Project Manager

Description

An exciting opportunity has become available within Teledyne LFI for an experienced Project Manager to join our team. Reporting to the Director of Engineering, the right candidate will work in partnership with multiple stakeholders across the businesses, including Product Managers, Sales Managers, Engineering Team Managers and Manufacturing to manage projects from the point of inception to delivery into Production.

The Project Manager Role :

Managing product development from initial project inception to operational deployment in line with business strategy and requirements.

A thorough knowledge and understanding of project execution and the interlink between technical disciplines, the engineering sequence, procurement, and planning.

Ensuring that projects are managed within scope and budget against realistic time targets that are defined and agreed.

Managing team members as assigned in a matrix capacity in a participative management style to optimize performance.

Driving the creation of project deliverables from the Functional Teams and directing these to effective project milestones.

Analyzing and identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies to eliminate or minimize risks of not meeting objectives.

Identifying and planning tasks and resources necessary to complete the product development.

Driving the project team to ensure tasks are completed to schedule and deliver the expected outcomes.

Acting as the central focus point for liaison with Engineering, Service, Manufacturing, Sales, Suppliers and Customers.

Ensure there is an appropriate communication plan in place for each project phase to ensure the necessary stakeholders are included and actions completed.

Advising the project sponsors of (technical & commercial) project risks and resource conflicts before commencement and throughout the duration of the project lifecycle.

Supporting the Project Management Office with on-going continuous improvements to Project Management processes and tools to drive up Project Management capability within the business.

Promote a disciplined approach to project delivery using a suite of tools including formal Design and Gate Reviews, scheduling and time booking authorization applications.

Provide weekly & monthly project reports for the senior management team.

What the Project Manager will need :

A bachelor’s degree in engineering or physical science is preferred.

Strong leadership skills in managing personnel in a matrix organization.

Problem solving & lateral thinking skills.

Experience with JIRA and Confluence or similar tools beneficial.

The ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Good verbal and written communication skills appropriate to a highly technical environment.

Minimum 5 years’ experience in an end-to-end technical Project Manager role.

Minimum 5 years’ technical experience within a technology based company.

Project Management qualification such as PMP, PMI, APM, PRINCE2, CSM etc. beneficial but not essential.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. ​