Project Management Operations Director

The Ops Senior Project Manager will facilitate and lead strategic initiatives for large and high complexity projects, which may be customer specific, large product introductions or transfers. Provides management and guidance to multi-functional project teams and / or other Project Managers. Manage and enhance customer relationships. Provides full accountability for project schedules, project management, performance requirements and may provide input on budgets.

Responsible for ensuring all of the project requirements and / or objectives are correctly gathered, understood and properly translated for execution

• Build team(s) to address the project goals and objectives
• Review project schedules with project managers
• Provide guidance and motivation to project teams to successfully achieve project goal and corporate initiatives
• Communicate project objectives in terms of overall strategic business objectives
• Manage development of project plans with focus on achievement of project goals and corporate initiatives
• Responsible for recognizing project's Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and manage the work within scope, quality, time and cost constraints
• Obtain and summarize current project information and milestone status versus project performance baseline
• Drive project / program tasks to completion in accordance with the project schedule
• Coordinate the efforts of the team to develop an integrated project plan and risk analysis with action plans to mitigate the risks
• Management of Resource capacity.
• Collaborates in forecasting project budget and HR needs for current and future site needs
• Accountable for overall project success - including cost, schedule, quality, and scope management.
• Report project status, issues and implemented solutions as well as evaluations and assessments of the results
• Provide key stakeholders with regular project performance status, variances to plan, and identification of corrective actions
• Drive continuous improvement through trend reporting analysis and metrics management
• Working closely with communications, stakeholders , and management to stay informed of important company information to evaluate and measure effectiveness and impact on the business
• Comply and follow all procedures within the company security policy
• MANAGEMENT & SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Typically reports to Management. Ops Regional PMO Mgr or Ops PMO Mgr
• hiring / termination and / or pay decisions, performance management).

Proficiency in use of personal computers, Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and e-mail skills required

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent required