Project Manager – Commercial
SpaceBridge Inc. is seeking a dynamic candidate to fill the role of Project Manager – Commercial. If you have a love for engineering and technology as well as managing and ensuring the timely delivery of projects while working in a fast-paced environment – read on!
The Project Manager will ensure successful planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closure of a project. This will be accomplished by monitoring and coordinating the activities of a cross-functional team to deliver projects according to plan.
Responsibilities:
- Define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals in accordance to management and stakeholders.
- Perform and conduct the Kick-off presentation once a proposal has been materialized.
- Ongoing communication, coordination and follow-up with engineering on project progress; tracking and monitoring project milestones and deliverables.
- Develop project plans and budgets.
- Prepare detailed scheduling, targets, and resource planning for R & D and Engineering Projects.
- Track project deliverables and milestones using project management tools and escalating critical issues to minimize project risk factors.
- Weekly reporting of project progress, issues, and delays
- Assess the risks and propose mitigation plans.
- Identify and manage project dependencies and critical paths.
- Define project performance criteria.
- Monitor cost/schedule performance throughout the project.
- Develop any business relationships required to the success of the project.
- Communication and follow-up with sub-contractors and vendors to establish cordial/effective working relationships.
- Meet project milestones from a cost and schedule perspective.
- Chair review meetings with customers and subcontractors.
- Manage scope and recommend adjustments to plan. Negotiate change of scope with customers.
- Responsible for the project plan (Schedule and cost), risk analysis and mitigation plan, communication plan, and closure activities of the projects assigned
Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (preferably in Engineering)
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in technical Product and/or Project management
- Good and thorough knowledge of the different Project Management frameworks
- Good and thorough comprehension of satellite systems, mainly oriented to VSAT systems design, its advantages, and solutions available in the market.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Understanding and knowledge of financial analysis and KPIs applied in project control.
- Ability to coordinate and communicate with cross-functional teams on multi-disciplinary projects.
- Possesses critical thinking, conforming to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities in a high-pressure environment is crucial;
- Highly proficient with MS Project and MS Office