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Astec is a global, environmentally focused infrastructure and manufacturing company of asphalt road building and aggregate processing. Our mission is to design and build the most innovative products for the industries we serve. Leveraging innovative solutions and technologies, we serve customers all over the world.
ABOUT THE POSITION
The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing projects within the decided-upon budget, timeline, and scope. They will also effectively monitor and present project updates to relevant stakeholders, clients, or project team members.
We are seeking a Business Project Manager, this is not an Information Technology position.
Key Deliverables
- Develop documentation for processes and procedures for projects.
- Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
- Develop a detailed project plan
- Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
- Ensure resource availability and allocation
- Communicate, monitor and track progress
Key Activities & Responsibilities
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
- Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
- Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
- Ensure resource availability and allocation
- Develop a detailed project plan to track progress
- Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs
- Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
- Report and escalate to management as needed
- Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
- Perform risk management to minimize project risks
- Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
To be successful in this role, your experience and competencies are:
- Bachelor's degree or higher or equivalent combination of education and experience and training
- 5+ years of end-to-end project management experience
- Creative problem-solver
- Basic financial planning
- Resource Management
- Effective team-building expertise
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail
- Experience in a matrix-based, marcom organization preferred
- Microsoft Outlook expertise
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite
