Project Leader 2

 

Summary: 

• The responsibilities of a PL2 are to manage the technical project activities in accordance with agreed deliverables, quality, and cost, as well as ensuring compliance with customer requirements.
• Additional responsibilities include qualifying the internal staffing of projects, developing and adhering to project timelines, and reporting operational situations during internal reviews.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty in accordance with defined standards.
• Other duties or tasks may be assigned as required.
• The essential duties and responsibilities are as follows:

Customer/Bid & Offer

• Review technical requirements set by the customer
• Participate in quotation activities
• Support client meetings and on/off -site visits
• Monitors delivery progress with the customer
• Support negotiation with the customer

Project Management

• Monitor delivery progress on projects
• Manage the technical scope of the projects
• Responsible for the quality of the deliverables
• Prepare customer Steering Committee meetings
• Evaluate activities/roles that should be near-/offshore, if any
• Support the definition of roles and responsibilities in the project organization​
• Monitor the technical skills of the team members
• Support validation of the project organization and the team members
• Reports the operational situation during monthly financial reviews
• Report if technical/project training is needed in projects

Internal

• Forecast of Project Margins
• Inform the Project Coordinator of the monthly invoice amount
• Reports the operational situation during the monthly review

Supervisory Needs and Responsibilities'

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform according to the level(s) of supervision listed below.  

Managerial supervision

• An individual will be responsible for supervising and managing a team.
• An individual is expected to provide guidance, assign tasks, set goals, and evaluate the performance of their team members.

Directorial supervision

• An individual will operate with a high level of authority and is expected to make strategic decisions independently.
• An individual will work closely with executive leadership to align the department's goals with the overall organizational strategy and report on the department's performance.
• May provide guidance, mentorship, and support their team members in acquiring new skills and knowledge.             

Minimum Qualifications and Skills:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should be able to meet each requirement satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from a technical college or university in Business, Management, or Engineering, or another technical/scientific discipline, and combined minimum 7 years of engineering and project management experience (minimum 5 years of engineering/product development experience, minimum 2 years of project lead/management experience in a technical field).
• An advanced degree may be substituted for experience.
• Must possess hands-on experience with project management and project management leadership.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability preferred.

Language Ability

• Ability to read, write, speak, analyze, and interpret all forms of communication and business correspondence, primarily in English.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to systematically analyze complex problems, draw relevant conclusions, and implement appropriate solutions.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should know about the following software programs:
• Microsoft Office suite of programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, and Outlook).

Other Skills/Abilities/Specifications

• Demonstrated ability to manage projects successfully to customers requirements (scope, cost, schedule, margin, delivery of contractual deliverables)

Physical Demands and Working Environments

• 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.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• In an in-office setting, most work is conducted in community work areas.
• Private meeting spaces are available when necessary. 
• Occasional visits to customer locations may be required.