.
Maintain contract file in accordance with established protocols and procedures.
Produce regular status reports containing assessments of contract status relative to cost, delivery, customer submittals, milestone completion, and risk.
Coordinate product packaging and shipping in accordance with contract requirements. Also ensure that progress payments and final invoices are executed on time.
Create and maintain Health of Contract Report to monitor project performance to budget (margin expectations) and schedule including an "Issues List" in order to document all unplanned obstacles to satisfying the contract. All items must be resolved before contract can be formally closed.
Develop post-shipment contract review including assessment of cost, delivery, quality, and miscellaneous contract specific requirements. Improvement ideas for future contracts are communicated to the team for implementation based on this review.
Aid in development of project quotes, as needed. This can include milestone generation, timeline creation, risk assessment, review of commercial requirements, terms and conditions, and other activities.
Participate in the training and coaching of new and/or inexperienced team members.
Assist in developing department plans, goals, objectives, policies and procedures.
Fulfill the primary and secondary duties listed within with minimal oversight/direction from the program manager, high accuracy and attention to detail, ability to manage challenging first-of-a-kind projects, and strong ability to drive project objectives.