Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Description : ICE Job Description

Project Manager

Title : Project Manager FTE Status : Full Time – 40 hours

FLSA Status : Exempt Reports To : General Manager

Primary Purpose of Position :

The Project Manager determines, defines, and plans projects, and establishes the criteria for success. The Project Manager (PM) owns and oversees projects from the initiation stage (once an order is anticipated or under contract) through project completion or handover to production. The PM ensures projects are brought to fruition within budget and satisfying to all stakeholders. Demonstrated experience with all project phases is essential.

Essential Functions :

• Ownership of Projects : Takes full ownership of projects from contract signing or order placement to the point when deliverables are completed or the project transitions into recurring production.
• Project Management & Performance Tracking : Facilitates project completion by organizing and controlling all elements and deliverables, adjusting as needed to stay on track, and measuring project performance to identify areas for improvement using best practices and key metrics.
• Scheduling, Coordination & Cross-Department Collaboration : Coordinates activities across sales, engineering, quality, and production departments. Develops, manages, and monitors detailed project schedules and work plans while coordinating between the various internal stakeholders, to ensure that all deliverables are met effectively.
• Resource & Vendor Management : Determines and manages resources efficiently, ensuring all necessary materials, personnel, and tools are in place to achieve project objectives. Manages contracts and scheduling with vendors, suppliers, and outsource testing facilities, communicating priorities and deliverables clearly.
• Budget Tracking & Process Improvement : Prepares and manages project budgets to ensure costs remain within the approved scope. Collaborates with internal stakeholders to create more efficient methods, maintaining profitability and addressing bottlenecks.
• Project Metrics & Data Collection : Develops frameworks to track project metrics and manages the collection of project data for analysis.
• Knowledge of Industry Standards : Utilizes industry best practices, including knowledge of traditional project phases like initiation, planning, execution, and closeout, and other relevant methodologies throughout project execution.
• Stress Management : Manages job stress and interacts effectively with others in the workplace.

Reporting :

Working Conditions :

This position includes the ability to perform those activities to complete the essential functions of the job, either with or without reasonable accommodation. The position includes continuous and / or frequent talking, repetitive motions of hand / wrists, hearing, and handling. Mental activities performed by the employee in this position include decision making, interpersonal skills, teamwork, creativity, customer service, mentoring, use of discretion, presentations / teaching, problem analysis, negotiation, and the ability to perform math and to read, write, speak, and understand English. Physical activities may include standing, walking, stooping, twisting, climbing, balancing, kneeling, bending, crawling, reaching, grasping, fingering, repetitive motions of hands and wrists, sitting, hearing, and lifting / pushing / pulling or carrying objects up to 50 pounds. Work is primarily indoors in an office environment or in a manufacturing facility.

Any combination of the experience, education, training, and requirements listed above which provides an equivalent background to perform the work of this position may be considered by management.

ICE is an equal opportunity employer.

This position must meet compliance requirements; a US person is required. US person includes, US citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee or asylee. Per ITAR regulations applicants must provide evidence of US Person status by completing a U.S. Export Control Compliance Verification form at reception. US laws and regulations prohibit the unauthorized export of restricted technology to non-US persons. A US Passport is the most common document used, but not the only type accepted. Once determined, the documentation will be kept on file at ICE.

ICE is a drug and tobacco free workplace.

Requirements :

Preferred Knowledge of, Skill and / or Ability to :

Preferred Education