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The Project Manager provides cross functional management in support of Naverus programs. The Project Manager’s primary responsibilities will be managing projects and providing project coordination and scheduling services to support company-wide efforts to increase throughput and quality as we scale the operations to meet an increasing customer demand. The Project Manager reports to the Program Management Office Vice President. The Project Manager works across departments to develop a project schedule that optimizes customer satisfaction. The Project Manager must excel at working with people of widely varying business and technical experience. - Managing all phases of small to medium-sized projects resulting in on-schedule delivery of project objectives.
- Providing Project Coordination and Scheduling support services to other Program/Project Managers.
- Communicating project plans, schedules, statements of work, costs, timelines, and so forth to all teams, including senior management.
- Managing and monitoring project risks and issues mitigation and resolution.
- Ensuring that adequate resources from every area are identified and committed based on project timing. Following up where commitments are not being adequately resourced, and working on process improvements to address any shortcomings.
- Serving as a liaison between business stakeholders and the development team.
- Identifying options for potential project solutions and assessing them for both technical and business suitability.
- Defining and documenting business processes, workflows, and requirements as they relate to the problems being solved for the customer.
- Managing project closure activities and conducting lessons learned.
- Continually improving project planning and management processes to maximize efficiency of development resources.
- Supporting the PMO and Senior Staff through the preparation and maintenance of an integrated Master Schedule, resource usage and forecast reports, and assisting in project selection and prioritization activities.
- Leading efforts to standardize project management best practices within the PMO and across the Naverus Enterprise.
Qualifications: - Preferable Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum 3 years of project management and scheduling experience on complex, overlapping projects.
- Intimate knowledge of process identification and process improvement techniques.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across functions in an organization without direct management “authority.”
- Outstanding communication abilities, in writing and orally.
- Experience with workflow systems such as Lotus Notes.
- Ability to effectively use project planning tools such as Microsoft Project.
- Experience with quality management systems such as ISO 9001, Six Sigma, or equivalent.
- Uncompromising focus on quality.
- BS degree in an relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
Ideally, the candidate will
- Have experience with engineering design projects.
- Be an instrument-rated pilot having an understanding of Commercial Airline Operations.
- Have familiarity with procedure design and associated governmental regulations.
- Hold a project management professional (PMP) license.
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