Title: Project Manager II
Location: Irving, TX
Duration: 6 Months
MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE
- Responsible for managing 1 or more projects with low to moderate complexity through the complete project lifecycle involving functional teams (both domestic and international) focused on the delivery of new or existing products.
Main Responsibilities
- Accountable for total project scope; completion within budget constraints and scheduled completion date.
- Manage creation of detailed project plans, resource and budget management, schedule management, project risk assessments, and project documentation for stage gate reviews or similar.
- Recognize the broader implications of actions and proposals on the final project outcome
- Lead cross-functional teams to execute projects with problem solving methodology
- Drive teams to meet milestones and deliverables established in project planning and agreed upon with senior leadership
- Prepare and present written and oral reports and other presentations to internal and external audiences, including cross functional management.
- Clearly define and manage project scope. Develop and manage project charter and project plan to meet deliverables.
- Identify key milestones for project status reporting.
- Leads the creation and updates of detailed project plans (i.e., Charter, IPP), schedule management, and project documentation including design history files in accordance with internal design control requirements & stage gate reviews or similar.
- Lead cross-functional teams in execution of project scope by identifying tasks, creating and tracking project schedule.
- Drive cross-functional teams to meet milestones and deliverables established in project planning and agreed upon with senior leadership
- Prepare and present project progress reports to keep management and team informed
- Under supervision, may create and deliver project review presentation to Business Unit leadership as necessary
- Perform/Lead project risk assessment & propose & manage appropriate mitigations.
- Identify problems and work with cross-functional team to resolve them
- Tracks and presents budget variances, and recommends contingency options
- Collaborate with representatives from appropriate functional areas across the Division to meet project objectives.
- Creates a work environment that supports team effectiveness.
- Under supervision, assists with the decision-making process within a cross-functional team.
- Manages/directs the activities and people associated with small to large scale projects with a focus on any or several non-IT business applications and disciplines.
- Manage/direct all facets of single or multiple, multidimensional, mission-critical projects through the Full Project Life Cycle.
- Collaborate/work with project sponsors, business units and users to identify project scope and focus, develop or monitor project initiatives, implement project requirements/plans/processes/tools, assign/guide/monitor project staff, and assure project success.
- Deliver quality project solutions to business problems or issues within defined budgets and/or timelines.
- Provide expert project guidance/support proactively through project completion.
- Provide tracking, reporting, and presentation to management and users.
- 1-6 years experience
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