Fenner
Sr. Project Manager, Product Development
Fenner, Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States, 17543
Project Manager
Basic Scope/Purpose: ( The job’s primary purpose or contribution to the department or organization.)
The project manager will lead the planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing of projects. They are responsible for successful execution of projects managed (within scope, budget, and timeline) as well as establishing standards and best practices for effective Project Management. You will identify and tackle intrinsically hard problems (e.g. ambiguous, with little to no existing structure, have significant business risk and/or potential for significant impact), and resolve issues by utilizing strong influencing skills. Collaboration with key stakeholders is critical to ensure project outcomes meet or exceed expectations. You must be comfortable working in a fast paced, ever changing environment and effectively build change management strategies into the programs you support.
Principal Accountabilities:
(The job’s essential or most important functions and responsibilities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
Work cross-functionally and across geographies with stakeholders at all levels to support large-scale programs and initiatives. Have a rigorous approach to problem solving and analytics, as well as produce, interpret, and draw conclusions from data. Providing support and facilitation for end-to-end product introduction process by serving as point of integration to coordinate communications, manage workflow between teams and provide consistent reporting. Establishing and supporting a consistent methodology for resource management across key initiatives impacting the business. Driving best practice standardization and adoption for project management across the portfolio. Engaging in all aspects of project management, including project planning, leadership and management of internal and external resources, management of project execution, risk management, prioritization, schedule and cost control, communication, issue resolution, and contingency planning. Serving as a point of escalation for team member’s issues requiring a higher degree of expertise or discretion to resolve and ensure timely resolution of issues by focusing on root cause analysis and implementing corrective action plans. Managing active projects with an entrepreneurial spirit. Take initiative to escalate issues to the Divisional Steering Group (DSG), plan and propose mitigation plans as appropriate to prevent schedule slip and/or scope creep. Always maintain and Promote Fenner Precision Polymers Values and Behaviors. Career Progression Opportunities:
(example: junior or senior levels)
· Project Manager I, II, III, IV, V
Education and/or Relative Experience:
(The level of education and/or experience needed to successfully accomplish the essential duties of this job.)(Also show level of education needed for Career Progression)
Project Manager I o Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university or equivalent experience in a business or technical field.
0 – 2 years practical project management experience
· Project Manager II
o Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university or equivalent experience in a business or technical field.
o Minimum of 2 – 4 years practical project management experience
· Project Manager III
o Bachelor’s in related field or equivalent experience in a business or technical field.
o 4 – 7 years practical project management experience
· Project Manager IV
o Bachelor’s in related field or equivalent experience in a business or technical field.
o 7+years practical project management experience
· Project Manager V
o Master’s in related field or equivalent experience in a business or technical field.
o 10+years practical project management experience
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
(The licenses, certificates or registrations that are required to perform the essential duties of this job.)
PMP Certification preferred for III, IV, V Six Sigma Certification preferred for III, IV, V
Environmental, Health & Safety Accountabilities:
(The level of safety accountability needed to successfully accomplish the essential duties of this job.
· Learn and follow EHS policies, rules and work instructions
· Attend required EHS training
· Wearing the required PPE at all times
· Take personal responsibility for keeping yourself and your co-workers and visitors free from injury by participating in and/or conducting risk assessments, workplace inspections, corrective actions and safety observations
· Report incidents, near miss, unsafe conditions, unsafe acts and other hazards in the workplace. STOP WORK when imminent danger is present
· Maintain work area in a neat and orderly fashion and keep equipment in proper working condition.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Basic Scope/Purpose: ( The job’s primary purpose or contribution to the department or organization.)
The project manager will lead the planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing of projects. They are responsible for successful execution of projects managed (within scope, budget, and timeline) as well as establishing standards and best practices for effective Project Management. You will identify and tackle intrinsically hard problems (e.g. ambiguous, with little to no existing structure, have significant business risk and/or potential for significant impact), and resolve issues by utilizing strong influencing skills. Collaboration with key stakeholders is critical to ensure project outcomes meet or exceed expectations. You must be comfortable working in a fast paced, ever changing environment and effectively build change management strategies into the programs you support.
Principal Accountabilities:
(The job’s essential or most important functions and responsibilities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
Work cross-functionally and across geographies with stakeholders at all levels to support large-scale programs and initiatives. Have a rigorous approach to problem solving and analytics, as well as produce, interpret, and draw conclusions from data. Providing support and facilitation for end-to-end product introduction process by serving as point of integration to coordinate communications, manage workflow between teams and provide consistent reporting. Establishing and supporting a consistent methodology for resource management across key initiatives impacting the business. Driving best practice standardization and adoption for project management across the portfolio. Engaging in all aspects of project management, including project planning, leadership and management of internal and external resources, management of project execution, risk management, prioritization, schedule and cost control, communication, issue resolution, and contingency planning. Serving as a point of escalation for team member’s issues requiring a higher degree of expertise or discretion to resolve and ensure timely resolution of issues by focusing on root cause analysis and implementing corrective action plans. Managing active projects with an entrepreneurial spirit. Take initiative to escalate issues to the Divisional Steering Group (DSG), plan and propose mitigation plans as appropriate to prevent schedule slip and/or scope creep. Always maintain and Promote Fenner Precision Polymers Values and Behaviors. Career Progression Opportunities:
(example: junior or senior levels)
· Project Manager I, II, III, IV, V
Education and/or Relative Experience:
(The level of education and/or experience needed to successfully accomplish the essential duties of this job.)(Also show level of education needed for Career Progression)
Project Manager I o Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university or equivalent experience in a business or technical field.
0 – 2 years practical project management experience
· Project Manager II
o Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university or equivalent experience in a business or technical field.
o Minimum of 2 – 4 years practical project management experience
· Project Manager III
o Bachelor’s in related field or equivalent experience in a business or technical field.
o 4 – 7 years practical project management experience
· Project Manager IV
o Bachelor’s in related field or equivalent experience in a business or technical field.
o 7+years practical project management experience
· Project Manager V
o Master’s in related field or equivalent experience in a business or technical field.
o 10+years practical project management experience
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
(The licenses, certificates or registrations that are required to perform the essential duties of this job.)
PMP Certification preferred for III, IV, V Six Sigma Certification preferred for III, IV, V
Environmental, Health & Safety Accountabilities:
(The level of safety accountability needed to successfully accomplish the essential duties of this job.
· Learn and follow EHS policies, rules and work instructions
· Attend required EHS training
· Wearing the required PPE at all times
· Take personal responsibility for keeping yourself and your co-workers and visitors free from injury by participating in and/or conducting risk assessments, workplace inspections, corrective actions and safety observations
· Report incidents, near miss, unsafe conditions, unsafe acts and other hazards in the workplace. STOP WORK when imminent danger is present
· Maintain work area in a neat and orderly fashion and keep equipment in proper working condition.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)