Sr Engineering Project Manager

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionThe Senior Project Manager leads the New Product Introduction (NPI) team, overseeing the managing of projects that meet customer expectations, resulting in on-time & on-budget project execution. These are complex, high-profile programs. As the primary customer contact, you support all aspects of the customer program/project, lead internal multi-discipline project teams managing product development & production team activities, program schedules, budgets, scope, and the overall metrics to meet program/project objectives.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Sales Team to develop estimates and proposals for new business opportunities as well as proposals and addendums for follow-on work with existing customers.
• Lead customer interactions for individual programs, with a strong focus on customer expectation management.
• Develop and maintain multiple project plans, schedules, and meeting notes to communicate program status to customer(s) and internal teams.
• Direct and coordinate program activities (schedule adherence, program budget, plan tracking, milestones, scope changes, design-to-cost objectives, plan updates, and weekly team meetings) while leading personnel responsible for specific functions throughout the life cycle phases of program.
• Guide successful completion of projects through collaboration with Development, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality and Regulatory Affairs Departments as well as outside consultants and suppliers.
• Responsible for overall coordination of all cross-functional activities.
• Provide continuous identification, monitoring, and mitigation of project risk.
• Appropriately escalate issues to management and leadership.
• Identify and execute opportunities for continuous process improvement in product development and manufacturing processes.
• Mentor other Program Managers within the group.
• Identify innovative opportunities to add value to individual customers' programs and products and provide value beyond defined project scope and constraints.

Qualifications:

• Proven ability to manage multiple medium to large-scale projects.
• Proficient in the use of MS Project to develop schedules, allocate resources, and establish program budgets.
• Ability to motivate and inspire your teams.
• Excellent independent work ethic and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Ability to convey business and technical concepts to a diverse customer base and to internal technical teams in a clear and concise manner.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in resource allocation, leadership techniques, production methods and coordination of teams with many disciplines ranging from management to staff to technicians.
• Demonstrated success leading and influencing cross-functional peers.
• Demonstrated successful product launches in more than one major geography.
• Demonstrated success in meeting overall project goals, timelines, costs, resource management, and core team leadership.
• Understanding of FDA medical product guidelines and ISO 13485 concepts.

Education & Experience:

• B.S. or M.S. required preferably in technical field or equivalent experience; PMP certification a plus.
• 5-10 years' experience in a customer-facing product development role.
• Experience with all phases of new product development, from concept through commercialization, but not required.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communications skills.
• Proficient computer skills in MS Office, including the use of Microsoft Excel and Project