Engineering Project Manager - Hybrid or Remote

Position Description

At a Glance

 

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Project Manager to join the Data Center Power & Control Division. The Engineering Project Manager is responsible for managing project plans with the engineering team ensuring constant workflow and communication is provided to/from this team. Monitors project progress and report project status from planning through delivery. Supports Engineering Doc Control responsibilities, as needed.

 

LOCATION, New London, CT preferred open to HYBRID OR REMOTE

 

What Will You Do?

• Liaises between between intercompany teams; engineering, marketing, product management, sourcing, etc.s, external vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure deliverables, requirements, schedules, cost, and meeting plans are communicated.
• Creates, coordinates, and maintains Data Infrastructure (DAT) project plans and schedules. This includes defining the project workforce, stakeholders, and scope and creating a detailed timeline of tasks.
• Tracks small informal project work within the engineering workforce that is reported during weekly standup meetings.
• Holds regular meetings with project teams to review the scope of work, update schedules, oversee risks, and work through issues. Tracks the progress and reports results each week.
• Creates and maintains a visual metric system for monitoring project status and improvement. Keeps track of project metrics and reports weekly updates to management.
• Coordinates and maintains all patent/legal matters for DAT including timely handling of all communications between DAT stakeholders and patent law firm, facilitating all actions related to new and existing patent matters, evaluating and confirming patent annuity renewals, holding monthly status review meetings with patent law firm, and additional activities as needed.
• Ensures all active legal patent data is represented on product labels.
• Responsible for all First Article Requests (FAR) and First Production Evaluation (FPE) requests. Facilitates capturing the information from the lead engineer and developing the supplier package in collaboration with the sourcing lead. Assists with Engineering custom requests as needed.
• Is aware of and manages timelines for FAR, FPE, and other open supplier issues. Assists engineering lead and sourcing as needed when working with a supplier.
• Acts as liaison between UL and engineering by requesting UL RFQs for UL product qualification projects, and manages the projects from beginning to end. Provides requested documents for customer requests, and performs file maintenance as needed, amongst other activities related to UL.
• Assists with new SAP part number setup, and SAP Material Master maintenance.
• Supports DAT SAP Integration projects, as needed.
• Performs other similar and related duties as required, along with support of Continuous Improvement Projects, as needed.

Qualifications

Required Skills

 

Education:   

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Business Administration or equivalent experience. Project Management certificate or training preferred.

Experience:  

• Typically requires 0-2 years of related experience. Prefer one year of project management experience.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Knowledge of project management methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of SmartSheet or equivalent project management tools & SAP preferred.
• Familiar with SolidWorks, CAD & EPDM document and workflow management tools.
• Understands the Engineering lifecycle, each phase, engineering activity, and team interactions with product management, sourcing, and marketing.
• Exceptional computer skills, extensive knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database software, proficiency with various e-mail, calendaring, meeting management, and related communications software.
• Must possess excellent project management skills, including demonstrated ability to develop and manage a project plan, establish priorities, work to deadlines, and control a number of projects at various stages of work.
• Willing to travel as necessary. Expected travel less than 10% per year. 

Additional Requirements:

• Requires strong organizational and time management skills, close attention to deadlines and detail, and the ability to effectively handle multiple priorities. Independent judgment is required to plan, prioritize, organize, and accomplish a diversified workload.
• Must be highly collaborative and able to work in a team-based