Russ Hadick & Associates, Inc, a 42 year old Professional Search and Recruiting firm has partnered with a global company to help them search and qualify candidates for their Engineering Project Manager opening.

Primary Responsibilities

Requirements definition and scope definition for engineering teams and projects.
Working with leadership teams and customers to help define and manage project priorities and dashboarding.
Project discovery, approval processes, and scheduling across multiple engineering teams.
Tracking of project scope, milestones, deliverables, KPIs, and engineering resources to meet time and budget requirements.
Define deliverables and milestones, monitor project performance, and initiate actions to correct deviations to schedules, excessive costs, or scope.
Lead regular meetings to provide information, identify interdependencies, and mitigate risks to ensure projects are successful.
Interface with leadership to assure accurate and timely communication of project status.
Project progress, reporting, and escalation of deliverables under risk.
Coordination of resources, engineering teams, and customers to ensure delivery and acceptance.
Management of release documentation and product delivery pipelines.
Travel to manufacturing plants, customers, and other company locations (UK being one of those locations). Up to 15% travel required.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
3-5+ years of successful Project Management experience.
Experience with moderate to complex projects and demonstrated risk management.
Proven record of designing and implementing successful projects meeting cost, quality, and schedule
Project Scheduling for multiple projects and cross functional teams to meet tight deadlines.
Demonstrated ability to drive change and continuous improvement across a broad level/scope.
Ability to build relationships, interface cross-functional teams, and build consensus among a large group.
Ability to influence without direct authority.
Experience in working with customers, sales teams, and marketing teams to gather technical requirements and delivery acceptance.

Preferred Qualifications

Engineering Degree.
Project Management certification such as CAPM or PMP.
Experience with Agile processes and/or Kanban processes in a manufacturing setting.
Firm understanding of Engineering Documentation, Drawings, and developing BOMs with MRP systems.
Experience with PLM systems and approval routing/processes.
Experience with remote teams, global teams, and/or contracted teams