Job Summary: The Program/Project Management is accountable for planning and directing design engineers and other technical engineers working on specific projects. They manage the development, implementation, and evaluation of complex designs. They are responsible for managing large projects with complex scope, multiple streams of work and inter-dependencies.
Detailed Description:Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:
- Work independently to manage one or more projects of low to high complexity (technology, organizationally). Lead cross-functional, global core team(s), kick off programs, establish schedules and drive meetings.
- Present and communicate status to functional management and have customer interaction.
- Implement change as directed in the product lifecycle process.
- Plan the overall program and monitor the progress. Drive the creation, review, approval and update of the Program Plan/WBS including resources.
- Daily program management throughout the program life
- Drive the program core team to meet or exceed program objectives (Cost, Quality, Schedule, Features, Fulfillment/Continuity of Supply, Solution delivery across products & service offerings, Customer Specific Needs)
- Define the program governance (controls)
- Manage the program's budget. Forecast actual against plan/quote for income/revenue, cost/labor & expense
- Manage risks and issues and taking corrective measurements
- Coordinate the projects and their interdependencies. Manage and utilize resources across projects
- Align the deliverables (outputs) to the program's outcome with the aid of the business change manager
- Manage the main program documentation, such as the Program Initiation document
Enabling Competencies:- Project Management - Ability to manage a single line engineering project with a limited number of participants. Create a project/change management plan, establish and distribute project roles, and communicate what is needed from the project participants in order to make the project successful.
- Leadership - Demonstrate Individual Leadership Behaviors.
- Financial Acumen / Business Planning -Solid understanding of Celestica's budgeting and accounting system and the cost accounting practices relevant to engineering work. Always act with the awareness of your work's impact on financial results. Communicate clearly and timely all aspects of your work that may have an influence on the profitability of the project and/or what is necessary for proper accounting and controlling.
- The following competencies may also be required and performed with help or under supervision: Coaching/Mentoring Communication/Negotiation/Presentation Creative Problem Solving Customer Interaction/Stakeholder Management Quality & Lean Working Effectively with Others D/PFMEA 8D/Corrective Action Equipment Safety Design of Experiments (DOE).
Technical Competencies:The following are the associated Technical Competencies that are required for the various Standard Jobs within the Design Engineering Project Management career stream. This list is for illustrative purposes and may not be inclusive of all skills.
Standard Job : Technical Skills- AUTOMATION PM : PMP Certified, Agile PM Methodologies, Managing Projects, Risk Management, Creating Project Plan, PM Tools, Contract Management, Negotiation skills for PM, Engineering Partner(Vendor) Selection & Management, Proposals/Quote, Global/Multi-Site Project Leadership, Building Effective Business Cases
Physical Demands:Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
Occasional travel may be required.
Typical Experience:3 to 5 years.
Typical Education:Bachelor degree