Job Description

As a Project Manager III, you will manage and oversee all aspects of a project to ensure it is completed on-time and within budget. You are responsible for managing scope, cost, schedule, internal staffing and outside vendors. You will prepare reports for upper management and customer stakeholders regarding project status as well as contribute to moderately complex aspects of a project. Your work is generally independent and collaborative in nature.

Responsibilities:

• Directs and manages large and complex project development from beginning to end
• Defines and refines project scope, goals and deliverables to support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
• Develops full-scale project plans and associated communications documents to identify and manage project timeline, dependencies, and critical path using appropriate tools
• Sets, manages, and communicates project expectations to team members and stakeholders
• Liaise with project stakeholders on an on-going basis
• Estimates resources, participants, and preferred partner vendors needed to achieve project goals
• Functions as leader for continuous improvement events and develops employees to be self-sufficient in continuous improvement tools
• Aligns activities with corporate goals around safety, quality, delivery, and cost
• Performs root cause analysis on gaps, identifies waste, and works with leadership to drive sustainable corrective action
• Drafts and submits budget proposals, and recommends subsequent budget changes
• Negotiates with other department managers for acquisition of required personnel
• Determines and assesses need for additional staff or consultants and makes appropriate staffing adjustments during project cycle
• Delegates tasks and responsibilities to personnel
• Identifies and resolves issues and conflicts within project team
• Plans and schedules project timelines and milestones
• Develops and delivers progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations
• Manages changes in project scope, identifies potential concerns, and devises contingency plans

Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 5 years required, 7 years experience preferred of directing work in a large-scale project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution.
• Prior project management experience with deployment and commissioning of liquid-cooled rack systems and supporting infrastructure projects, including HVAC, heat exchangers, chillers, liquid cooled piping installation highly preferred.
• Business and management principles, including strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods.
• Prior experience with managing people and processes to achieve objectives.
• Ability to build effective business relationships with other functional areas to best support mutual objectives.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to analyze workflow and processes to provide productive service to internal and external customers.
• Interpersonal, conflict management, and negotiation skills required, including strong human relations skills to supervise and develop assigned employees effectively.
• Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products.
• Ability to learn, understand, and apply new technologies.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills .

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