Project Manager

**Job Description**:
SUMMARY/SCOPE OF POSITION:
Responsible for the liaison between the company and the client during the project life.

May work at client site on a day-to-day or periodic basis. Ensures customer satisfaction

of migrations/solutions by managing the details of overall project schedules, budgets, and

deliverables. Services may be provided on a fee-for-service basis or be included as part of the purchase price for company products. Involves extensive interaction with sales, systems engineering, product development, and other members of cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing projects to clients. Plans and directs schedules

and may monitor budget/spending. Monitors the project from initiation through project closure. Organizes the interdepartmental activities ensuring completion of the project/product on schedule and within budget constraints.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

- Functional
- Reviews and updates scope, contract, main stakeholders, and budget.
- Responsible that the delivered documentation following the QMS (Quality Management System) requirements.
- Interacts daily with peers and customers (typically internal) to exchange or present information.
- Builds stable working relationships internally.
- Leads meetings throughout the project life (internal KOM, customer KOM, project status, etc).
- Works with Solutions Manager and Engineering Manager to budget, plan and schedule project activities and resources
- Leads the project risk management (identification and mitigation with the project team).
- Attack roadblocks and impediments to delivering incremental value.
- Leads and gathers lessons learned through the project.
- Ensures with the Technical Leader the design, implementation, test, and startup phases of complex systems projects.
- Ensures the creation and approval of any Engineering Design and Functional Specification.
- Facilitate and ensures the use of templates, procedures, and standards.
- Reports project status and issues.
- Leads and follow-up the material status with the buyer.
- Responsible for on-site implementation and startup (site or remote lead).
- Represents Rockwell Automation as a leading authority.
- Supports an environment conducive to customer satisfaction.
- Leadership
- Learning to use professional concepts.
- Applies company policies and procedures to resolve routine issues.
- Normally receives detailed instructions on all work.
- Works on issues of limited scope.
- Follows established practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data from which answers can be readily obtained.
- Ensures the project team has the knowledge to drive engineering standardization efforts for system software and/or hardware solutions.
- Deal with Customers to give them confidence that we really know what we are doing and that we have control of activities.
- Release and recognize project members.
- Evaluate project team performance (Technical Leader, Project Engineer, 3rd Party Contractors).
- Mentor others in technologies, tools, and processes.
- Operate in an agile/waterfall capability team where quality and security are built into daily work, and we make time to help others improve their environment as well.
- Interpersonal
- Patience.
- Emotional Intelligence Management.
- People Management Skills.
- Project issues ownership.
- Problem Solver. Able to resolve a minor customer and teamwork conflict in the project.
- Supports an environment conducive to successful team interaction.
- Able to work on multiple projects at the same time.
- Availability to travel national interactions.
- Business
- Lead on-time delivery, schedule, budget, quality, resource, forecast, margin, and customer satisfaction targets.
- Builds partnerships with the project team.
- Presents main technical, contract, scope, and schedule aspects of sales proposals to customers.
- Responsible for following all applicable corporate, company, governmental and regulatory policies, and procedures as appropriate for this position.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- BS in Engineering or Information Technology discipline or equivalent knowledge; further education in engineering/administration is a plus.
- More than 3 years of experience as Project Manager / Technical Leader activities.
- Understand of LAN/WAN network technologies.
- Knowledge of PLC, HMI, SCADA and/or FactoryTalk Software will be an advantage.
- Understand Rockwell Automation Products hardware and software product suites (FT Studio, FT View, FT Historian, FT Asset Centre, FT Directory, FT Security) will be an advantage.
- Understand Cyber Security Standards, Thin Client technologies, and virtualization technology (VMWare).
- Not required but desired knowledge of any: GAMP, PRINCE2 Foundation/PRINCE2 Practitioner, JIRA, CSM, MS Planner, Hive, Trello.
- Good knowledge (Microsoft Windows environment, Office 365).
- Advanced knowledge in MS Project.
- Good troubleshooting, analytical, and risk assessment skills.
- Intellectual curiosity and t