Summary: The Project Manager oversees each project assigned from placement of PO to customer acceptance and could be responsible for multiple projects in a given time frame.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Accountable for developing and coordinating carefully designed and approved action plans to successfully complete projects.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all aspects of the Operations activities, including Engineering, Sales and the Customer; assure all parties maintain close communication and coordination regarding project status and milestones; maintain project schedules and report status in weekly Program Reviews.
• Work with Purchasing to assure that all long lead items are identified and ordered in a timely manner in support of the project schedules.
• Document and communicate project status, obstacles and resolutions to management; ability to listen, persuade and achieve win-win negotiation results with Company functional groups; traditional project management skills, such as organizing and planning projects, establishing goals and monitoring performance, assessing risks, and anticipating and efficiently resolving problems.
• Experience at developing and facilitating business processes to achieve project goals.
• Basic understanding of data centers and manufacturing supply chains are a plus; accreditation from recognized project management organizations such as PMI a plus.
• Self-motivated with a positive and optimistic attitude; team orientation with good leadership skills – empathy and motivating cross-functional team members to common goal; display persistence, vision and positive attitude.
• Good organizational skills and capable of independent work. Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously, and appropriately determine priorities; able to work effectively with all levels of management.
• Regular attendance, ability to arrive at work punctually, ability to work on–site.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others, ability to deal respectfully with the public, customers, vendors, other employees, managers, and executive management.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently, ability to work in a fast-paced environment, ability to interchange with others in the department.

COMPUTER SKILLS

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
BS in engineering, business or equivalent experience. PMP certification and training is a plus.