HOW YOU CAN MAKE AN IMPACT
As a Commercial Program Manager, you will direct interdepartmental and external team members to ensure all functional departments are on track with project requirements, budget constraints, deadlines, schedules, and regulations.
Key Responsibilities
• Meet with project team members to identify risk and opportunities and resolve issues
• Submit project deliverables and ensuring that they adhere to contract requirements and quality standards
• Prepare project status reports by gathering, analyzing and summarizing relevant information
• Develop strategies to monitor and control project scope, schedule, budget, and risks and deliverables that support business goals
• Establish and ensure the execution of effective project communication plans.
• Facilitate change requests to ensure that all parties are informed of the impacts on schedule and budget
• Oversee the development and delivery of monthly project reports, customer progress reports, customer change proposals, and preparation of presentations to management and internal / external customers
• Coordinate the development of user manuals, training materials and other documents as needed to enable successful implementation and turnover of the process or system to the clients
• Identify and developing new opportunities with customers
• Obtain customer acceptance of project deliverables
• Manage customer satisfaction within project transition period
• Conduct post project evaluation lessons learned
HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE
• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or related field is required• Master's degree in business or related field a plus
• 7+ years progressive experience with a strong understanding of formal project management methodologies
• Rail, aerospace or heavy industrial manufacturing experience preferred
• 5+ years of experience leading groups in a matrixed organization
• Budget management experience required
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Solid organization skills including attention to detail, multitasking, excellent communication and persuasion skills
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification a plus
