Project Manager

Basic Scope:

The project manager will lead the planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing of projects. They are responsible for successful (within scope, budget and timeline) execution of projects managed as well as establishing standards and best practices for effective Project Management. Collaboration with key stakeholders are critical to ensure project outcomes meet or exceed expectations.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Managing the stage gate process, in conjunction with project sponsors for the evaluation, selection, execution, and monitoring of the product development portfolio pipeline.
• Providing support and facilitation for end-to-end product introduction process by serving as point of integration to coordinate communications, manage workflow between teams and provide consistent reporting.
• Establishing and supporting a consistent methodology for resource management across key initiatives impacting the business.
• Driving best practice standardization and adoption for project management across the portfolio.
• Engaging in all aspects of project management, including project planning, leadership and management of internal and external resources, management of project execution, risk management, prioritization, schedule and cost control, communication, issue resolution, and contingency planning.
• Serving as a point of escalation for team member’s issues requiring a higher degree of expertise or discretion to resolve and ensure timely resolution of issues by focusing on root cause analysis and implementing corrective action plans.
• Managing active projects with an entrepreneurial spirit. Take initiative to escalate issues to the GMT, plan and propose mitigation plans as appropriate to prevent schedule slip and/or scope creep.
• Always maintain and Promote Fenner Precision Polymers Values and Behaviors.

Environmental, Health & Safety Accountabilities:

• Learn and follow EHS policies, rules and work instructions
• Attend required EHS training
• Wearing the required PPE at all times
• Take personal responsibility for keeping yourself and your co-workers and visitors free from injury by participating in and/or conducting risk assessments, workplace inspections, corrective actions and safety observations
• Report incidents, near miss, unsafe conditions, unsafe acts and other hazards in the workplace. STOP WORK when imminent danger is present
• Maintain work area in a neat and orderly fashion and keep equipment in proper working condition.

Education and/or Relative Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university or equivalent experience in a business or technical field.
• 5+ years’ practical project management experience
• Proven track record of leading successful projects
• Strong experience working with multi-disciplinary teams
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to break down complex projects into clear and concise work streams.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• PRP Certification preferred
• Certification in either a process discipline (PMI, Six Sigma) or technical discipline

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• project management: 5 years (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

License:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) (Preferred)