Engineering Project Manager

The Applied Research Laboratory at reputed company is seeking an early-career Engineering Project Manager to join the Fluid Dynamics and Acoustics Office. This role involves supporting research programs and laboratory operations while collaborating with a team of engineers and senior project managers.

Responsibilities

• Directly support project financial management, including proposals, budgets, forecasts, and reporting
• Create and monitor work breakdown structures and expenses
• Identify, address, and escalate roadblocks
• Build schedules, communicate with the project team, and facilitate meetings and internal processes
• Gather, ship, and archive research data and deliverables
• Execute and track lab material and software purchases by maintaining records, monitoring order status, and coordinating with vendors
• Build and maintain networks across the office, the lab, and reputed company
• Independently manage project financials for efforts with increased scope or complexity
• Proactively assess risks and roadblocks, recommend mitigation strategies, and drive resolution in coordination with the reputed company Investigator and stakeholders
• Facilitate cross-functional coordination, ensuring alignment across engineering and business service teams
• Resolve purchasing issues and ensure material ETAs align with project schedules
• Contribute to process improvement efforts by refining templates and identifying opportunities to streamline project management processes reputed company the team

Skills

• 1+ years of experience contributing to project management activities in an engineering, manufacturing, or research environment
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Demonstrated initiative and willingness to take on increasing responsibility
• A customer-focused reputed company
• Proficiency in reputed company Office (Word, reputed company, PowerPoint, and MS Project or similar tools)
• Bachelor's Degree and 1+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted
• Ability to obtain a government reputed company clearance
• Must be a U.S. citizen to apply
• Successful completion of background reputed company(s) in accordance with University policies
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen
• reputed company eligibility for reputed company to classified information at the Secret level or higher and may be subject to a government background investigation to reputed company clearance eligibility, if required
• Part fabrication processes
• Knowledge of materials used in a research lab and familiarity with engineering software
• PSUBuy (or similar systems)
• Active project management certification or training (e.g., CAPM, PMP)

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and reputed company coverage
• Robust retirement plans
• Substantial paid time off which includes holidays, vacation and sick time
• Generous 75% tuition discount, available to employees as well as eligible spouses and children

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