Job Overview Position Summary: The Project Manager plans, directs, and coordinates activities of projects to ensure that objectives are accomplished within established specifications, schedules, and budgets. Responsibilities Essential Functions and Responsibilities • Reviews project proposal to determine time frame, funding, limitations, procedures for accomplishing projects, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of projects. • Interfaces with project staff to outline work plan and assign duties. • Responsible for overseeing and managing the allocation and utilization of resources across multiple projects within the organization. • Directs activities of staff to ensure project progresses on schedule and within budget. • Coordinates interdepartmental functions to minimize delays. • Provides technical advice to project staff and meets with them on a regular basis to review program status, resolve problems, and plan future actions. • Reviews status reports and modifies schedules or plans as required • Prepares project reports for management and advises status on a regular basis. • Interface with customer on all aspects of contract and technical requirements. • Anticipates potential schedule delays and initiates plans for alternative actions. • Interfaces with customers on schedules, meetings, problems and program status. • Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications Knowledge and Critical Skills/Expertise: • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent. • Five years of experience related to manufacturing industries. • Strong project management, problem solving, and customer service skills. • Demonstrated originality and initiative. • Considerable flexibility of methods required to meet program goals. • Excellent interpersonal relations, customer service, and oral and written communication skills. • Excellent MS Office application experience. The knowledge, skills and abilities listed above are typically acquired through the levels of education and experience listed. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience that provides an applicant with the listed knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job, may be accepted. Salary: $77,000 - $115,000