Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Smiths Group plc is a global leader in security and detection solutions. The Service Project Manager will manage large, complex inter-disciplinary projects, ensuring adherence to safety standards while leading cross-functional teams to meet project goals and deliverables.
Responsibilities
- Ensure that all workers adhere to applicable safety standards
- Collaborate with Services, Programs and the customer to assemble a feasible project plan to meet the expectations of the company
- Lead and motivate a cross functional project team in a matrix organization to accomplish project goals and deliverables
- Must be able to clearly prioritize efforts for team members and find resourceful ways to accomplish tasks on time in a resource-constrained environment
- Understand revenue models, P/L, and cost-to completion projections
- Accurately forecast project milestones and revenue, in order to reduce unnecessary labor cost
- Create and manage project plans and schedules that meet internal and external customer needs
- Work with the teams to proactively identify and manage program risks
- Ensure that all project team members understand their roles and responsibilities. Provide input on performance to functional managers
- Establish contingency plans and identify trigger events and responsibility for initiating corrective action
- Manage project schedules and budgets, and deliver revenue and deliverables on schedule
- Manage deployment, relocation and decommissions of field service security equipment (Internal/External)
- Communicate project status and priorities to the team, communicate plans to upper management, communicate with customers and stakeholders
- Provide SOW comments and cost estimate input for proposal preparation when needed
- Provide ad‐hoc reporting and analysis deemed necessary by management
- Identify revenue sources and consult with Sr. Management and Directors on status of opportunities
- Work with the Service Managers and Program Manager to utilize field resources for project work Exercises every available measure to control and minimize costs while maximizing revenue
- Accept additional project and/or program tasks as directed
- Comply with all applicable export control and security regulations
- Required to successfully obtain and maintain government clearance(s)
- Other duties as required
- Complying with and promoting all relevant legal requirements & Smiths policies and procedures, including business ethics, data protection and health & safety
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or 5 years of deployment management required or extensive field experience on deployment
- Minimum of 5 years of direct business experience with TSA ILS/SESI programs and/or projects
- Advanced knowledge of Project Management and Business Analysis tools including Presentation, Word Processing, Spreadsheet & Planning Tools (MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MS Project & Visio)
- Working knowledge of CAS compliance
- Must have experience with safety regulations
- Demonstrated knowledge of PMBOK/PMI methodologies
- Proven Project Management skills – particularly scheduling, on‐time delivery, managing customer expectations, and stakeholder management
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal / communication / negotiation skills to coordinate and drive a project to successful completion
- Proficient in project task estimation, resource scheduling, risk management, and issue management
- Ability to be resourceful in researching and recommending solutions
- Ability to recognize and pursue potential sales leads
- Ability to work under pressure and within tight deadlines
- Demonstrated superior problem solving, analytical and decision-making skills
- Ability to identify issues, seek solutions and gain consensus regarding outcome
- Ability to build relationships with a diverse group of both technical and nontechnical resources and unite the teams for effective project execution
- Highly disciplined individual, self-motivated, delivery focused with the ability to multi-task effectively
- Team player adaptable to changing environment
- Ability to establish and effectively coordinate with third party vendors outside contractual requirements
- Ability to support field service support when project activity is limited or project management skills are required in service functions (bearing replacements, safety for equipment movement, etc.)
- Required to successfully obtain and maintain government clearance(s)
- Complying with and promoting all relevant legal requirements & Smiths policies and procedures, including business ethics, data protection and health & safety
- Program Management Professional certification PMI/PMP is preferred
- If no PMP Certification, must be willing to achieve PMP Certification within 2 years
Benefits
- Excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business, both locally and globally
- Inclusive environment, with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing
- Flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle, offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing, financial and lifestyle perspective
- Incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions
- Comprehensive benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program
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