Lead Project Manager

Mide Technology; Mishawum (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mide Technology seeks a Lead Project Manager to oversee multi-disciplinary projects from planning through delivery within our Woburn, MA facility. You will coordinate efforts across engineering, management, and external vendors to ensure projects meet requirements, timelines, and budgets. Strong communication and risk management are essential.

The role reports to the VP of Engineering and may involve business development activities with U.S. Government entities.

Qualifications

• PMP certification preferred.
• 7+ years of Project Management experience.
• 2+ years managerial experience.
• Familiarity with U.S. Government or DoD R&D projects.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineering management to set workloads.
• Manage complex projects from planning to delivery.
• Coordinate across cross-functional teams and external vendors to align risks, deliverables, schedules, costs, and meetings.
• Plan timelines using project tools and communicate schedule changes.

Skills

PMP certification

PM tools (MS Project, Jira, MS Teams)

Agile and traditional

Communication

Govt project experience

Education

BS Engineering/Business Administration

Tools

MS Project

MS Teams

Jira

Job description

ABOUT US

For over 35 years, Mide Technology, a Hutchinson Company, has been an innovative, agile, and proven engineering services and research & development firm located in Woburn, MA. We deliver innovative products and solutions to our customers in US government agencies (Department of Defense, NASA, etc.), and throughout the commercial sector. With areas of focus including propulsion shaft seals for naval vessels, piezoelectric devices, shock and vibration sensors and software, and IOT-enabled smart systems we are committed to delivering innovative solutions that provide value to our customers.

We are a great place to learn, as well as a place that rewards people who have drive and their own ideas. Mide has a small company feel with just over 50 people working out of our Woburn office. Mide has successfully transitioned a number of its R&D programs to successful product lines ranging from wireless data loggers to critical safety seals used on US Navy ships.

The Lead Project Manager position will help manage the various technical projects we have as well as oversee the Project Management team. They will work closely with the technical project leads and engineering department heads on all phases of a project to ensure the success of our projects by being on time, on spec, and on budget. This position will work directly with senior management to report project status and provide recommendations on strategic decisions.

Lead Project Manager

Lead Project Manager reports into VP of Engineering

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Includes the following, however other duties may be assigned.

• Collaborates with engineering management to establish engineer workload.
• Manages complexprojects from planning through delivery.
• Liaises between project members, cross functional teams, external vendors and other stakeholders to ensure risks, deliverables, requirements, schedules, costs, and meeting plans are communicated.
• Utilizes appropriate tools to planproject timelines, milestones and deadlines. Communicates schedule changes to all stakeholders.
• Plans and facilitates project meetings to align the project team to methods and goals and to track project tasks.
• Prepares agendas, meeting notes, and project summaries.
• Monitors task completion status to identify at risk project tasks and to develop mitigation plans. Allocates resources, budgets, and hours to the project and adjusts allocations when necessary.
• Duties may include business development activities with external parties, including but not limited to US Government entities.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Proficiency with several project management tools (MS Project, ME Teams, Jira, etc.)
• Familiarity with Agile and traditional methodology
• Problem-solving skills with a keen eye for details
• Strong verbal as well as written communication skills
• Familiarity with government R&D
• PMP certification (preferred)
• Must be a U.S. Citizen

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• BS Engineering, Business Administration, or related field
• 7 years of Project Management experience
• 2+ years managerial Experience