Qualifications
Project Lead
Detroit, MI
7+ month contract
DUTIES:
1. Liaison with external entities (great communication/listening skills)
2. Intake potential issues
a. Investigate
b. Communicate with stakeholders
c. Track and report status (in CMS Government system)
3. Maintain alignment with client - subsidiary of parent company (communication follow-up skills)
4. Document meetings, decisions, actions, and issues
5. Organize and facilitate issue resolution
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:
1. Ability to react to changing environments with little direction (Flexibility)
2. Demonstrated initiative and ability to learn quickly and take action (Initiative)
3. Ability to discern what needs doing and get it done while growing and maintaining relationships across business areas
4. Curiosity about the business and its environment and the ability to synthesize large amounts of information in a short time frame.
5. Experience in regulatory environments with an understanding of the sensitivity required when dealing with regulators and executives
6. Ability to operate comfortably in environments where the answers are not always clear (may need to weigh out options, consult appropriate parties, communicate possible solutions, etc.) to get to clear results orientation.
7. Willingness to take on any activity or duty in order to get results.
8. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with high attention to detail (includes running meetings, giving presentations to taking minutes)
9. Ability to use the best communication medium for the situation (e.g. e-mail vs instant messaging vs phone call vs F2F)
10. Ability to prioritize workload effectively
11. Ability to decode an organization and build relationships without a roadmap
12. Seeks continuous improvement with an eye toward greater organizational efficiency
13. Knowledge of lean principles with the ability to operationalize in creative ways
14. Similar work or different work may be assigned at any time as needs arise requiring flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances.
Additional InformationSkills Required
- Liaison with external entities; strong communication and listening skills
- Intake potential issues, investigate, communicate with stakeholders, track and report status in CMS Government system
- Maintain alignment with client and follow up communications
- Document meetings, decisions, actions, and issues
- Organize and facilitate issue resolution
- Ability to react to changing environments with little direction (flexibility)
- Demonstrated initiative and ability to learn quickly and take action
- Ability to prioritize workload effectively and discern what needs doing
- Curiosity and ability to synthesize large amounts of information quickly
- Experience in regulatory environments and sensitivity when dealing with regulators and executives
- Comfort operating where answers are not always clear; weigh options and consult parties to reach results
- Willingness to take on any activity or duty to achieve results
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with high attention to detail (running meetings, presentations, taking minutes)
- Knowledge of lean principles and ability to operationalize for organizational efficiency
What We Do
STEM Xpert is a consulting engineering firm recognized in the engineering industry for its commitment to client service and passion for excellence. The firm provides specialized professional consulting services in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
