Technical Project Manager

Vantage Point Recruiting

Technical Project Manager

National
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    As the Manufacturing Project Manager, you will work with the engineering development team, managing the technical execution of engineering projects.

    What will enable your success:

    • Clearly define, bid and manage work packages for efficient execution.
    • Ensure the right resources are being applied to your assigned project(s) 
    • Forecast and track cost and schedule performance 
    • Clearly communicate with the engineering team, development leadership team and the customer, ensuring internal process compliance while exceeding customer expectations
    • Always promote the company values and safety culture

    What you will have to be successful in the role:

    • A technical education or experience in a technical or manufacturing environment
    • Be a team-first leader and motivator
    • Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and demonstrated project management skills
    • Have the ability to execute tasks with reduced oversight
    • High personal integrity

    Job Responsibilities:

    • Provide budgetary and schedule estimates for new programs and existing program modifications
    • Participate in the analysis of contractual deliverables to establish project scope and engineering requirements
    • Own the project schedule and drive execution to deliver solutions on time and within budget
    • Proactively manage program risk and ensure mitigation plans are efficient and effective
    • Lead and/or participate in customer reviews
    • Regularly report status and performance to R&D leadership
    • Liaise with other project technical teams, Quality, Safety, Manufacturing and Operations as well as customers/subcontractors/suppliers to ensure product integrity and manufacturability
    • Promote and contribute to Continuous Process Improvement initiatives

    What we need from you:

    • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, engineering / technical / program management or equivalent combination of education and experience
    • Experience in advanced manufacturing, prototyping or development engineering environment
    • Demonstrated success managing engineering or manufacturing based development programs / projects
    • Capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously if required
    • Able to effectively communicate, influence and deliver across organizational disciplines and levels
    • Experience with requirements management, risk management, cost account management and reporting
    • Working experience with product lifecycle management, configuration control and enterprise resource planning systems
    • Energetic, collaborative leader with excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
    • Exemplary work ethic and attention to detail

    Preferred:

    • PMP certification or ability to obtain within a year
    • Experience executing development projects in a production manufacturing environment