Project Leader II

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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty in accordance with defined standards. Other duties or tasks may be assigned as required.

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We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

The Project Leader has technical responsibility of Work Package projects with an estimated engineering count of 30-80 FTEs. The responsibilities of the Project Leader are to manage the technical project activities according to agreed deliverables, quality and cost as well as ensuring compliance with customer requirements. Additional responsibilities are to qualify the internal staffing of projects, develop and adhere to project timeline and report the operational situation during internal reviews.

Responsibilities

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→Review technical requirements set by customer
→Participate in quotation activities
→Support client meetings and on/off-site visits
→Monitor delivery progress with the customer
→Support negotiation with the customer

Manage project team and tasks on a day-to-day basis
Report/communicate to external technical stakeholder
Monitor delivery progress on projects
Manage technical scope of projects
Responsible for quality of deliverables
Prepare customer Steering Committee meetings
Evaluate activities/roles that should be near-/offshore, if any
Support definition of roles and responsibilities in project organization
Support validation of project organization and team members
Monitor technical skills of team members
Report operational/financial situation during ALTEN internal monthly financial reviews
Identify technical/project training needs on projects
Support efforts to change/improve engagement model with clients
Drive and support AI implementation

Responsibilities

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→Supervise and manage team by providing guidance/mentorship, assigning tasks, setting goals, and evaluating performance of team members.
→Make strategic decisions based on alignment with ALTEN leadership and the overall organizational strategy.

Requirements

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Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from a technical college or university in Engineering, Electrical Engineering preferred.
Minimum 6 years of total experience, including a minimum of 2 years in a Project Leadership role.
Must possess hands-on experience with project management and project management leadership.

Requirements

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Ability to read, write, speak, analyze and interpret all forms of communication and business correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the engineers.

Ability to systematically analyze complex problems, draw relevant conclusions and implement appropriate solutions.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have extensive knowledge of the following software programs:
- Microsoft Office suite of programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, and Outlook).

Demonstrated ability to manage projects successfully to customer requirements (scope, cost, schedule, margin, delivery of contractual deliverables)

The Project Leader needs to be located in San Fransico, CA to have proximity to client.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit or stand.
The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Hybrid model with remote work and work from customer location(s) in San Francisco, California.

Salary: $130,000 - $135,000

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience.

ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.

Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.