Project / Program Manager

Come join our team. Our client is looking for a Project / Program Manager for a 12-month contract in Oklahoma City, OK 73149.

Our client is a global, values-driven corporation that leads the communications, automotive, and media industries. Apply today to be on a team that disrupts industries and builds a better future for the next generation.

Contract Duration: 12 Months
Required Skills & Experience

• BS degree in Engineering preferred (due to the technical nature of the EVBS project and customers)
• 1-2 years' experience in project management or related field.
• Client-facing exposure with proven ability to develop strong relationships.
• Self-motivated with strong organizational skills, an attention to detail, and the aptitude to take ownership.
• Ability to design items of communication to convey complicated issues in an easily understood fashion to team members, clients, and leadership
• Thrive in a high-pressure, ever-changing, and demanding environment
• Systems to be proficient with:
• MS Office tools: Project/Smartsheet, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio/Lucid, Word

Travel required: 10-25%

Physical ability and mental acuity to execute the duties of the position successfully within required timeframes to meet business requirements. Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience with EV batteries.

What You Will Be Doing Daily Responsibilities
Project Leadership- Responsible for a well-organized and properly documented project.

• Oversee EVBS implementation projects and support project teams consisting of both internal and external stakeholders
• Must organize, manage, direct, and drive all activities and artifacts for the program from RFP/RFI to after delivery and warranty phase. Some work may continue long after commercial Go-Live.
• Works with cross functional project team members to define, sequence and estimate activities and duration
• Synthesizes diverse sets of information into plans and schedules
• Collaborate with other teams and stakeholders to ensure engagement throughout the project, as well as efficient handoff during project transition to business as usual.
• Schedule and facilitate client and internal meetings via telephone, web and face-to-face
• Adherence to EVBS Implementation Framework
• Project Kick off workshop(s), both internal and client facing
• Technical Discovery including process definition, facility space planning, Engineering requirements/reviews, software requirements/review, invoicing/billing requirements/reviews
• Schedule development
• SOW development
• Procurement of necessary equipment and tools
• Facility readiness
• Operation readiness
• Production trial run
• PPAP/Launch

Graceful multitasking Team Leadership- Embody the example and maintain the project cadence.

• Lead and manage project to deliver business objectives, set the example, and maintain cadence
• Leverage sales leadership to aid in driving change, change requests, timeline adjustments with the client
• Collaborate, influence and communicate with stakeholders to ensure timely delivery

Communication- Voice of the project team to leadership.

• Facilitates face-to-face communication and project feedback
• Regularly communicate progress, issues, and risks to managementand with project team
• Ability to design and maintain project artifacts such as project schedules, RAID logs, process flows, meeting minutes, status presentations, project updates, etc.
• Identify risks associated with the project and work to identify and enable project team to execute a mitigation plan to reduce the likelihood of the risk occurring and contingencies in case the risk manifests
• Take corrective action , including influence project team, to improve the RAG (Red, Amber, Green) status of the project where necessary
• Some travel between regional sites and/or to client locations
• Other duties as needed or required

Post Implementation Client Support - May be asked to support existing clients.

• Adherence to EVBS Performance Management Framework
• Primary point of contact for EVBS client(s) for all aspects of new and ongoing programs
• Develop & maintain collaborative relationships with your clients (from the day-to-day stakeholder to executives), engineers and operational business stakeholders as appropriate to establish priorities and provide ongoing updates
• Responsible for all operational, business, and finance aspects of the program. Ensure optimal operational delivery of client work via regular reporting and engagement with team to identify improvement opportunities that drive, efficiency, safety, and quality
• Manage to SOWs and ensure issuance and replenishment of purchase orders
• Communicate proactively with client(s) on production recommendations, risks, challenges, and solutions
• Lead regular statupdate meetings with client(s) and the internal teams, ensuring thorough communication with all stakeholders at all stages of the engagement
• Ensure lessons learned and newly developed best practices are s to existing EVBS Performance Management Framework for continuous improvement and process optimization
• Identify issues and opportunities within accounts and projects to provide solutions and potential sales opportunities

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.