Sr. Project Manager at Fortna

Overview

The Sr. Project Manager (Sr. PM) is responsible for ensuring all projects and associates working under their leadership deliver on time, on budget, and within scope. The Sr. PM is a recognized technical authority in the areas of Material Handling Systems (MHS), Control Systems, and Warehouse Management. They will be responsible for delegating tasks, as well as personally developing, delivering, and leading discussions pertaining to reports for both Fortna management and client leadership. Experience needs to include a broad understanding of project management understanding and showcasing judgment to plan and accomplish organizational goals.

Responsibilities

• Manages multiple, large complex projects with $30M+ budgets
• Utilizes a broad understanding of project governance activities and tools in the delivery of projects and management of project risks
• Executes general processes associated with change controls, approvals, and information exchange involving both internal and external stakeholders and subcontractors
• Defines workflows, jobs, and reporting relationships of a project team
• Mitigates scope, schedule, and cost risks both internally and with customers
• Supports the development of departmental budgets and business plans for functional areas
• Manages and drives changes in a project actively resulting in Project Change Notice (PCN)
• Exhibits superior leadership skills by developing organizational goals and objectives
• Leverages progressive experience and knowledge to evaluate and compare material handling alternatives and technologies when supporting the design and implementation of solutions
• Applies a broad understanding of supply chain concepts, processes, and trends in the design and implementation of solutions.
• Leads one or more external and/or internal projects or work streams of intermediate size, scope, budget, and complexity
• Demonstrates continuous consulting skills in support of problem resolutions, ensures client acceptance of agreed deliverables, provides critical support on approach and methods, and helps with developing closed-loop communications for project stakeholders
• Exemplifies a strong work ethic by consistently practicing strong values such as integrity, dedication, and professionalism
• Effectively builds strong project teams and understands development needs in self and others
• Provides leadership as a Resource Manager as business needs require
• Delegates project tasks based on junior staff members' individual strengths, skill sets, and experience levels
• Builds strong relationships by applying strong interpersonal, communication, and listening skills
   

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience or 13+ years of work experience in one of the following disciplines: industrial, mechanical, or civil engineering; industrial or construction management.

Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification

Knowledge / Skills / Competencies:

• Demonstrated advanced knowledge and ability to develop and manage project budgets and perform the level of financial analysis to evaluate a project
• Supreme level project management skills, demonstrated through requisite knowledge and experience
• Highly advanced project management skills, demonstrated through requisite knowledge and experience
• Superior proficiency in the understanding of managing both indirectly and directly across multiple workstreams and projects
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects and teams remotely
• Leads by example through developing broad project leadership that effectively assigns responsibilities and sets clear expectations while assuring a high level of understanding
• Distinguished understanding of listening, oral, and written communication competencies
• Exceptional skills for solving complex problems and developing solutions as well as teaching and developing others
• Advanced business acumen competencies, demonstrating general understanding and intermediate skills with proven application
• Highly advanced and demonstrated skills in developing and managing budgets across multiple projects, work-streams, and programs
• Demonstrated ability to proactively engage with Project Accountants in the management and communication of the budget
• High-level time management with proven experience delivering projects of increased scope and complexity on time and on budget
• Excellent presentation development and delivery abilities
• Advanced client management abilities
• Highly proficient understanding of PM software, Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, and SharePoint

Other Qualifications:

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally