Randstad Engineering US

Job Summary:

Client is in search of a Program Manager within the Watertown CT area. Candidates that are interested in this position should have a BS degree – Engineering or Technical Discipline preferred. MBA preferred. Along with 2 + years of progressive project management experience. If you are interested in this position please apply today!

location: Watertown, Connecticut

job type: Permanent

salary: $80k-$100k

Qualifications:

• Bachelors of Science (Engineering or Technical)
• Engineering background. (Preferred)
• 2-5 years of previous Project Management experience
• Product Management experience.

Responsibilities:

• Lead complex, critical or highly visible projects and cross functional teams (consisting of Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality and Sales for example) to ensure projects are on time and within budget.
• Responsible for operational execution to ensure a high quality product is delivered to customer
• Manage project budget and determining appropriate revenue recognition
• Analyze project profitability, revenue, and margins
• Coordinate activities to support engineering sample builds, prototype, pilot and pre-production volumes
• Report project progress, opportunities, and risks to upper management via Stage gate reviews.
• Interface with the customer and provide project updates regularly
• Ensure that all functions are working in sync and escalate issues to management when needed.
• Lead the APQP activities for the assigned project, ensuring internal APQP milestones and the customer milestones are aligned.
• Facilitate and lead weekly review meetings with the PDT
• Maintain the project open issues list, escalating any issues and risks to upper management when necessary.
• Work with a cross functional team to ensure group milestones and activities are tracked and completed as per the agreed timing
• Attend customer meetings as the point person between the company and the OEM.
• Support any root cause analysis, where needed.
• Attend supplier meetings with purchasing to ensure risk, timing and costs are clearly understood and monitored.

Skills:

• Program Management
• Manufacturing

Randstad Engineering US