Manager, Project Management Jobs

Consea Overview

Consea America is a US-based executive search firm providing high-quality solutions in search and selection of Middle to Top Management across many industries including Automotive and Manufacturing, Fashion & Retail, Consumer Goods, and Health Care industries boasting long-term relationships both with clients and candidates. Consea America is part of the Consea Group.

Client Overview

Our client is a multinational business that has called on us to help identify a Manager of Project Managers to support their continued growth here in the US.

Position Summary

The Manager, Project Managers is responsible for driving revenue and profitability for the business and is a key member of the leadership team. The Manager, Project Management sets the course, and strategic roadmap to accomplish the business goals in support of customers, levering experience, knowledge, and leadership skills.

Duties & Responsibilities

Assumes responsibility for ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the Project Execution Department:

• Analyzes technology trends, human resource needs, and market demand to plan projects.
• Responsible for day-to-day leadership and development of the project management and project controls teams.
• P & L responsibility with associated commercial and financial accountability including revenue
• Apply principals of continuous improvement to drive efficiency and excellence in project execution.
• Create structure, tools, processes, training and cadence to drive visibility and accountability for meeting project schedule, budget and scope commitments.
• Actively support team members in an environment of inclusion, open discussion, and results-driven collaboration.
• Ability to leverage process improvements/optimizations to convert strategic vision into execution and deliver results.
• Prepares weekly revenue and profitability forecasts, as well as monthly rolling forecast for review with Executive leadership.
• Coaching for success and managing performance to transform the Project Execution Organization into a highly efficient and effective unit.
• Controls and monitors job cost and schedules to meet contractual and budgetary commitments.
• Hands on approach and leading from the front to increase accountability and performance.
• Understands and adheres to all company health and safety procedures as they relate to essential job functions.
• Formulating departmental goals, strategies, and operating policies and procedures and directing implementation of approved changes.

Qualifications

• Agent of change and driver of accountability through coaching, empowerment, and structure
• Proven track record of leading project execution organizations through clear KPIs and quantifiable results.
• Experience of implementing successful project performance improvement activities and techniques.
• Expert in stakeholder management with extensive experience in managing challenging stakeholders and able to coach and advise others in this area.
• Highly organized with high attention to detail, and excellent communicator.
• Able to drive cash flow management as well as projection/forecast of cost at completion.
• Understanding of impact of Project Execution on the P&L and knowledge of financial metrics.
• Problem solving and analytical approach with sound business acumen is essentials
• High proficiency with MS Office tools including Excel, Power Point and Word.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related field

MBA is a plus.

• 10+ years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• PMP or ability to obtain certification preferred

Candidate must show proof of US citizenship/visa/alien registration.

At Consea Executive Search, we focus on relationships – with each other, our clients, and our candidates - in fact serving others is one of our core values. We support open communication and recognize that giving constructive criticism can be even harder than receiving it. We appreciate the fearless and the passionate who force us to be better. Everything we do sits on a pillar of diversity - diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas drive innovation and make us successful. Consea is committed to a recruitment process that results in the hiring of the best applicants. Consea’s Delivery Team will be accountable for the sourcing, pre-selecting, pre-screen, interview, and offer.

Consea promotes equal opportunity through affirmative action in employment. Discrimination is prohibited on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, and qualified veteran status. Equal opportunity results when all applicants are treated consistently at every stage of recruitment.