Engineering Project Manager

Job Title:
Engineering Project Manager

Location:

North Reading, MA
Duration: 12-month contract
Payrate: $75 to $85 per hour.

Job Description:
By leading multi-site, multi-discipline, cross-functional teams in an innovative, collaborative environment to define and deliver committed prototypes, demonstrations, and / or product, all using a multitude of product development approaches. By successfully delivering the desired project outcomes while managing project planning and execution, scope changes, risks, trade-offs, stakeholders’ expectations, and project communications.

Responsibilities:

• You will be responsible for successfully delivering to business results associated with the project. Your ability to grasp complex go-to-market strategy with focus on the product and outcomes will be a key to meet and exceed business results.
• You will develop the plan, monitor the execution, and lead complex projects. You will be negotiating trade-offs, determining, and committing to aggressive yet achievable project outcomes to deliver winning business results by applying state-of-the-art project management tools and techniques.
• You will aggressively drive and monitor all day-to-day project work, making sure that your project team identifies and resolves problems quickly.
• You will escalate and drive issues, which are out of the project team’s control, through the management chain for rapid resolution.
• You will lead project and phase gate approval reviews. You will provide clear, concise, and well synthesized written and verbal communication to all levels of the project team and stakeholders including project Sponsors.

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in an Engineering discipline OR equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of Technical Project Management and Product Development experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification preferred.
• Experience managing teams in multiple geographic locations.
• Experience influencing and leading without direct authority.
• Initiative-taking, accountable individuals with strong commitment to meeting personal and team goals as well as professional development.
• Project Management background in multi-functional project environments.
• Training in Project Management with emphasis on project structure and processes.
• Extensive knowledge in at least one major discipline such as Engineering, Operations, and Marketing,
• Versatile interpersonal and communications skills with an ability to modify style to a broad range of audiences and situations.
• Strong expertise in systematic approach to problem-solving. Candidate identifies problems and takes initiative to resolve them by working with Project Leadership team.
• Exceptional competency to lead and drive complex decisions.
• Excellent organizational and written / verbal communication skills.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Project Scheduling tools.