Sr Project Manager - TransCore

TransCore, a subsidiary of ST Engineering, is seeking a full-time Senior Project Manager to join our team in Union, New Jersey.

Summary: Coordinates all aspects of the company’s project(s) from initiation through delivery. Participates in contract structuring and negotiations. Organizes cross-functional activities, ensuring completion of the project (i.e. product on schedule and within budget constraints). Serves as an in-house project consultant from evaluating needs and vendors to planning and directing implementation efforts.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Builds and maintains project schedules in accordance with project requirements.
• Prepares, implements, and monitors schedule and cost controls.
• Defines customer requirements.
• Manages and administers relevant subcontract agreements.
• Coordinates company response to RFP or customer request for quotation.
• Reports project status to management.
• Completes and manages organization of project documentation.
• Reports the financial details of each project.
• Assists or leads business development opportunities including team development, proposal management, and price estimate development.
• Manages project execution so that:
  • Project deliverables are of a high quality and meet the expectations of the stakeholders.
  • Projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in the most efficient manner possible.
  • Project deliverables are deployed and turned over to the organization smoothly and efficiently.
  • TransCore policies, standards and best practices are adhered to.
• Prepares project plans that guide project execution to a successful conclusion.
• Identifies project staffing needs and assists in the formation of effective project teams.
• Assigns tasks to project staff in a manner that optimizes team performance.
• Identifies and procures resources necessary to complete projects.
• Proactively detects and evaluates issues/risks.
• Communicates project information including requirements, approach, progress, forecasts, and issues to client, staff, and other stakeholders.
• Manages project teams - tracks performance, provides feedback, and motivates staff.
• Provides guidance to projects on best practices and standards to utilize

Supervisory Responsibilities:  Manages workforce levels and provides direction at the project level.

Desired Skills & Qualifications: 

• Project Management Professional Certification PMP

Education:  Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university.

Knowledge:  Having wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.

Job Complexity:  Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.  Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise.

Supervision:  Determines methods and procedures on new assignments and provides guidance to other personnel.

Experience:  Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience.

Language Skills:  Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.  Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.  Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.  Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Mathematical Skills:  Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:  Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demands:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) Project Management