Project Assistant - Level III - Engineering

Applies developing business process and project management skills within an area of business or technical specialty under the supervision of a project manager. Develops skills to manage small portions of well defined projects. Provides administrative and logistics support for a project team and project manager.

Key Responsibilities:

Serves as a support resource on projects and work assignments; developing basic knowledge of effective project management and general business understanding. Assists in identifying, tracking, and working with others to resolve project issues while developing skills to do this independently. Helps to monitor and communicate project status to project team while developing skills to do this independently. Assists with budget planning and tracking, research, and analytical support; provides administrative support for the design and development of project plans and timelines. Assists with managing project risk; developing how to use quality tools to identify areas of risk. Supports documenting and sharing team learnings with other teams; uses lessons learned from other sources to enhance the success of the project. Maintains project notes, databases, and other records; monitors measures and communicates with Project Manager on status of specific projects and assignments.

Competencies:

Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.

Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

Manages conflict - Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.

Plans and aligns - Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.

Resourcefulness - Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently.

Project Issue and Risk Management - Manages the process to identify, assess and prioritize issues and risks using recommended tools and disciplines. Drives actions to minimize, monitor and control risks and issues and to maximize the most positive outcomes possible.

Project Resource Management - Develops resource (expense and headcount) plans using recommended project management tools and processes to manage resources effectively.