Project Manager - Systems Integration

Job Description

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team. A Project Manager is someone who will take on the management of key client projects. Project management responsibilities include delivering every project on time, within budget and within scope. A project manager is the person who is tasked with leading a project from inception to completion. This person is the principal point of contact for a project to both the customer and to corporate management and is responsible for planning, coordinating and implementing projects according to the specified requirements and timelines. Although this person does not personally implement specific product requirements, the project manager is the person responsible for accomplishing project goals by defining attainable objectives, creating the project schedule and ensuring that all of the internal and external organizations contributing to the project are meeting their portions of the project objective. Job Responsibilities

• Coordinate with internal managers/leads for the flawless execution of projects
• Experience with Telecoms construction management
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Review resource allocation and availability with managers/leads and escalate issues
• Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques
• Successfully manage the relationship with the client
• Perform risk management to minimize project risk
• Provide project accounting with weekly or bi-weekly labor cost information detailing the people working on the project and the hours spent working on the project for each week
• Review and approve all purchase requisitions that cover material and cost that are with the limits of the AFE and are in the plan and budget of the project.
• Pass the approved purchase requisition to the order entry person for entry into SAP to generate a PO
• Review in detail along with project accounting all of the financial information contained in and maintained by accounting in the project financial tracker, including the project financial summary
• Present oral and written reports defining plans, problems, and resolutions to appropriate levels of management.
• Ensures that project status, issues and successes are communicated to project team and all levels of management and documented appropriately.
• Ensures open communication on the project team.
• Addresses delicate situations and handles conflicts in such a way as to maximize opportunity and minimize exposure to risk.

Requirements

• PMP Certification
• BA/BS Preferred
• Experience in Primavera, Microsoft Project, Visio
• Travel may be required locally and internationally
• Travel to the office in Westhill, Aberdeen as and when require
• Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK