Engineering Project Manager
Location: Houston / Dallas / Austin, TX (Preferred)
Employment Type: Contract
Job Summary
We are seeking an Engineering Project Manager to lead technical projects and customer initiatives in a fast paced technology environment. The Project Manager owns project execution, coordination, and delivery, while technical teams own the technical investigation, root cause, solution design, and validation.
The role ensures technical teams have the right resources, priorities, timelines, and stakeholder alignment to successfully resolve issues and deliver project commitments.
Key Responsibilities
- Own project scope, schedule, milestones, deliverables, and overall execution.
- Coordinate Engineering, Product, Quality, Operations, Support, Sales, and external partners.
- Establish clear ownership, priorities, timelines, dependencies, and deliverables.
- Drive technical teams toward timely completion of investigations, corrective actions, and deliverables.
- Track risks, issues, dependencies, and recovery plans through closure.
- Ensure technical decisions and actions have clear owners and are progressing against agreed timelines.
- Serve as the primary project interface for customers, stakeholders, and leadership.
- Communicate project status, risks, decisions, and changes clearly and effectively.
- Lead project and management reviews and drive follow through on commitments.
- Identify opportunities to improve project execution and customer experience.
Technical Ownership
- Project Manager owns: project plan, execution, timeline, dependencies, risks, stakeholder alignment, communication, and closure.
- Technical teams own: technical investigation, root cause analysis, solution definition, engineering decisions, testing, and technical validation.
- The Project Manager is responsible for driving and coordinating technical work, but does not replace the technical owner or make engineering decisions without the appropriate technical authority.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Business, Project Management, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of experience in project management, program management, engineering, or technical operations.
- Experience leading cross functional projects and managing multiple priorities.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Ability to influence and drive accountability without direct authority.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing technical projects involving hardware, software, firmware, or enterprise technology.
- Experience with customer facing projects or technical escalations.
- PMP or equivalent certification.
- Experience with Agile, Scrum, or other project management methodologies.
- Experience working with global teams and technology vendors.
Tekshapers is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
