Project Management Professional

Schaeffler; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Schaeffler is seeking a Project Manager to lead multi-project management efforts in Manassas. You will coordinate the project landscape, oversee budget and resources, and report portfolio progress with governance across programs.

You will organize training, coach project managers, and ensure adherence to internal procedures. A degree in mechanical/production engineering or business studies and PM experience are required or preferred, with fluent English.

Qualifications

• Academic degree in mechanical/production engineering or business studies.
• PMI or IPMA certification preferred.
• 3+ years in project management.
• Knowledge of project management methods and tools.
• Knowledge of portfolio and resource management.
• Strong moderation and presentation skills.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project landscape and conduct reviews (NPM, status, gateway).
• Steer and report project portfolio status and maturity.
• Project administration and documentation (charters, completion).
• Maintain plan-actual data on budget, resources, portfolios.
• Coordinate approvals and share lessons learned.
• Ensure compliance with PM procedures and processes.
• Organize training and coaching of project managers.

Skills

Project management experience

Fluent English

Knowledge of project management method

Knowledge of project portfolio and OPM

Moderation and presentation

Soft skills: communicative, team, goal

Education

Mechanical / Production Engineering / Business Studies degree

PM certification (PMI, IPMA)

Job description

Schaeffler is a dynamic global technology company and its success has been a result of its entrepreneurial spirit and long history of private ownership. As a partner to all of the major automobile manufacturers, as well as key players in the aerospace and industrial sectors, we offer you many development opportunities.

Your Key Responsibilities

Multi-Project Management: step by step building up a Multi Project Management culture in the organizational unit

• Support to develop a project management organization within the organizational unit and to implement project management relevant roles, to qualify the organizational unit regarding project management in an appropriate way, to work on the establishment and continuous improvement of project management, project resource management and project portfolio management.

General project management:

• – Coordination of project landscape and conduction of project reviews, e.g. NPM, status- and gateway-meetings etc.
• – Steering and reporting project portfolio regarding project status and progress/ maturity level on a regular basis.
• Project administration and documentation
• – Project documents are being overall controlled and managed regarding content and formalities (project charter, completion, etc.)
• – Different data analysis have to be provided.
• – The current capacity planning has to be displayed, and bottlenecks should be pointed out.
• Project controlling
• – Editing and maintaining of plan-actual-data about budget, resources and portfolios.
• – Coordinate authorization of all project approvals.
• – Overall steering, coordination, lessons learned including reviews of the projects and best practice sharing.
• Project process controlling
• – Compliance with internal and external procedures, instructions, processes and requirements regarding Project Management.

Training

• Organization of training / education
• – Analyzing of training needs regarding project management related qualification of all project staff of the organizational unit.
• – Organization (if necessary) of area-specific project management-related trainings.
• Coaching of project managers
• – Dotted-line leadership of all project managers of the area with regard to the correct application of project management processes and tools, as well as providing support to all resource managers in relation to resource management
• In addition to the duties listed above, the position holder must carry out tasks assigned by his/her superior that are essentially related to his/her duties.

Your Qualifications

• Academic degree (Mechanical / Production Engineering/ Business Studies) or alternatively appropriate further educational training.
• Preferable: Project Management certification (e.g. PMI, IPMA) At least 3 years of professional experience in project management.
• Knowledge of basic business management contexts.
• Knowledge of the project management method.
• Knowledge of “state of the art” project management tools.
• Knowledge of Project Portfolio Management, Resource Management and similar topics.
• Good moderation and presentation skills.
• Well-developed soft skills (communicative, team oriented, goal oriented, ability to handle conflicts and criticism).
• Fluent English, spoken and written.

As a global company with employees around the world, it is important to us that we treat each other with respect and value all ideas and perspectives. By appreciating our differences, we inspire creativity and drive innovation. In this way, we contribute to sustainable value creation for our stakeholders and society as a whole. Together, we advance how the world moves.

Exciting assignments and outstanding development opportunities await you because we impact the future with innovation. We look forward to your application.

Schaeffler Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

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Schaeffler is an equal employment opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive equal employment opportunities and consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.