Program Manager
GT Solar

Engineering

Location: Merrimack : NH Region: North America Job Category: Engineering

Position Type: Full-time Website: Link

GT Solar seeks a motivated, customer-focused, innovative team player to help manage activities for advancing large scale programs in our R&D Engineering group. Using prior program management knowledge and experience in the equipment industry, semiconductor or crystal growth industry, the Program Manager provides operational guidance to a development program team and drives the assigned programs to completion. Plans and coordinates program activities including the development and monitoring of budgets and timelines. Nurtures productive relationships with internal and external customers. Ensures quality and timeliness of deliverables for the program are met. Initiates and coordinates the decision-making and risk-management process. Troubleshoots and is proactive in dealing with vendor / collaborator issues.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

 

• Managing programs from inception to implementation, including assisting with building the business case, writing product proposals and ensuring continued business justification throughout the life of the project/program.

·          Functions as an advisor to cross functional teams and manages the deliverables in a matrix organization in order to plan and execute the development strategy for the assigned projects / programs. Drives the project / program's evolution through completion within scope, timeline, quality and budgetary constraints.

·         Facilitates the development of the integrated project / program plans relevant to the team deliverables and ensures alignment across relevant functions and smooth transitions among pipeline stages. Supports annual goal setting sessions to develop project / program level goals that contribute to the overall goals and for monitoring progress against these goals.

·          Facilitates contingency and risk mitigation planning.

·          Oversees, where appropriate, the development of the integrated project / program budgets, forecasts and timelines and is accountable to monitor progress against the approved baselines.

·          Manages the project / program interactions and deliverables between GT Solar and our corporate partners (where applicable), including the coordination of activities for writing and negotiating development plans and status reports, data summaries or presentations for joint collaboration meetings, budget approvals, etc.

·          Supports the development and accuracy of key deliverables and project / program dossiers. Identifies and implements new solutions to improve tracking, planning and collaboration.

·         Requires the ability to gain cooperation of others and effectively facilitates cross-functional meetings/discussions. Ensures effective, accurate and timely communication across functional areas within the project / program, serving as a primary point of contact for management within and outside the team regarding progress on project / program goals. Works with the team leader to identify and resolve any team and individual performance issues.

·         Identifies opportunities for standardization of processes and working / best practices and recommends a plan for implementation.

·         Proactively identifies issues and provides general guidance on resolving project / program challenges by developing solutions to meet productivity and quality goals and objectives.

• Quality Control process: Define checking requirements, implementation plan, deployment and metrics
• Other duties as needed or assigned.

 

Competencies

 

·         Integrity

·         Action Orientation / Initiative

·         Communication Skills (Presentation & Written)

·         Organization Skills

·         Strategic Agility & Planning

·         Business Acumen

·         Creativity

·         Approachability & Internal Customer Focus

·         Cross-functional

 

Requirements

 

• The successful candidate will have an Engineering and or Business degree with a minimum of 10 years of relevant progressive project/program experience in the equipment industry.  Semiconductor and crystal growth industry a plus.
• Requires excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to effectively interact with all levels both within and outside the company in order to establish credibility with professionals on the project teams.

·         Ability to interact and present effectively to CEO and executive team.

·         Understands and listens to team members and fosters a productive team environment. Encourages constructive interactions among team members in order to address difficult situations.

·         Resolves and negotiates conflicts or problems with tact, diplomacy and composure. Handles multiple projects and priorities with exceptional organizational and time management skills (both project and self)

·         Experienced in managing projects/programs using Stage-Gate, PACE, PRINCE2, or other structured program management tools.

·         Proficient in advanced techniques with relevant software: MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc. in addition to experience working within shared work environments. CAD, CAD model design life cycle management, and Visio. Ideal candidate can work independently in a fast paced R&D environment with other designers and engineers. 

·         Up to 25% travel required with emphasis on Asia-Pacific region.

During our more than 15 years serving the solar power industry, GT Solar has developed a global reputation as a provider of value-added process design expertise and high quality equipment. This reputation, coupled with our in-depth technical know-how, service capabilities and industry-leading technology, has enabled GT Solar to establish relationships with many of the worlds most influential photovoltaic manufactures. As a result, we are today a global market leader in polysilicon reactors and converters, and multi-crystalline furnaces essential technologies for the production of solar cells and panels. We are also delivering premium standalone and turnkey solutions for every process involved in the photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing chain. GT Solar has recently achieved some significant milestones. We ended our 2009 fiscal year with record revenue of $541 million. During fiscal year 2009, we shipped our 1,000th Directional Solidification System (DSS) furnace and installed our first new 48-rod reactor; opened a new photovoltaic equipment manufacturing facility, nearly doubling our capacity; and, became a public company, trading on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol SOLR. Some things, however, never change. GT Solar remains committed to the core principles on which our success was built: provide customers with comprehensive services, best-in-class delivery, and productivity-improving technology. These very principles will allow GT Solar to help the solar industry achieve cost parity with conventional power sources, and enable our customers to bring solar energy to the masses.