Project Manager 1 Engineering - Engineering Business Development

We are seeking a full-time Project Manager 1 - Engineering Business Development at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for managing small-to-medium size engineering projects of average complexity including execution of Project Plans and reporting of project status.

Essential Functions

• Learns and applies project management skills on small to medium size engineering projects of average complexity, seeking input from mentor and/or supervisor as needed
• Learns basic product domain, understands established processes and how to use them
• Supports process improvement activities
• Drives assigned project to closure, learns good judgment in identifying issues and risks, mitigation plans and when to escalate issues to mentor or direct supervisor for direction
• Demonstrates ability to maintain clear project status, documentation, and reporting within small to mid-size projects with established tools
• Learns communication skills, including effective listening, responding appropriately and managing difficult conversations
• Builds relationships and learns to gain alignment with project team
• Learns to solve conflicts through understanding of interdependencies of and development of effective relationships between the development team(s)
• Learns the ability to lead effective and efficient team meetings
• Ensures team members/stakeholders are appropriately informed of project scope, schedule and cost
• Learns project ownership with high involvement from Team Leader/Mentor, learning to act as contact for project needs
• Understands Garmin's Mission, Vision, Values and Quality Policy and enthusiastically exhibits a desire to see Garmin succeed

• Bachelor Degree in a technical discipline OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule) with the demonstrated ability to apply learned knowledge
• Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to learn how to use and apply engineering and project management tools
• Must be team-oriented, possess a positive attitude, work well with others, have excellent time management, organizational and follow-up skills
• Computer skills in MS Office Suite (Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint) or similar

• Relevant experience in one or more of the specialization areas noted below (opportunities for specialization exist as a Garmin Project Manager, some of which are listed below):

• • Automotive and Automotive OEM
  • Aviation
  • Marine
  • Outdoor
  • Fitness
  • Core Platform Technologies
  • Engineering Operations

This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits