Technical Project Manager

Job Type


Full-time

Description

Lighting Services Inc (LSI) is the premier manufacturer of Track, Accent, and Display Lighting Systems. Since 1958, LSI has been dedicated to designing, engineering, and manufacturing the highest quality lighting systems. Our reputation for creativity, innovative design, and leading technology, coupled with specification grade products and intelligent personalized service, has made us the manufacturer of choice among the most discriminating specifiers of lighting. It is the appreciation, respect, and continued support of our clients that we use to measure our success.

Lighting Services Inc is looking to fill positions in our Engineering department to meet the growing needs of our 60-year history of being a privately held designer / manufacturer of high quality track, accent, display, and LED lighting systems.


The Technical Project Manager reports directly to the Vice President of Engineering and works with functional resources within the organization to bring alignment and clarity on a variety of client facing and internal projects to aid in successful delivery of final product.


Requirements

• Drive from inception to delivery managing budget, timelines, and goals. Identify, analyze, mitigate and proactively respond to project, financial and operational risks.
• Implement and tools for projects as needed based on Project Management (PMO) established standards.
  • Includes is not limited to file / folder structures per project, document control, scope management, change control management, and meeting notes.
• Provide leadership and help foster a work culture that recognizes, supports individual differences in work-styles, personalities, cultures and values to maximize team performance and effectively achieve team goals.
• Lead regular team meetings to determine progress and address any questions or challenges regarding projects.
• Determine and define clear deliverables, roles and responsibilities for team members required for specific projects or initiatives as required per project.
• Report status of projects to executive leadership, management, and team members on regular basis as appropriate for each phase of the project.
• Provide portfolio report of projects to EVP on regular intervals to show overall workload and health of projects.
• Attend monthly skill development sessions with PMO Leader.

Qualifications:

• College degree in Project Management or related technical field preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience in project management.
• Professional Project Management (PMP) certification from accredited institution preferred.
• Demonstrate understanding of Project Management processes, strategies, and methods.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills and experience establishing guidelines in these areas for others.
• Strong sense of personal accountability regarding decision-making and supervising department teams.
• Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality and psychological safety.
• Managerial experience applying analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to predict challenges and seek to proactively head-off obstacles, risk management skills.
• Ethical conduct: uphold the policies, rules, regulations and laws that govern our work.
• MS Projects, MS Planner, MS Teams and MS Office applications expertise preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times.
• Position is ONSITE in Stony Point, NY

LSI is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.


Salary Description


65-90k