R&D Senior Project Manager

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The Senior Project Manager, R&D will work closely with the cross-functional teams to ensure projects have the proper resource allocation, develop timelines, manage project budgets along with monthly forecasts, communicate progress and status, and execute in the agreed-upon timelines, cost and quality performance metrics. Project may span across all divisions of FTI. Project teams will be comprised of internal personnel and/or OEM/supplier resources assigned to plan and execute plans.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of successfully managing projects leveraging a highly defined, stage-gated product development process or solution delivery process from concept to commercialization, and experience in leading, motivating, and managing technically based cross-functional teams in accomplishing projects with notable impact(s) on company objectives.

The Senior Project Manager is expected to help drive adherence to and serve as a subject matter expert for the product development process (PDP). This role will work, in coordination with the Director, to develop and maintain dashboards, reporting, templates and tools as well as work with project team members to identify opportunities for improvement (i.e., process, templates, tools, etc.) and promote standardization of project management practices. 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Project Management, Engineering, Analytics, or a related field is required. Master's preferred. Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) required.

Experience: Minimum of 20 years of demonstrated Project Management experience. Experience with stage-gate Product Development Process (PDP), Product Lifecycle Management, and Solution Delivery Process (SDP) preferred. Lean Six Sigma certification or experience preferred. Change management certification or experience preferred.

• Recent experience managing projects of medium to large size with medium to high complexity.

• Management of medium-to-large project teams.

• Managing and controlling project budgets between $500k - $2M. 

• Experience interacting with Executive Leadership.

Travel: 15-20%

Work Schedule: This position works between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM, Monday- Friday. However, work may be performed at any time on any day of the week to meet business needs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as change agent: Makes project goals their own and uses their skills and expertise to inspire a sense of shared purpose within the project team and encourage improvement opportunities.

• Utilizes best practice Project Management methodology to create a project plan to fit the stakeholders/customers’ needs and deliver with-in budget on desired outcomes. Leads the project with passion, as if it was his or her own business.

• Works closely with cross-functional teams (i.e., Marketing, Sales, Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, etc.) to define project scope and objectives to ensure project members understand what is expected of them and what they should expect from one another.

• Prepares, maintains, and submits clear and concise activity/progress reports and time recording/management reports.

• Works, in coordination with Director, to create and maintain dashboards and reporting for the department and promotes standardize across projects by performing routing audits to identify opportunities for improvement.

• Defines, teaches, and enforces the use of good project management practices.

• Uses a broad and flexible toolkit of techniques, resolving complex, interdependent activities into tasks and sub-tasks that are documented, monitored, and controlled. Adapts approach to the context and constraints of each project, knowing that no "one size" can fit all the variety of projects.

• Communicates to all concerned parties project milestones, status updates, as well as any existing or potential escalation of risks or issues. Proactively follows escalation and change control processes. Manages overall ownership of reports on a given engagement.

• Serves as a role model in promoting good working relationships across a project. Cultivates the people skills needed to develop trust and communication among all of the project stakeholders.

• Maintains detailed record throughout the life of a project by ensuring documentation is saved within project repository in a timely manner and shares information as necessary.

• Serves as a mentor to project members along with fellow project managers.

• Manages all aspects of costs, including estimating, funding, budgeting, forecasting, controlling, and reporting.

• Engages team to identify project risks. Develops mitigation strategies/plans and works to have strategies in place should they be needed. Negotiates conflict resolution when needed between team members or solution owners, if necessary.

• Recognizes when problems surface or potential problems are looming. Brings the right people together to solve problems and knows when the problem has been properly addressed and closed.

• Demonstrates success in scope management, schedule management, cost management, quality management, resource management, stakeholder management, communication management, risk management, and integration management.

• Ensures projects are completed safely, profitably, timely, of high quality, and according to customer expectations.

• Promotes a positive Company Culture by fostering friendly and constructive employee relations.

• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

The job description and responsibilities described are intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

How Does FTI Give YOU the Chance to Thrive?

If you’re energized by new challenges, FTI provides you with many opportunities. Joining FTI opens doors to redefine what’s possible for your future.

Once you’re a team member, you’re supported and provided with the knowledge and resources to achieve your career goals with FTI. You’re officially in the driver’s seat of your career, and FTI’s career development and continued education programs give you opportunities to position yourself for success.

FTI is a “merit to the core” organization. We recognize and reward top performers, offering competitive, merit-based compensation, career path development and a flexible and robust benefits package.

Benefits are the Game-Changer

We provide industry-leading benefits as an investment in the lives of team members and their families. You’re invited to review the full list of FTI benefits available to regular/full-time team members. Start here. Grow here. Succeed here. If you’re ready to learn more about your career with FTI, apply today!

Faith Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – veterans/disabled.