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Neptune Technology Group Inc. Principal Program Manager in Tallassee, Alabama
Description
Position Summary
The Principal Program Manager is responsible for managing the Engineering efforts toward deliveringnew and exciting products to Neptune’s water utility industry customers. Neptune’s products rangefrom purely mechanical to highly complex radio frequency transmitters and receivers. This role isresponsible for coordinating activity of dozens of Engineers and the associated support teams toward acommon goal. The Program Manager may balance many projects, each at their various stages ofdevelopment, with expected engagement from product ideation through production and beyond.
Objectives
The ideal candidate will drive a culture of excellence, while using state-of-the-art tools andmanagement methodologies while demonstrating adaptability, resiliency, and a growth mindsetto create value and minimize waste.
The ideal candidate will work with Neptune employees which are equipped with the toolsneeded to be successful and mentor as appropriate. The candidate will demonstrate leadershipbehaviors that are respectful, diligent, and caring.
Likewise, the candidate will navigate complexity, recognize system interactions, and respondappropriately.
The candidate will ideally have experience in hardware development or some basicknowledge of physical product delivery from concept ideation all the way to productionand customer implementation.
As steward of Neptune’s time and resources, the ideal candidate will engage effectively withProject Stakeholders to provide clear, concise, and transparent project schedules and budgets,and clearly communicate changes to schedule and budget as necessary.
The candidate will serve as liaison between engineering and non-engineering departments,ensuring all requirements are met.
The ideal candidate will contribute to the Project Management Office (PMO) in building anddeveloping best practices in alignment with Neptune Management System.
Skills:
- Project Management, Public Speaking, Technical Acumen, Leadership
Requirements:
Education: Typically requires a bachelor's degree (or international equivalent)
Experience: 10+ years of relevant experience in New Product Development/Introduction (NPD/NPI)
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer)
Location: Tallassee, AL or Duluth, GA; May be required to travel to one of ourmanufacturing/customer locations up to 20% of the time when necessary.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)