Program Manager, Engineering Job Description
Program manager, engineering
provides ongoing technical mentoring and guidance to the team in the use of the latest software development practices, processes and development tools.
Program Manager, Engineering Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Materials / parts availability / needs / orders
Tools and process improvements for all of the above
Communicate status, decisions, milestones
Staffing optimization
Support product documentation
Serve as Corporate IT focal for various integrations projects under the direction of the Integrations Manager and Program Management Team
Drive Corp IT activities with project and technical teams
Develop a comprehensive, milestone-based plan for Corp IT decommissions
Coordinate IT staff, internal business customers, partners, and stakeholders to determine program goals
Direct the activities of core program team members and ensure all deliverables are tracked and being met
Program Manager, Engineering Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Program Manager, Engineering
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: PMP, PMI, DFSS, CAPM, CSM
Education for Program Manager, Engineering
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the program manager, engineering job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, Management, Technical, Computer Sciences, Business/Management, Computer Science, Business, Science, Electrical Engineering, MBA
Skills for Program Manager, Engineering
Desired skills for program manager, engineering include:
Project management techniques directing professionals
Wireless product development
Collaborative tools like google docs
Smartsheets
Wiki/Jive pages
Contract Manufacturer
Microsoft Office Suite
Product life cycle and processes and tools for project planning
Scheduling software
Best practices in software development methodologies
Desired experience for program manager, engineering includes:
Able to quickly assess situations, troubleshoot complex problems and keep a calm head under tight time constraints and high pressure
Self-starter and ability to quickly learn and apply new concepts, principles and solutions with little supervision
Ability to work collaboratively within a distributed team environment to meet aggressive goals, while responding to changing business and technical conditions
Stronto prioritize and address multiple projects concurrently
Experience being on multiple Scrum teams in a variety of different contexts (different team sizes, different organizations, different cultures, co-located vs
Technical aptitude and a passion to learn new technologies
Program Manager, Engineering Examples
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Program Manager, Engineering Job Description
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Our company is looking to fill the role of program manager, engineering. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for program manager, engineering
- Drive ongoing process improvements to improve execution and efficiency of the teams within their domain area by pulling from standard methodologies or by inventing something new
- Act as a conduit of information between engineering and other internal groups (both technical and nontechnical) to ensure that decisions and status are understood
- Identify projects or programs that are stuck and drive them forward
- Negotiate and build consensus among project teams
- Define, plan and manage program technical, financial and schedule objectives
- Coordinate resource needs and utilization to ensure on-time delivery
- Manage and direct a cross functional team consisting of multiple disciplines
- Act as the interface to customer technical and business leads
- Develop new business opportunities with customer contacts
- Review SOW’s, T’s & C’s and technical documentation to ensure that all program requirements are met
Qualifications for program manager, engineering
- Understanding of validation methods
- Ideally familiar with lithium ion technology
- Experience in developing and presenting project and initiatives to Sr
- Solid understanding of the technical platforms and services required to deliver Corp IT projects
- Strong ability to lead via influence
- Experience in tracking/reporting on project status and financial metrics
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Program Manager, Engineering Job Description
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Our growing company is looking for a program manager, engineering. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for program manager, engineering
- Responsible for program governance, plan, communication, risk management, compliance and associated mitigations
- Along with program owner, responsible for budget management and staffing (including business’ contribution)
- Prepare and effectively communicate program expectations to project managers, business partners, stakeholders (including other program leaders) in a timely and clear way
- Facilitate and orchestrate end-to-end program development while continually managing program expectations with program owner, project managers, vendors involved in the program and other stakeholders
- Track and report program timelines, milestones and deliverables in alignment with the Portfolio and Project Management guidelines
- Liaise with program stakeholders on an ongoing basis and identify possible interactions with other projects / operations
- Ensure that the program compliance and risks are continuously monitored and adequately communicated
- Ensure that performance indicators are focused on the desired outcomes/results and properly implemented and assessed
- You will drive innovative designs and technical solutions
- Facilitate/run weekly alignment meetings on network projects program specific updates
Qualifications for program manager, engineering
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience required
- Successful delivery of critical projects and initiatives as a Project Leader (eg
- Demonstrated ability to develop strong relationships within and across multiple departments and/or functions within the company and across geographies
- Exhibit a strong work ethic and leadership skills
- Demonstrate an understanding of ITIL, SDLC best practices
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Tools (Project, Visio, Excel, Word, Outlook)
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of program manager, engineering. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for program manager, engineering
- Represent SE as primary interface into program team meetings
- Review program deviations to SE requirements and communicate potential impacts to program imperatives as applicable (cost, timing, quality )
- Develop a cohesive plans across the company to delivery on your programs
- Lead the team roadmap and team prioritization activities
- Provide leadership and coordination with members of all functional organizations to coordinate company wide resources and ensure that the scope of all projects support strategic business objectives
- Provide detailed planning, including project structure and staffing, estimating, resource allocation and assignment, detailed scheduling, critical path analysis and coordination for a project throughout the lifecycle
- Act as primary contact for the customer throughout the project
- Monitor and report out to stakeholders on project costs, status, quality
- Drive process and tool improvement efforts
- Work with key stakeholders to secure commitments for the necessary resources to complete the planned activities and conduct the required reviews to deliver products on-time
Qualifications for program manager, engineering
- Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or related or equivalent work experience
- Mobile phone system design
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate dynamic cross-functional projects with engineering, supply chain and manufacturing to meet project goals
- Experience working in time critical and fast-paced product development
- OPG nuclear experience required
- Valid Security clearance, NGET, Orange badge at DNGS
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a program manager, engineering. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for program manager, engineering
- Provide executive portfolio reporting including project intake, resource utilization, capacity forecasting, project status, dashboards and others as required
- Accountable for plans and teamwork assignments, directing work efforts, reviewing integrated project plans, escalating & communicating resource needs, ensuring completion of quality reviews, and driving the resolution of issues as appropriate
- Plan, estimate, and communicate partner team resource capacity (IT, Operations, Supply Chain, ) to effectively support project commitments
- Mentor project managers and project teams to refine skills, improve project/implementation plans, enhance communication tactics and navigate hurdles
- Provide support to project stakeholders in understanding the business requirements, and developing project business cases and plans
- Responsible for successfully delivering all approved projects within the project portfolio on time and within scope and budget, and meeting business requirements
- Partners with business leaders to identify and prioritize opportunities to maximize investments and achieve business goals
- Develop SW milestones and proper phase gates coinciding with HW development schedules
- Articulate key program information downward, laterally and upward to stakeholders and key program sponsors
- Develop and deliver the defined program scope to ensure customer requirements are successfully achieved
Qualifications for program manager, engineering
- Experience in delivery of solutions across multiple teams and complex integrated ecosystems and dependencies, comprising an end-to-end solution
- A proven track record of successful results-oriented, solution and project definition and delivery - Successful experience leading delivery of solutions across multiple teams and complex integrated ecosystems and dependencies, comprising an end-to-end solution
- 5+ years of product development experience managing complex programs
- 5+ years project engineering, supervisory, project lead or management experience
- Ability to plan and schedule a development program
- Ability to manage an Integrated Product Team
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a program manager, engineering. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for program manager, engineering
- Formulating and enforcing work standards and routines, assigning project priorities and schedules, reviewing work discrepancies, improving operations, and communicating policies, purposes, and goals of the organization to assigned staff
- Participating in and contributing to the development and maintenance of the KeyLogic CMMI-driven software engineering program as a senior leader and practitioner
- Providing advice, guidance, and training to support the growth and development of developer staff and team capabilities
- Supporting the growth and development of KeyLogic software engineering practice through proactive account management and business development activities
- Acts as a customer-centric technical resource for the service agreement team creating cadenced assessments of interval meter data for customer’s buildings
- Develops energy savings analysis and Energy Conservation Measures (ECM’s) guidance in the assessment output
- As a self-starter, the EEPM manages and maintains the portfolio of assessment backlog and schedule and provides input on manpower needs
- Partners with offices to help them develop opportunities for peak demand management, appropriate tariff structure, occupancy schedule reduction, and shifting load usage to reduce the customer’s overall usage and spend
- Effectively assess the economic impacts of utility company rate structures and supply side options in a wide variety of customer environments
- Expert use of Building Energy Management System (BEMS) software, energy management tools and spreadsheets to accurately represent customer’s building operation
Qualifications for program manager, engineering
- Demonstrated skill in Microsoft Project
- 5+ years’ experience in a similar position (preferred)
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering and/or computer science
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, and organizational skills are required
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment to meet aggressive goals and pre-defined metrics requirements
- Demonstrated experience working with hardware and software engineers