Technical Project Manager

Roles and Responsibilities:
* Collaborate with business and functional partners and technology leadership in defining features backlog and specifying requirements.
* Drive technology discussion and strategy in line with business needs and company reference architecture.
* Define execution plan and approach based on project scope, expected timeline and available budget/resources.
* Facilitate convergence of functional and technical knowledge and build project teams.
* Work with globally located technical team often comprising of members of separate organizations to coordinate day-to-day execution as per outlined plan.
* Cooperate with and manage external vendors as required.
* Manage procurement and onboarding process.
* Ensure pre-defined project management processes and practices are followed.
* Drive simplification and improvement as necessary.
* Support execution team with resolution of roadblocks and interdependencies.
* Partner with technical and functional teams external to the project to ensure their tasks are completed as required.
* Manage project risks, scope changes and other non-standard events throughout the life of the project.
* Manage stakeholder communication and progress reporting.
* Ensure quality of deliverables is verified and matching stakeholder expectations.
* Track project outcomes realization and customer satisfaction levels through established metrics against service level.
* Ensure lessons learned are collected.


Required Qualifications:
* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or STEM Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).
* A minimum 6 years of professional experience.


Desired Characteristics:
* Strong team player, collaborates well with others to solve problems and actively incorporates input from various sources.
* Experience working with others on a global basis.
* Applies knowledge to coach and mentor others.
* Demonstrates customer focus evaluates decisions through the eyes of the customer, builds strong customer relationships, creates processes with customer viewpoint and partners with customers to help shape their future initiatives.
* Strong analytical and strong problem solving skills-communicates in a clear and succinct manner and effectively evaluates information / data to make decisions, anticipates obstacles and develops plans to resolve, creates actionable strategies and operational plans.
* Change oriented actively generates process improvements, champions and drives change initiatives, confronts difficult circumstances in creative ways, balances multiple and competing priorities and executes accordingly
* PMP, ScrumMaster or related Project Management certifications.
* Proficiency with MS Office suite of products such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Top Skill Sets:
* Previous project management experience in a manufacturing environment
* Demonstrated customer service experience.
* Strong organizational and customer service skills

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.