Project And Change Manager

Job Description:

The ARM Group LLC is looking to hire for a Full-Time Project and Change Manager role for one of our leading clients in Barnwell, SC

Direct superior: Plant Engineering Manager

Purpose of the Job:

• The Client is looking for an experienced project manager who will primarily be responsible for managing engineering projects at various stages and spanning the lifecycle of assets at our site. The scope of projects may include critical production processes, systems, utilities, and structures and may range from $1M to $100M projects.
• The project manager role is being established by our organization due to an increasing need for a systematic and coordinated approach when facilitating stakeholders and subject matter experts throughout new equipment installations, modifications and upgrades, and removals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Select and utilize the right tools and techniques for efficient and effective project management.
• Creating long- and short-term plans
• Identify the roles and responsibilities required by each project.
• Create and maintain detailed project documentation.
• Define, measure, and monitor project management success metrics.
• Coach stakeholders and team members regarding project management best practices, if required
• Work with site leadership to manage project priorities and resource commitments across all active projects.
• Work with site leadership to identify barriers, constraints, and effective solutions across all active projects.
• Develop a strategy to engage and inform project sponsors throughout the project.
• Be aware of the industry’s best practices, techniques, and standards, and encourage team members to incorporate them during project execution.
• Facilitate definition and documentation of project scope and supporting materials.
• Define, measure, and monitor project success metrics.
• Undertake risk management to minimize potential risks.
• Perform stakeholder identification and analysis to include internal and external resources, conduct impact analyses, and assess change readiness.
• Elicitation of deliverables and objectives for each project to include the creation of a strategy to support the adoption of the changes required by a project or initiative.
• Elicit and document the requirements, design, and delivery of training programs associated with the project.
• Elicit and document the requirements for the design, development, delivery, and management of key communications.
• Prepare and manage adherence to a project budget.
• Estimate resource requirements, acquire them effectively, and manage them efficiently.
• Form teams; including internal and external resources and subject matter experts.
• Provide project management practices and tools training and coaching for team members, if needed
• Facilitate the definition of work tasks and the corresponding selection and assignment of the most appropriate resources.
• Developing and adjusting project schedules to adhere to deadlines.
• Track project performance to ensure both short-term and long-term goals are met.
• Manage interdepartmental coordination to ensure successful project execution.
• Provide project updates to stakeholders via the most appropriate form, communication method, and frequency to manage the project effectively.
• Create and manage contracts with suppliers and vendors, ensuring timely deliveries.
• Ensure project delivery is on time, as per scope, and within the allocated budget.
• Assess executed projects to identify lessons learned and project management improvement opportunities.
• Develop standards and quality controls for project management architecture.

Professional Experience:

• Proven experience (three to five years minimum) in managing projects of comparable size and type as the accountable project manager.
• PMP – Project Management Professional (or similar) certification desirable
• CCMP – Certified Change Management Professional (or similar) certification desirable
• MOC – Management of Change certification is desirable.

Education and Technical Skills Profile:

• Highly proficient in standard Microsoft applications (Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Project and Microsoft Planner
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Power BI
• Good working knowledge of SAP (Plant Maintenance (PM), Materials Management (MM), Production Planning (PP), Project Systems (PS))
• Robust knowledge of project management frameworks and best practices
• A solid understanding of change management, processes, frameworks, and best practices
• Experience with and knowledge of project and change management principles, methodologies, and tools.
• Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving, and root-cause identification skills.
• Capable of developing plans, schedules, strategies, and tactics
• Capable of facilitating brainstorming and decision-making
• Leadership of large and small cross-functional teams
• Risk analysis and management capabilities.
• Highly effective communication skills at all organizational levels, both written and verbal
• Understanding of organizational issues and challenges
• Capable of coaching sponsors, team members, and stakeholders
• Capable of influencing others and adept at negotiating
• Excellent active listening skills
• Excellent time management techniques and skills
• Adaptable and flexible, capable of revising strategy and approach as situations develop or change over time.
• Resilient and capable of ensuring best practices are followed.
• Well organized having a strong inclination for structure.
• Driven with acute business acumen.
• Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent experience

Environment and Behavioral Profile:

• Must be able to interface with others at all levels, from executive to hourly.
• Must be available to support 24/7/365 manufacturing operations.
• Must be able to effectively manage technical associates from Engineers to technicians.

Apply the Client’s values:

• Anticipate changes – assess the situation by stepping back, identify conditions to implement solutions, identify consequences and assess/analyze risks
• Agility in execution – take initiative, move into action quickly once decisions are made, adapt your working mode to take into account changes

• Cooperation – listen to others and take into account their points of view, explain your points of view and priorities to gain support, look for synergies (within and outside the team) to improve overall results, work with others to achieve common objectives
• Make continuous progress – take new approaches, implement best practices, challenge other’s ideas to enhance them, demonstrate open-mindedness, promote new ideas in your area, and test them
• Must be able to work with a diverse workforce in a team environment.
• Team members will be exposed to loud noise that may exceed eighty-seven decibels.
• Team members must be able to complete tasks under extremely hot climate temperatures internally on the shop floor, which can exceed 110 degrees F.
• The Team Member will be subjected to all environmental elements such as exposure to high/low temperatures, sun/rain, confined spaces etc.

Linguistic Profile:

• The Client embraces the diversity of languages, but most, if not all, communication verbal and written is preferred in English to successfully complete the appropriate scope of work.
• Command on German is a plus.

Mobility and Physical Requirement Profile:

• Role-based in the US, Barnwell, SC.
• This job is in a manufacturing environment.
• Travel up to 5%. Ability to travel on short notice.
• 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: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, stand, walk; and use hands/fingers.
• This is a full-time position, and general hours of work and days are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. This a leadership position which requires extended hours and weekend work, as needed.

Key Relationships (Internal And External Stakeholders):

• Technical employees
• Executive Managers
• Department Managers
• Outside technical support from machinery manufacturers
• Outside technical support from equipment suppliers
• Outside technical support from parts vendors
• Mechanical, electrical, and other contractors

Disclaimer:

ARM GROUP is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

We actively encourage applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for applicants participating in all aspects of the selection process.

By applying for this job, you consent to allow representatives of ARM GROUP LLC to contact you regarding your candidacy. This may include communication via email, phone, text, or other means deemed appropriate by ARM GROUP LLC. Rest assured, your information will be handled confidentially and used solely for recruitment purposes.

It’s important to note that ARM Group LLC does not interfere in the decision-making process regarding your selection or rejection. The ultimate decision to hire or reject your candidacy lies solely with the client organization, with whom we have an agreement to source candidates for their consideration

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. All applicants must submit to background check and drug screening.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Please be aware that this position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.