Technical Project Manager

Unclassified - Noblesville, IN

Full-time - Mid Level

Noblesville, IN

About the position

The Technical Project Manager role at SMC Corporation of America is a pivotal position that requires close collaboration with IT leaders, business leads, technical teams, vendor partners, and peers. The primary focus of this role is to manage, plan, document, and implement IT-related activities that align with various business projects and initiatives. The Technical Project Manager will facilitate collaborative project teamwork, ensuring proactive communication and accountability throughout the project life cycle. This position is essential for driving project success and ensuring that all stakeholders are aligned with project goals and objectives. In this role, the Technical Project Manager will be responsible for planning and managing project strategies, tasks, team staffing, and resources. They will lead the formulation of project objectives and define the project scope, ensuring that all deliverables, goals, and milestones are scheduled effectively. A key aspect of this position is to ensure quality across projects by developing consistent processes for project teams. The Technical Project Manager will establish and support best practices for deliverable tracking, risk assessment and mitigation, communication, and key performance metrics. The role also involves establishing project governance and oversight, driving accountability to achieve project milestones and outcomes. The Technical Project Manager will identify risks, offer mitigation strategies, and manage scope creep to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget. Understanding stakeholder needs and expectations is crucial, and the Technical Project Manager will use proactive communications to keep all parties informed about project status. They will escalate issues as necessary and ensure that tradeoffs and priorities are well understood by key stakeholders. Additionally, the Technical Project Manager will coordinate multiple projects, lead within a project team to influence outcomes, and provide leadership without formal authority. They will be responsible for developing and maintaining technical documentation and may fulfill multiple roles within a team or project. Guidance to other members of the IT Department is also a key responsibility, along with any other duties as assigned.

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 and 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
• 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 experience
• 3+ years of experience in coordinating and/or supporting business processes
• One or more Project Management certifications (e.g., PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP) are preferred
• Familiarity with multiple project management methodologies and frameworks
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills