Project Manager at MarBorg Industries – Santa Barbara, California

JOB TITLE: Project Manager

LOCATION: Santa Barbara, CA

POSITION SUMMARY: This role will be responsible for getting the project over the finish line. The position directs the team, makes quick decisions, and ensures strategic project goals are met. The Project Manager must aim for effective communication, maintain high team morale, navigate potential hurdles/bottlenecks, delegate tasks, and drive project completion to achieve a successful project. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to be part of an innovative, hands-on team, foster collaboration across different departments, and take responsibility for a project’s performance and outcome.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to the following:

• Manages the project, planning, launch/execution, monitoring & control, and project closure.
• Facilitate retrospective meeting & project closure report.
• Acts as the "interpreter" between different stakeholders (departments) to ensure everyone is aligned to the project’s goals.
• Coordinate schedules and logistics for project meetings.
• Communicate with internal teams to ensure smooth project execution.
• Manage spreadsheets, project and facility budgets, and project documentation.
• Follows up on pending actions, root cause, and potential change management from Team Impact meetings.
• Locates research-related documents as they pertain to supporting projects.
• Directs and coordinates activities to ensure the project progresses on schedule and within the prescribed budget.
• Foresees potential challenges and makes mid-project adjustments to navigate obstacles.
• Conference with project personnel to provide advice and to resolve problems.
• Oversee the facility maintenance of buildings and grounds (i.e., repair tasks, security, HVAC, plumbing, space planning, electrical, landscaping). Responds timely to facility ticket requests and provides follow-up.
• Handles details of a confident nature and performs administrative functions based on an understanding of company policy, executives' views, and philosophy.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES-None.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND EXPERIENCE:

• 3+ years of experience in resource management or a related role, preferably in a project-based environment.
• Ability to assess team strengths and delegate tasks to the person best equipped to complete the tasks.
• Ability to communicate the initiative from start to finish while making critical decisions.
• Experience utilizing resource management software or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
• Ability to take full accountability for a project outcome.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies, such as Agile or Scrum.
• Strong financial acumen and ability to analyze resource-related costs and budgets.
• Strong understanding of resource planning, allocation, and optimization principles and methodologies.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to assess resource demands and optimize resource allocation.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• A detail-oriented mindset to maintain accurate resource records and documentation.
• Ability to work well under pressure and adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
• A strategic perspective, with the ability to think proactively and implement resource management strategies that align with organizational goals.
• Strong critical-thinking skills and a proactive problem solver.
• Ability to read and understand documents, including policies and procedures manuals.
• Capable of responding to emergencies.
• Must be able to work independently and make decisions.
• Scheduling, project management, and training. Ability to check for understanding.
• Computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree in business, communications, or similar.

COMPETENCIES:

• Doing Good – (i.e., Code of Conduct).
• Making Good – (i.e., Accountability, responsibility, and ownership for a problem).
• Treating People Well – (i.e., Works cooperatively and effectively with others).
• Environmentally Focused (i.e., Employee takes initiative as a LEED building initiative to preserve and improve our local environment for future generations).
• Observant: (i.e., Employee can identify safety or operational deficiencies and to quickly implement a correction).
• Safety Matters: Employee actively participates and promotes a safe and healthy workplace.

NEAT JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:

Critical Thinking, Data Driven, Decision Making Skills, Project Management, Problem-Solving Skills, Resourcefulness.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATIONS:

Professional certification in project management is a plus.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position is in a standard office setting. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

We are a drug free & alcohol-free work environment.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles, and outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and dirty. Required to put on protective outfits, like gloves, safety footwear, and hard-hat. Travel may be necessary to various MarBorg sites.