Program Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Project Manager to coordinate proposals for new opportunities and engage new customers that align with the organization's objectives. The role involves working closely with team members to develop budgets and plans for projects, preparing necessary documentation, and evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of each project. The Project Manager will monitor projects to ensure profitability and output alignment with customer needs while prioritizing projects in case of schedule or budget conflicts.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate proposals for new opportunities.
• Engage new customers to support the organization's objectives.
• Work with team members to develop budgets and plans for projects.
• Prepare necessary documentation for project management.
• Evaluate and assess project strengths and weaknesses.
• Monitor projects to ensure profitability.
• Monitor outputs to ensure customer needs are met.
• Prioritize projects and activities when schedule or budget conflicts arise.
• Meet with stakeholders to discuss program status and goals.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to enhance strategies.

Essential Skills

• Program management expertise.
• Mechanical engineering knowledge.
• Experience in aerospace and defense industries.
• PMP certification.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor"s degree in an engineering field.
• Over 8 years of experience managing programs in the aerospace & defense or medical device industry, handling project sizes ranging from $50K to $250K.
• Proficiency in using CRM systems for documenting and tracking projects.
• Technical engineering experience.

Work Environment

The work environment includes a team of 30 people located onsite in Cranbury. There is one other Project Manager who has been with the company for 10 years and supports defense projects. The company is a high-quality turnkey engineering solutions provider, with 60% of projects supporting defense and 40% in healthcare. The company culture values core principles, invests in training, offers tuition reimbursement, and provides opportunities for career growth. The team is selective in hiring top talent, and engineers and project managers see products through from concept to completion.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Monroe, NJ.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $100000.00 - $140000.00/yr.

JAKTOOL has grown over 25 years into one of the Northeast's premier product development, engineering, and precision prototyping companies on the merits of our passion, talent, and dedication.

• We are craftsmen, engineers, and project managers who find ultimate satisfaction in solving unique problems while delivering unmatched QUALITY, service, and information
• We help MATURE ideas into physical prototypes for faster transition and provide low volume production for precision parts that are difficult to source.
• We excel at projects that are too precise and low volume for most shops.
• We OUTPERFORM most engineering design firms that get lost in CAD and create virtual models that cannot be built or verified.
• We can physically fabricate and inspect most of the mechanical and electrical products and systems that we design in house.
• We have an UNBIASED process (AIM) to consistently capture functional requirements and develop a material solution that can transition into production.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Monroe,NJ.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on May 29, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

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