Program Management - Project Analyst

The key role of a Project Analyst within the program management office is to contribute to the planning and delivery of various NPI and facilities related projects. This position will be accountable for project initiation, planning, and control of complex projects related to component, subsystems, or process development. This position performs complex project planning, identifies critical issues, and drives the project team to resolve gaps and problems. Incumbents may work directly with different units, suppliers, customers and/or other teams. This requires the ability to communicate information in a concise and accurate manner. Decisions made may affect the project team and its delivery of the project.

Specific work assignment may be as follows; plan and lead program and project planning sessions, facilitate project meetings, and run critical reports. The incumbent will function independently in leading a large diverse program or project planning session.

Responsibilities also include preparation and pre-work for the session as well as follow up and action ownership. The position will mentor/coach the leadership team and address leadership issues one-on-one with senior divisional and department management.

SKILLS:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

- Must be proficient in the use of Primavera-P6 Project management software.
- Must be highly skilled facilitator with 5-7 years of project management experience and be able to perform complex assignments.
- Must be a self-starter with strong leadership skills.
- Must have the ability to communicate technical information effectively with team members and others in the work group, as well as employees in other units.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

- PMP Certification.
- The ability to adapt to diverse business climates.
- The ability to facilitate a meeting, stop any side bar conversations constructively, and be able to keep the team focused on the objective at hand.
- The ability to provide input for staffing and support of programs and create accurate and detailed schedules.
- The ability to train and mentor others.