New Product Development Project Manager

Unclassified - Kennesaw, GA

Full-time - Mid Level

Kennesaw, GA

101-250 employees

About the position

Crane Nuclear, a subsidiary of Crane Co., is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee New Product Development projects from conception to product launch. The Project Manager will be responsible for driving project-level accountability and ensuring adherence to project milestones, with the ultimate goal of delivering projects on time to customers. This role requires a confident and self-motivated team player who can coordinate resources and stakeholders effectively, set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor project progress. The Project Manager will develop thorough project execution plans that define the scope, schedule, timeline, and deliverables necessary to meet contract deadlines. In this position, the Project Manager will coordinate the scheduling of tasks, deadlines, and milestones across functional groups, manage third-party developers to ensure they meet deadlines and budget constraints, and identify potential schedule uncertainties and risks. The role also involves conducting comprehensive contract reviews to understand all project-related specifications and requirements, overseeing the maintenance and recordkeeping of all documents submitted to customers, and evaluating deliverables to ensure they meet customer satisfaction requirements. The Project Manager will utilize visual management tools such as Gantt Charts and Project Dashboards to track project status and prepare weekly status reports for management. Effective communication among the internal project team is crucial throughout the project lifecycle. Additionally, the Project Manager will participate in Crane's Operational Excellence activities and Quality processes, contributing to problem-solving and recommending opportunities for process improvement. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Responsibilities

• Develop thorough project execution plans which define scope, schedule, timeline, deliverables, etc. to meet contract deadline.
• Coordinate scheduling of tasks, deadlines, and milestones for all assigned projects across functional groups.
• Manage third party developers to meet deadlines and budget.
• Identify schedule uncertainties and risks to develop contingency plans that ensure no surprises exist.
• Efficiently and competently manage problems, i.e., scope creep, changed requirements, missed deadlines, etc., by developing appropriate countermeasures with the assistance of key stakeholders.
• Conduct comprehensive, upfront contract review to clearly understand all project related specifications, documents, and requirements to ensure the work proceeds as scheduled.
• Oversee the appropriate maintenance, transmittal, and recordkeeping of all documents submitted to the customer.
• Evaluate deliverables prepared by the team to ensure the work meets customer satisfaction requirements.
• Visually track project status and prepare reports for staff on project status.
• Utilize visual management tools: Gantt Charts, Project Dashboard, etc.
• Provide weekly status report to management.
• Coordinate with Operations and/or Quality to perform an assessment of manufacturing capability to meet all customer technical specifications.
• Maintain effective communication among internal project team during the term of the projects.
• Participate actively in Crane Operational Excellence activities and Quality processes including project team involvement, problem solving, and recommending Kaizen opportunities to improve our business processes.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in engineering; Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and/or Software Engineering preferred. Masters level or MBA is a plus.
• 2-to-3-year project management experience.
• Strong experience in managing projects using recognized project management tools.
• Highly skilled in verbal and written communication; effective organization skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks while being flexible to the dynamic needs and changes of management and customers.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment and ability to lead project teams of various sizes.
• Ability to complete projects in a timely manner.
• Proven experience in budget and cost management.
• Strong technical background preferably in software development.
• Knowledge and experience of lean methodologies including (but not limited to) Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), 3P, 5S, SDP, Problem Solving, Visual Management.
• Must be able to work multiple tasks concurrently without any degradation in accuracy, performance, and efficiency.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to draw conclusions and determine strategies based on data.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or Certified Scrum Master is a plus but is not required.

Nice-to-haves

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Certified Scrum Master