Commercial Project Manager

Description

Remote - Can be located anywhere in the US but able to accommodate all time zones for meetings with customers.

Extension possible

Willingness to travel to corporate offices in San Diego, Marlborough or customer sites as needed for on boarding and customer facing activities.

I would expect a couple of trips in the first months and then maybe a trip or two quarterly.

Job Summary

Client is seeking a Commercial Project Manager responsible for supporting the planning, execution and management of strategic initiatives and projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The incumbent may be asked to perform other function-related activities and the below-mentioned responsibilities as reasonably required by business needs.

Project Planning & Execution:

• Collaborate with internal and external project team members to plan and drive comprehensive project plans, define project scope, set timelines and milestones.
• Coordinate team meetings, agendas, maintain record of meeting notes, action items and next steps.
• Ensure action items are resolved and documented.
• Interacts with team members, including director and senior-level staff, in driving the completion of deliverables.
• Monitor performance and track progress of key initiatives and milestones
• Escalation of project delays, identification of mitigations of project delays

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Communication with internal team members and external customers
• Collaborate with national cross-functional team members including sales, marketing, field service, project engineering, research & development, program management and others as needed.
• Communicates status of project deliverables to core team leader, team members, and stakeholders.
• Generate and share monthly update reports

Risk Management:

• Track potential project risks, capture mitigation strategies and assess the project impact.

Qualifications

Education:

• BS Degree in Science or Engineering
• Project Management coursework or certification a plus
• Project Management Professional (PMP) credential a plus

Experience:

• 7-10 years of experience with at least 3 years in project management

Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the basic knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required:

• Knowledge of aspects of project management (timelines, project plans, risk management)
• Proficient in MS Project, Smartsheets, PowerPoint, and Visio
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, spreadsheets, and word processing in a Microsoft Windows environment
• Excellent organization skills, and attention to detail
• Ability to interact effectively with personnel from top to bottom of the organization, internal team members and external customers with diverse cultural and educational backgrounds
• Good communication and problem-solving ability