Internal Project Manager Team Leader

Internal Project Manager Team Leader

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 10 years of cross-functional business experience with operational and/or project management experience
• Must be legally authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship now or in the future
• Candidate must currently reside in the USA

Responsibilities

• Serves as a Partner to the Project Manager, directly responsible for managing the Delivery & Cost of the Project.
• Leads a core team on the Project consisting of the Equipment Planner, Scheduler & Cost Analyst to fulfill the Project Delivery & Cost targets.
• Leverage lessons learned from other similar projects to identify and assess scope and risks on the Project.
• Review the Key Handover Documents with the PM & CM and collaborate on strategizing and documenting the cost and schedule risks for the Project.
• Assembles the project team at launch to introduce the cross-functional team members, set project launch schedule and review the key Project risks, opportunities, and assumptions for execution related to Delivery & Cost.
• Drives a weekly operating rhythm with the core team and other Project Team members (PM, CM, PFM, PEs, PPMs, LPMs, PQMs) to address risks and opportunities, ensuring there are clear strategies and actions to resolution.
• Model excellence as an IPM to help guide the IPM team
• Manages a team of IPMs indirectly (IPMs will formally report the IPM Pole Leader)
• Coach & mentor their IPMs in their standard work activities, to include training, operational and administrative issues, escalations.
• Conduct 1:1 sessions with IPMs (weekly / bi-weekly)
• Provide feedback to the IPM Pole Leader on systemic issues and improvement trends based on observations from their IPM’s experiences.
• Drive continuous improvement for their team and participate in initiatives as directed by the IPM Pole Leader.
• Report to the Pole IPM Leader and provide critical updates and escalations as needed
• Support Pole IPM Leader in capacity planning coordination
• Support Pole IPM Leader in the IPM’s Priorities setting, Mid-Year checkpoints, and annual evaluations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to lead and succeed in a cross-functional matrix environment
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Effective organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, resolve problems, and deliver results
• Passion for details and ‘can do’ approach
• Thorough competency in Microsoft Office Tools
• Six Sigma Green Belt / Black Belt / Master Black Belt Certification or equivalent quality certification
• PMP / PMU certification