Manufacturing PM Manager

Location: Austin, TX, United States

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Lead cross-functional teams responsible for the delivery of internal products, administrative systems, or department-level initiatives
• Oversee project plans, schedules, and budgets from initiation through delivery
• Manage overall coordination of resources to meet project deadlines and requirements effectively
• Organize project activities and inter-departmental meetings to ensure clear communication and on-time, on-budget completion
• Interface with internal customers and department personnel to align project outcomes with business needs
• Assign and monitor the work of technical personnel, providing support and interpretation of instructions and objectives
• Select, develop, and evaluate personnel to ensure efficient operation of the project/program function
• Drive process improvements across project and administrative workflows
• Investigate and recommend process changes to improve efficiency and delivery outcomes
• Balance internal customer and company needs in support of the organization's mission
• Provide planning and budgeting resources for assigned programs/projects
• Develop project proposals and present them to senior management for review
• Monitor program/project progress, relay concerns proactively, and provide regular status reports to leadership
• Other duties may be assigned.

 

Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent project and program management skills, including planning, scheduling, and budget oversight
• Ability to lead and develop cross-functional teams and technical personnel
• Strong ability to interact effectively with internal customers and department stakeholders
• Ability to formulate standards and procedures for administrative systems or internal product delivery
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods and occasionally walk, bend, and lift up to 25 lbs.
• 7+ years engineering or related work experience 
• B.S. or equivalent work experience, or any combination of education and experience
• Previous management experience 

Leads people who perform project management duties involving cross-functional teams focused on delivery of internal products or administrative systems. Oversees plans and directs schedules as well as project budgets. Monitors programs/projects from initiation through delivery and interfacing with internal customers or department personnel. Organizes project activities and interdepartmental meetings; ensures communication facilitates completion of the program/project on schedule and within budget constraints. May assign and monitor work of technical personnel providing support and interpretation of instructions/objectives. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.