Project Manager

Job Requirements

LED FastStart is Louisiana's premier, no-cost workforce development program, providing customized recruitment and training for expanding businesses. We are seeking a Project Manager to lead workforce initiatives for manufacturing and logistics clients statewide.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Leadership: Oversee multiple recruitment and training projects from inception to completion.
• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with client companies and partners.
• Execution: Ensure qualified employees are trained and ready to contribute immediately.

Ideal Candidate

You are an organized professional capable of managing diverse projects simultaneously while driving successful workforce outcomes across Louisiana.

Examples of Duties:

• Job & task analysis

• Project planning

• Curriculum design

• Scheduling

• Resource management

• Records management

• Data collection

• Program evaluation

• Other duties as assigned

Work Experience

Project Planning & Initiation

• Strategic Scoping: Define clear objectives, deliverables, and timelines in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
• Workforce Assessment: Conduct organizational needs analyses to diagnose skill gaps and prescribe tailored training solutions.
• Solution Design: Develop comprehensive workforce plans that align client goals with organizational capacity.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Strategic Partnerships: Cultivate and maintain high-level relationships with a diverse portfolio of industrial clients.
• ·Collaborative Planning: Streamline communication and align project goals across all cross-functional departments.

Execution & Coordination

• ·Project Oversight: Drive efficient task completion and proactively resolve operational bottlenecks to maintain project momentum.
• ·Cross-Functional Synergy: Lead collaboration between Recruitment, Training, and Workforce Initiatives to ensure seamless, cohesive project delivery.

Communication & Documentation

• Scope Development: Author detailed Scopes of Work (SOW) outlining custom services for client companies.
• Stakeholder Management: Act as the central point of contact, using RACI models to clarify roles and ensure consistent, transparent communication.
• Project Reporting: Track and document KPIs, milestones, and deliverables to provide regular progress updates and post-project insights.
• Information Governance: Centralize project data to eliminate conflicting messaging and streamline workflow.

Performance Monitoring & Evaluation

• KPI Tracking: Monitor project performance against key metrics to ensure all strategic objectives are met.
• Risk Management: Proactively identify deviations from project plans and implement swift corrective actions.
• Quality Assurance: Evaluate outcomes to ensure all deliverables meet high-quality standards and exceed stakeholder expectations.

Leadership & Team Management

• Team Mobilization: Assemble project teams, define roles, set clear deadlines, and secure necessary resources.
• Culture Building: Foster a collaborative, high-productivity environment that encourages innovative solutions.
• Conflict Resolution: Proactively resolve internal and external friction to maintain project momentum and meet targets.

Required Skills & Competencies:

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills for engaging stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficiency in problem-solving and risk managementtechniques.
• Ability to analyze complex needs and propose actionable solutions.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Proven experience in project management.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, manufacturing,

or related manufacturing equivalent experience.

• Strong understanding of workforce development initiatives.

• Ability to work effectively across different sectors and

collaborate with a variety of stakeholders.

Extensive manufacturing/industry experience (10 years) with

at least 5 years in training responsibilities may be substituted

for the bachelor’s requirement