Program Manager / Project Manager
Location: Easton, Pennsylvania
Onsite role

Program Manager / Project Manager role in Easton, Pennsylvania.
If you have experience working as a Program Manager or as a Project Manager or Project Engineer, or if you have experience working in a similar role, this could be the perfect job for you.
    
  
Position Scope: 
Coordinate and manage a project through completion in the project lifecycle.  Responsible to direct and follow stated processes for tactical activities related to planning, execution, and delivery of desired results to commercialize a product for an approved Engineering project initiative.   
 
Responsibilities: 
  

• Accountable for all project deliverables and making sound and timely decisions. Responsible to maintain timelines, schedule updates and scope changes, identify, manage, and resolve risks early in the process, adhere to policies, procedures, and standard work processes. All projects must be reviewed and updated daily, at a minimum once a week. 

•  In conjunction with core team members, utilize a team approach to develop project schedules, assign tasks and estimated effort within the required company program management tools.  Clearly communicate to each key stakeholder their roles and responsibility to monitor and support the progress of the program against the project plan. 

• Assist Program Manager to complete the project charter outlining scope, goals, deliverables, required resources, budget, and timing.  

•  Responsible to schedule and lead effective cross-functional project team meetings.  Utilize the project scheduling tool as the basis for project review.  Record meeting minutes and update project tasks accordingly.  Maintain orderly documentation, files, and records per established procedures and policies. 

•  Prepare and present overall project status to management and/or the Product Development Council (PDC) as required.  This includes, but is not limited to, tracking the project against the schedule to meet deadlines, measure and track deficiencies that prevent on time completion of major milestones, schedule improvements, etc. 

•  Schedule, conduct, and complete a post-project evaluation (Lessons Learned) to document how well results were achieved, roadblocks, and improvement opportunities.

• Utilizes the Quality Improvement Process and Lean principles to fulfill the responsibilities of the position. Identify improvements or deficiencies. Collaborate to develop tools and best practices for project management and execution.  

  
  
Qualifications: 

1. Project Management Certification or college degree is a plus.  
2. Minimum two years’ experience managing $100K+ projects using MS Project (or equivalent) for program/resource tracking (variance reports). 
3. Mechanical aptitude and knowledge of manufacturing environment.