Technical Project Manager

Smc Corp Of America - Noblesville, IN

Full-time

Noblesville, IN

Machinery Manufacturing

About the position

The Technical Project Manager role is a pivotal position that requires close collaboration with IT leaders, business leads, technical teams, vendor partners, and peers to effectively manage, plan, document, and implement IT-related activities that align with various business projects and initiatives. This role is essential in facilitating collaborative project teamwork, ensuring proactive communications, and maintaining accountability throughout the entire project life cycle. The Technical Project Manager will be responsible for leading project strategies, managing resources, and ensuring that all project deliverables meet the established quality standards. In this role, the Technical Project Manager will formulate project objectives and define the project scope, ensuring that all tasks are planned and scheduled effectively. They will establish best practices for deliverable tracking, risk assessment, and communication, while also developing consistent processes for project teams to follow. The Technical Project Manager will oversee project governance and drive accountability to achieve project milestones and outcomes. They will identify potential risks, offer mitigation strategies, and manage any scope creep to ensure that projects are delivered on time and within budget. The Technical Project Manager will also be responsible for understanding stakeholder needs and expectations, using proactive communications to keep all parties informed about project status. They will escalate issues as necessary and ensure that trade-offs and priorities are well understood by key stakeholders. Additionally, the role involves conducting project post-mortems to identify both successful and unsuccessful project elements, as well as opportunities for improvement. The Technical Project Manager will coordinate multiple projects and provide leadership within project teams, influencing outcomes without formal authority. They will also be responsible for developing and maintaining technical documentation and providing guidance to other members of the IT Department, fulfilling multiple roles as needed within a team or project.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage project strategies, tasks, project team staffing, and resources
• Lead in the formulation of project objectives and define project scope
• Plan and schedule project deliverables, goals, and milestones
• Ensure cohesiveness of quality across projects by developing consistent processes for project teams
• Establish & Support best practices for deliverable tracking, risk assessment & mitigation, communication, and key performance metrics
• Establish project governance & oversight, help drive accountability to achieve project milestones outcomes
• Identify risks, offer mitigation strategies, and manage 'scope creep' to deliver projects on time and within budget
• Understand stakeholder needs and expectations using proactive communications regarding project status
• Escalate issues as appropriate. Help ensure tradeoffs and priorities are well-understood by key stakeholders
• Conduct project post-mortems to identify successful & unsuccessful project elements, and opportunities for improvement
• Manage stakeholder needs and expectations using proactive communications regarding project status
• Coordinate multiple projects
• Lead within a project team to help influence outcomes, provide leadership without formal authority
• Responsible for developing and maintaining technical documentation
• Fulfill multiple roles as needed within a team or project
• Provide guidance to other members of the IT Department
• All other job duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a business, management, or technology field or relevant work experience
• 3+ years of project management or business management
• 3+ years of experience in coordinating and/or supporting business processes
• One or more Project Management certifications - (I.e. PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP) are preferred
• Familiarity with multiple project management methodologies and frameworks
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills