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Project Manager

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Job Description

Manages the development and/or implementation of Motorola Solutions products or services. Coordinates departmental or cross-functional teams, focused on delivering new or upgraded existing products or services. Manages projects from inception to completion (or transition), including tracking and evaluation of project performance. Ensures that projects are completed on time, within budget, and within accepted quality metrics. Participates in project review and status meetings, and communicates project status. Utilizes six sigma and project management methodologies to ensure maximum project effectiveness. Motivates project team to ensure optimal performance. May assist in the development of business plans, strategies, and approaches to take advantage of business opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Primary Scheduling for Complex Projects:
• Develop, maintain, and manage highly detailed, resource-loaded, and cost-loaded master project schedules for complex, multi-faceted projects from initiation through closure.
• Integrate multiple project schedules into a master program schedule, identifying critical paths, dependencies, and potential conflicts.
• Perform critical path analysis, schedule risk analysis, and "what-if" scenarios to evaluate alternative strategies and mitigate potential delays.
• Monitor project progress against the baseline, identify deviations, and recommend corrective actions to project teams and stakeholders.
• Generate and present comprehensive schedule performance reports, including earned value management (EVM) metrics, critical path analysis, and forecast completion dates.
• Project Cost Control and Management:
• Collaborate closely with project managers and finance to integrate project costs into schedules, track expenditures, and forecast remaining costs.
• Develop and implement processes for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on project cost performance.
• Identify potential cost overruns or under-runs and proactively recommend strategies for cost optimization and control.
• Coaching, Consulting and Auditing:
• Serve as a regional expert and primary point of contact for all project scheduling methodologies and tools.
• Coach and mentor other project managers and team members on advanced scheduling techniques, best practices, and the effective use of scheduling software.
• Conduct regular audits of project schedules across the region to ensure adherence to established standards, policies, and best practices.
• Provide expert consultation to project teams on schedule development, analysis, and risk mitigation.
• Develop and deliver training sessions on scheduling tools and methodologies as needed.

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to no discrimination because of race, color, creed, marital status, age, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.