Principal Program Manager

Position Summary

The Principal Program Manager is responsible for managing the Engineering efforts toward delivering new and exciting products to Neptune's water utility industry customers. Neptune's products range from purely mechanical to highly complex radio frequency transmitters and receivers. This role is responsible for coordinating activity of dozens of Engineers and the associated support teams toward a common goal. The Program Manager may balance many projects, each at their various stages of development, 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 and management methodologies while demonstrating adaptability, resiliency, and a growth mindset to create value and minimize waste.

• The ideal candidate will work with Neptune employees which are equipped with the tools needed to be successful and mentor as appropriate. The candidate will demonstrate leadership behaviors that are respectful, diligent, and caring.

• Likewise, the candidate will navigate complexity, recognize system interactions, and respond appropriately.

• The candidate will ideally have experience in hardware development or some basic knowledge of physical product delivery from concept ideation all the way to production and customer implementation.

• As steward of Neptune's time and resources, the ideal candidate will engage effectively with Project 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 and developing 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 our manufacturing/customer locations up to 20% of the time when necessary.

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