Product Development Project Manager

Ability to balance the big picture with details; manages from an understanding of the full project scope.Uses systematic proven process.Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resources requirements; determines necessary sequence of activities needed to achieve goals.Shows ability to plan, schedule, direct work of self and others; balances task requirements and individual abilities; organizes materials to accomplish tasks; sets challenging yet achievable goals for self and others.Core competency in project implementation following a gated process utilizing industry best practices and metrics for improving safety, cost, schedule, and quality.Effectiveness at engaging and utilizing a team to accomplish plans; can resolve unexpected problems.Ability to orchestrate and manage project scope/budget development to compile accurate and complete project budgets to meet project needs and execution strategy.Ability to lead and develop project risk analysis with the project team, including mitigation strategies and actions, providing direction for incorporation into the project plan.Able to develop, analyze and interpret change management to support project success. Insightful; understands ramifications and implications of change impacts as a whole to support quality, cost, and schedule control.Uses systematic proven processes for budgeting & maintains financial discipline of fund release in accordance with supplier contract & project gates.Ability to prepare and maintain preliminary overall project schedules encompassing all project implementation elements from preliminary design through construction through hand-over to create a credible project plan to support decision-making.Ability to orchestrate and manage detail project schedule development to provide a complete executable project plan for monitoring progress and forecasting through completion.Ability to understand schedule complexities, monitor progress, and provide insight and input to forecast and mitigate problems before they occur.