Applications Engineering Manager I

ECS is seeking an Applications Engineering Manager I to work in our Memphis, TN/hybrid office.

Job Description:

ECS is seeking Applications Engineering Manager I who directs and manages projects from beginning to end and has experience with applications developed in Java. Defines project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business and IT goals in collaboration with business sponsors and other stakeholders. Works with business sponsors and others as needed to create and/or update project charters, including definition of completion criteria.

The candidate will perform and have the following duties, roles, and / or responsibilities:

• Researches, collects and reports information on the ability and capacity of company products and competing equipment.
• Oversees and contributes to the design and development of equipment and systems or redesign to existing equipment to fulfill the needs of customers.
• Ensures projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Acts as advisor to applications engineering team regarding projects, tasks, and operations.
• Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Performs a variety of complex tasks.
• Leads and directs the work of others.
• Demonstrates a wide degree of creativity and latitude
• Reports to head of a unit/department.
• Develops labor estimates, cost estimates, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and overall plans for projects. Determines human resources – roles and sills – required to achieve project goals. Works with other departmental managers for the acquisition of required personnel to staff the project.
• Prepares and executes procurement process for required facility infrastructure needs.
• Provides leadership in forming the appropriate project team to meet the project objectives.
• Communicates a clear vision of the project's objectives and leads the project team in achieving them. Effectively communicates project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely manner. Communicates appropriate outcomes with project stakeholders and project team to provide timely and accurate information and status updates, along with issue and risk management within individual projects and across a program.
• Organizes project work into manageable groups (project phases and work breakdown) and determines an effective approach for completing the work.
• Ensures the appropriate timing, resources, and sequencing of the work efforts are aligned to produce the desired results within the project schedule.
• Ensures that project and product interdependencies within a program of multiple projects (and across other business lines and programs) are considered and are tracked as projects are planned and executed.
• Conducts comprehensive project status reviews of programs and related projects and their interdependencies.
• Assigns work according to the plan and schedule. Monitors project activities and reports on status. Reviews quality of work and manages integration of team member work.
• Creates a positive environment for the project/program team including open communication and a clear path to escalate risks and issues. Facilities fast and efficient decision-making required for progress on the project. Manages project team members and contractors; encourages them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Proactively identifies risks and develops contingency plans; identifies issues and manages their timely resolution. Tracks risks and issues in appropriate repositories and ensures their visibility to the people required to resolve them. Escalates risks and issues as appropriate.
• Monitors overall project progress and manages any changes in project scope. Tracks financial performance of the project, including actual to budget tracking for labor hours and dollars, operating costs, and capital costs. Communicates scope changes appropriately and gains authorization for additional funding required.
• Develops and executes complete project deployment communication plans.
• Communicates project status, progress, and issues within the project team as well as to IT managers and staff, stakeholders, and project sponsors.
• Develops and executes complete project deployment communication plans.
• Delivers status reports on schedule and adapts their frequency and content to the needs of the business as well as IT requirements.
• Ensures that deliverables and documents are produced.
• Builds, develops, and grows business and IT relationships important to the success of the project.
• Facilitates project post-closure reviews and creates recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements. Analyzes, documents, and shares lessons learned with project managers and team.
• Analyzes original estimate against actual hours and duration and understands factors that contributed to any variance.
• Completes project closure documentation and updating relevant knowledge bases.
• Works within the framework of company project management methodology and governance.
  
  

Required Skills:

• 10 years of experience in enterprise technologies with a broad range of experience across all areas of IT.
• 5+ years of management experience managing a team of engineers.
• 10 years of direct work experience in an IT project management role or PMP certification with 6+ years of direct work experience in an IT project management role.
• Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple, concurrent large-scale projects across multiple sites including infrastructure implementations while meeting aggressive deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and oral communication skills. Strong relationship management skills.
• Proficiency with project management software
• Strong planning, organizational and process development skills.
• Technically competent with various software programs – MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio.
• Works independently as well as collaboratively with minimal professional and managerial supervision.
• The candidate must have ability and willingness to work in a team environment with preferred experience in a large company or government agency supporting multiple applications and systems.
  
  

ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, status as a crime victim, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. ECS promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3800+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.