Senior Engineering Project Manager

Mission

The Senior Engineering Project Manager is responsible for leading complex projects, overseeing project teams, and acting as a key contact between the company, staff, and subcontractors to ensure successful project completion. This role focuses on high-value projects, ensuring delivery aligns with company objectives and timelines.

Key Accountabilities

Project Execution:
- Define project objectives, scope, and deliverables, creating a roadmap for successful project execution.
- Manage resources, timelines, and activities across multiple teams to maintain alignment with project goals.
- Provide strategic oversight, resolving high-level project issues and keeping leadership informed.
Resource Management:
- Engage with department leads to ensure resources are available when needed.
- Monitor resource utilization to avoid overburdening team members and identify areas requiring support discussing it with respective department leads.
Client and Stakeholder Communication:
- Serve as a senior contact for client communication, managing expectations and building trust.
- Provide comprehensive progress reports and risk assessments to clients and stakeholders.
- Act as a liaison between project teams and senior leadership, facilitating information flow and alignment.
Financial Oversight:
- Control project budgets, analyzing financial performance and adjusting spending as required.
- Prepare financial reports and projections, ensuring leadership is aware of budget impacts.
- Identify financial risks and opportunities, proactively managing costs to maintain profitability.
Risk and Quality Management:
- Oversee risk management processes, identifying, prioritizing, and addressing risks.
- Ensure quality standards are met by establishing control measures and conducting regular checks.
- Lead root cause analysis for any project issues, implementing corrective actions where necessary.
Supervision and Guidance:
- Operate with minimal oversight, demonstrating initiative in handling complex project challenges.
- Provide mentorship to associate project managers, sharing best practices and lessons learned.
- Ensure team members are empowered and supported in their roles, fostering professional development.

Education

Qualifications

 - 10+ years of experience in an engineering or technical role within a project setting, ideally with exposure to cross-functional teamwork. In alternative 5 years of experience in associate project management role. - Professional project management certifications are highly desirable (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or similar). A certification in Agile (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster) can also be beneficial.
- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Lean), with the ability to tailor approaches based on project requirements.
- Advanced skills in manage schedules, resources, and budgets effectively.
- In-depth understanding of project lifecycle management, including requirements gathering, risk management, quality control, and change management.
- Good understanding of the specific industry’s standards, practices, and regulatory requirements (e.g., IT, construction, engineering, or other relevant sectors).
- Proficiency with contracts, client management, and vendor relations.

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