Job Description

General Summary

This role is responsible for managing projects across all locations and subsidiaries. Project Manager II is responsible for creating and maintaining various types of project management documentation. Responsible for managing multiple small to large projects including reviewing/ensuring scope definition, constructing a project plan, including but not limited to, a project schedule, communications plan, quality plan, implementation plan, and risk management plan. The Project Manager must have ability to lead, manage, and coordinate both business and technology resources to ensure projects and services meet and/or exceed goals, and are completed within established time frames and budget requirements.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Facilitate and lead various types of meetings and presentations.
• Manage multiple small to large scale projects in accordance with the Project Management department’s methodology.
• Identify clearly the project's scope, business requirements, approach, stakeholders, schedule, risks, acceptance criteria, and more.
• Form and lead core teams of cross-functional/cross-subsidiary subject matter experts, build accurate project schedules, track tasks and report on project progress until the product, service, and/or capability is tested and launched.
• Integrate all aspects of the project, ensure that the proper knowledge and resources are available when and where needed and ensure that the expected results are produced in a timely, cost-effective manner.
• Escalate significant issues identified by project teams.
• Perform timely and accurate project status reporting to all project stakeholders.
• Maintain a repository of all project-related documents for use throughout the project.
• Perform ongoing coordination with client organizations.
• Assist in the development of standard Project Management methodologies based on PMBOK standards with regards to project initiation, planning, execution, control and closure.
• Perform tight management of the triple-constraint (scope, time, and cost) while maintaining the highest quality standards.
• Elicit, analyze, and document business requirements and processes as needed.
• Create process flow charts, reports, presentations, and other various types of analysis documentation as needed.
• Assist with the development of Statements of Work (SOWs), soliciting involvement and participation of project stakeholders as appropriate.
• Attend meetings, seminars, and other events as required.
• Maintain a close working relationship with management of all departments.
• Apply and measure department strategic goals to his/her own workload when applicable
• Manage vendor relationship for project that requires an outside vendor
• Keep project management knowledge and skills current by attending various training during the year.
• Provide various project management consulting services to the business including but not limit to the development of a business case and other project related document Provide project management training when requested by the business.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university.

Licenses and/or Certifications

• Local Operators Driver’s License
• Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred

Experience

• Requires four or more years of project management experience managing vendors and technologies. Requires experience facilitating meetings.
• Prefer five or more years of engineering experience in Chemical, Mechanical or Industrial field.
• Prefer strong background in Lean and Six Sigma Methodologies.

Knowledge

• Must have an excellent understanding of Quality Control/Assurance and be familiar with regulatory requirements.
• Must have an understanding of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and the five processes that define a managed project.
• Must have an understanding of fundamental business analysis methods and tools.

Skills

• Must possess strong organizational, customer service, and troubleshooting skills.
• Must have the ability to be a self-motivated and self-managed individual.
• Must have excellent project management skills.
• Must be able to facilitate department project meetings and communicate effectively with internal customers throughout the organization.
• Must be able to effectively work with individuals at all position levels in the organization to identify, understand and communicate their business requirements.
• Must be capable of operating motor vehicles in all types of weather conditions.
• Must have experience using Microsoft Office applications including Word, Outlook, Visio, Powerpoint and Excel.
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Must be cost-conscious, results-oriented, and possess basic business skills.
• Must be able to understand and create a profit and loss statement for the project.
• Must have experience applying PMBOK and other best practices project management philosophies to projects as needed.