Overview

Engineering Project Manager required for our client based in Mayo

The Engineering Project Manager serves Operations and Global Engineering (GE) by leading cross-functional teams to identify global cost savings opportunities for the Design To Value (DTV) program. Additionally, this position will provide project management for the highest opportunity projects. A blend of leadership, business acumen, communication, and technical acumen will be required.

Project Management

• Use systematic techniques and ensure use of the stage gate or other suitable process to create, support, and manage the development of project goals, schedules, and tasks.
• Coordinate cross-functional team activities to meet project or program deliverables.
• Obtain and/or negotiate resources as needed, assign tasks as appropriate, and ensure that commitments are met.
• Monitor project progress to anticipate risks and develop solutions before they become critical.

Work Experience

• Minimum 6 years of project/program management experience ideally within a regulated environment
• Minimum 10 years of relevant engineering experience within a manufacturing environment

Education

• Primary Degree in Engineering discipline, preferably BS in Mechanical Engineering
• Project Management training / qualifications, Project Management Professional (PMP) credentialed preferred

Specialized Skills

• Experience with project management tools and skills; with knowledge of process and project planning best practices.

• Ability to focus and drive ongoing organizational assessment to identify gaps/opportunities relative to the product development, commercialization, and manufacturing processes.
• Serve as a change agent with passion, high-energy, and a results oriented creative and analytical mind with the ability to manage critical situations.
• Proven ability to manage extensive communications both up and down in the organization to keep key stakeholders appropriately engaged and informed to drive success of a project

• Business acumen; ability to think from an overall “best for the business” perspective.
• Demonstrate customer focus in all interactions. Demonstrated ability to understand customer requirements and incorporate them into business decisions
• Demonstrated in-depth understanding of product design, product function, product materials, physical testing and requirements related to medical device design controls
• Experience with automated production equipment, Design of Experiments (DOE) techniques, and statistical analysis tools
• Manufacturing process development experience; demonstrated understanding of Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles, DOE techniques and statistical analysis tool

Leadership

• Lead teams and/or individuals, using direct or indirect influence techniques.
• Lead activities across multi-functional and cross-geographical teams to meet deliverables.
• Lead the development of integrated business plans, manage and track project budgets, product cost, and capital, and establish return on investment.
• Support activities to scope and charter new projects.
• Mentor others by providing guidance, direction, or other technical expertise.

Communication

• Socialize project status identifying key project milestones, progress, and major inter-dependencies throughout operations and engineering functions.
• Provide regular updates sponsors on the status of the overall program or project
• Present updates to senior leadership at project milestone meetings.
• Use clearly understood metrics to report progress to management.

Business Acumen

• Understand accounting principles, capital, and expense planning in support of project/program and departmental performance.
• Effectively prepare, manage and communicate project expense and / or capital budgets.

Utilize resource planning to support department and corporate resource monitoring.

For more information, Contact Mairéad at Arcon Recruitment