Senior Engineering Program Manager

Key Activities & Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Project Managers to develop the vision and plan for projects based on facility needs and assign resources.
• Oversee the hiring, performance, development, and management of the project team.
• Ensure the project management team properly executes the planning, scheduling, and execution of client facility projects.
• Plan and lead manufacturing project planning sessions, facilitate project status meetings, maintain complex project plans/schedules, update RAID logs, and track costs and resources for multiple projects simultaneously.
• Work to streamline and improve the efficiency of communication lines, related to project management.
• Facilitate and lead process improvement initiatives related to project management processes.
• Provide a supportive work environment for the team; select, mentor, coach, and develop others.
• Lead and mentor a team of project managers.
• Conduct regular team meetings to discuss project status, challenges, and solutions.
• Oversee the project management team portfolio to ensure all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Preparing and presenting program-level reporting for upper management.
• Analyze current project management processes and identify areas for improvement.
• Implement new procedures and tools to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ensure clear, specific, accurate, and timely communications with customers.
• Respond quickly and appropriately to customer needs and problems.
• Work closely with engineering teams, client representatives, vendors, and various internal departments.
• Foster a collaborative environment to achieve program goals.
• Conduct performance reviews and provide feedback to team members.

• Bachelor's degree or higher or equivalent combination of education and experience and training.
• 7-10 years of end-to-end project management experience.
• Project management experience in an industrial, engineering, and/or manufacturing environment highly preferred.
• 2+ years in leadership of a team.
• Proficiency in Project Management Software (i.e., Project Insight, Asana, Microsoft Project, etc.).
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Ability to confidently facilitate large-scale project planning workshops.
• Effective team-building expertise.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Experience in a matrix-based, marcom organization preferred.