Location: Wallingford, CT
Duration: 6+ months
Client: Philips
Roles and Responsibilities for an experienced Technical Project Manager:
* Leads the project team and coaches project team members;
* Has a solid understanding of project management principles and practices;
* Has a solid understanding of a design and development process, including requirements elicitation, translating requirements into specifications and designs, and verifying those designs against the requirements using predetermined acceptance criteria;
* Has the ability to make things happen by encouraging and channeling the contributions of others; recognizing and addressing important issues in a timely manner, and acting as an agent for change and continual improvement when required to achieve results;
* Leverages available resources and capabilities to execute and achieve defined goals;
Negotiates with stakeholders to ensure positive response and agreement, striving for win-win situations.
* Has experience with team collaboration tools and project management fundamentals;
* Has the ability to problem solve and pay attention to details.
Background, qualifications and experience required:
* Proficiency in Microsoft Project;
* Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or technical discipline (electrical, mechanical, software, etc.);
* Minimum of five years of experience leading high complexity, multi-disciplinary product development projects in a product development environment;
* Formal course-work or trainings in Project Management required; certifications in Project Management such as PMP or PgMP preferred;
* Experience with complex product development (electrical/mechanical devices) required.