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Company: Penske Logistics Penske Logistics
 
Job Title:

Technical Project Manager

Job Category: Info Technology [ View All Info Technology Jobs ]
Job description:
Technical Project Manager
Beachwood, OH
Shift: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm (Onsite 4days a week)

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for the overall direction, monitoring execution, completion, and budget of a project. This individual will be responsible for the project planning and to coordinate all project activities to ensure that the goals or objectives of a project are accomplished on schedule, within budget, and with quality results that meet or exceed the customer expectation. The project activities will include but are not limited to requirements definition, solution design, quality assurance testing, solution implementation, issue and risk management, managing effective relationships with the customer, IT and third-party vendors and project closure. This position requires the management of multiple minor to major enterprise projects or teams simultaneously while coordinating resources across the company and third-party vendors to effectively deliver the solution. This position will be the liaison between the customer and IT when delivering the solution.

Major Responsibilities:

Manage multiple Minor and Major project simultaneously starting from Initiation through Plan, Execution and Close.

Develop and maintain a project plan, which includes the project requirements, technical solution, resource plan, work plan, and estimated project duration/effort.

Monitor all project activity, budget and resources to ensure the project remains on schedule, within budget, and that no rework will be required.

Effectively communicate the project status, scope changes, issues and risks to the Executive Sponsor, Project Sponsor, IT Manager and all project participants.

Understand, support, apply, and maintain the Penske Project Management Methodology, documentation and tools.

Provide training and mentor both IT and business associates on the Penske Project Management methodology and tools.

Identify process improvement opportunities that will eliminate defective processes and introduce better control inputs and changes.

Facilitate cross-functional and multi-process improvement teams to address process improvement opportunities.

Use quality tools to measure improvement implementations.

Other projects as assigned by the supervisor



Qualifications:

3-7 years of proven project management experience involving application development, infrastructure implementations and process improvement initiatives.

1-2 years of company experience.

Education:

Project Management Certification or formal project management training-Preferred

Formal training or knowledge on the Software Development Lifecycle or Application Development

Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt Certification-Preferred

High School Diploma or equivalent required

Bachelor's Degree-Business Administration or Computer Science-Preferred

Skills:

Excellent Project Management Skills

Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities simultaneously

Effective Time Management/Organizational Skills

Effective written and oral communication skills - internally, externally, and at all levels

Excellent Customer Service Skills

Excellent Relationship Builder/Team Player; foster a team environment

Excellent Facilitation and Presentation Skills

Research, Problem Analysis and Solving Skills

Excellent Initiative/Drive/Self-Motivation

Leadership Skills

Working knowledge of Six Sigma quality tools

Computer skills: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Access

Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job

Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.

Physical Requirements:

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

-The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Skills: 3-7 years of proven project management experience involving application development, infrastructure implementations and process improvement initiatives.

Employment type: Full Time
Salary/Wage: Unspecified
 
Other Information
 
Degree: Unspecified
Experience (year): Unspecified
Job Location: Beachwood, OH Ohio
Address:

Zip/Postal Code: 44122
Post date: 04/09/2026 / Viewed 23 times
 
Contact Information
Company: Penske Logistics
Contact Name: Tony Hoban
 
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