- Senior
Job Purpose:
The Project Manager works closely with both internal and external customers to streamline development and support efforts across our business units. Leveraging industry best practices and independent judgment, the Project Manager leads teams in creating and delivering top-tier customer solutions. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining project plans, financial documentation, and management review materials, while ensuring the timely execution of deliverables through effective coordination of designated engineering staff. This role requires collaboration within a Project Management Office Team and the direction of project teams to meet the needs of the business unit's development and support teams. Every team member at Opus is committed to providing excellent service and ensuring the satisfaction of all customers. The Project Manager will engage with a cross-functional team of business, engineering, IT stakeholders, management consultants, and vendor resources, overseeing all technical activities related to the implementation of company systems.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Lead multiple concurrent development and support projects, including customer interactions, requirements gathering, functional specification writing, resource estimation, scheduling, budget development, and program implementation.
- Develop comprehensive project plans that align customer requirements with company goals and coordinate activities across various teams throughout all project phases.
- Continuously monitor project progress, providing detailed reports on milestones and deliverables.
- Communicate proactively to encourage collaboration, identify issues, and implement solutions for efficiency improvements.
- Analyze project economics and provide actionable feedback on cost-benefit and ROI considerations.
- Review and approve modifications to project plans in consultation with stakeholders.
- Oversee the acquisition of necessary resources and materials, negotiating agreements with vendors.
- Apply product development process discipline, including work breakdown structures (WBS), schedules, statements of work (SOW), risk management plans, and requirements traceability.
- Document, distribute, and maintain Requirements Functional Specifications (RFS), including preliminary system architecture and conceptual design.
- Develop Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP) and assist in their execution.
- Manage customer input and feedback for projects, ensuring effective tracking and resolution of change requests.
- Collaborate closely with the project management team and engineering department to optimize resource allocation for the department.
- Act as the primary interface for program operations management regarding engineering resource requests.
- Ensure project activities and decisions align with on-schedule, on-budget, and on-quality delivery, driving change and fostering Agile methodologies.
- Demonstrate the ability to influence and drive change within the organization, with a strong commitment to continuous improvement.
- Quickly build business knowledge and adapt to changes, developing an understanding of complex environments across the organization.
- Anticipate future project needs by maintaining direct communication with customers and staying informed on industry trends.
