Project Manager

Summary:

Plan, direct, coordinate and lead activities of designated projects to ensure that goals and objectives of the project are accomplished within defined time frame and within budget allowances by performing the following duties personally or through personnel assigned to the project or otherwise enlisted. 

Essential Functions:

• Be the face of Acieta to the customer.  Maintain customer satisfaction by managing both internal and external expectations throughout the project lifecycle.  Organize and lead customer meetings and visits, involving internal team members as necessary, which present Acieta as a professional, innovative and detail oriented company.
• Review project proposals and costing information immediately upon order entry for consistency and relationship to company capabilities to identify and anticipate risks.
• Consult with management personnel and key functional representatives to establish work plan and staffing for each phase of projects; arrange for recruitment or assignment of project personnel and allocation of available resources, including determination of resources outside the company as necessary to meet project objectives, i.e. define the team for the project
• Summarize project requirements, particularly those affecting financial and scheduling progress and resource management, using company available MIS software to accomplish monitoring methods and formats.  Initiate and/or implement new methods to improve reporting effectiveness when deemed necessary.  Notify Accounting Department when project milestones related to invoicing have been met.
• Evaluate project definition to formulate conceptual design and technical requirements, including analyzing the project for technical feasibility and risk regarding engineering, producibility, and cost implications.  Draw on personal technical expertise to assist and guide team personnel in accomplishing project commitment.
• Consult with the project team to outline work plan and assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority, including interface with resources outside the company.   
• Build a mutually accountable project team.  Encourage, motivate, drive and coordinate the project team personnel to ensure project progress is on schedule and within budget.
• Lead internal meetings as appropriate to meet and exceed project objectives, to include but not limited to daily/regular project team huddles, project transitions, project kick-offs, design reviews, and other internal meetings
• Prepare reports and project progress information using tools available (spreadsheets, databases, project management software, etc.).  Distribute project reports to management and customers as required generally by company procedures and as may be specifically required by customer/project specification.
• Demonstrate leadership (both internally and externally) by thoroughly understanding the project, consistent communication and documentation, creativity, proper negotiation, managing conflict, and balancing customer and Acieta expectations.

Education, Experience, Skills, Licenses, and Other Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.   The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in, management, business, or other related field; minimum of five years’ experience in managing projects, preferably in a manufacturing environment of comparable products of Acieta or in functions of business closely related to the manufacturing processes of these types of products; or equivalent combination of education and experience.  Five years’ project management experience in an organization using matrix management.  Work experience related to automation systems is a plus.  Personal computer literacy with working familiarity of software related to financial and scheduling tracking of projects.

Language Skills:  Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Leadership Skills: Ability to lead a project team through communication, organization, motivation, creativity, conflict management and a focus on project ownership.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability:  Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.  Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instruction in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. 
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• Business casual attire. Steel-toed shoes and safety glass will be required while on shop floor.