Program Management Internship, Spring 2023 (Greenville, SC)
This position is a cross functional position for assisting the program management department activities related to development and launch of battery and corresponding vehicle integration activities for Proterra’s external customers. This position will require communication and relationship building with cross functional teams to help drive deliverables for the successful launches at Proterra’s customer sites. As a program management intern, you’ll participate in meetings, collaborate with cross functional teams, identify the root cause of failures, track project milestones and ensure proper program closure.
About the Role – You will:
- Assist Program Managers with contacting internal teams and aligning teams on program milestones and deliverables.
- Assist in updating program documentation. Updating program dashboards with current milestones, deliverables and changes.
- Following up with program team members for their updates to the various program action logs or risks lists prior to the upcoming team meetings.
- Retrieving information and slides from the wider department team members for customer presentations that the Program Manager is creating.
- Organize and schedule team meetings
- Document resource needs and availability for each project.
- Verifying evidence is available for gate reviews (PMR) checklist items.
Your Experience Includes:
- Major: Any Technical Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Management (or other related fields)
- Classes: Team Building, Leadership or Organizational Management
- Class project that lead any aspects of a project that required teamwork and strategically thinking.
- Experience in negotiations and finding solutions.
- Proven record of continued growth in professional skills and responsibilities
- Proficient in creating and managing schedules and adapting to latest software tools.
Preferred Skills:
- Self-Directed: Must be able to complete projects with limited supervision. Ability to take ownership and ask for help when needed.
- Collaborative: Use strong interpersonal skills to actively listen and communicate in ways that foster trust and show flexibility. Easily adapt to varied roles on teams from follower to leader. Change approach or method to best fit the situation.
- Communication or ability to write and speak professionally
- Interpersonal, Adaptability, Critical Thinking and Displaying Initiative
- Research, Analysis and Time Management
- Detail-oriented, resourceful, diligent, and able to work independently
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality, establish trust and credibility, and act with complete integrity.
What You Can Expect
This internship will provide the opportunity to learn about Program Management. You get to learn from the best in the industry and be mentored through significant projects by managers, senior professionals, and the program management team. You will work on projects that will give you hands-on experience with PM tools, project management methodology, business analysis, quality assurance and change management. The opportunity will allow you to sharpen your communication and problem-solving skills in a business environment.
What We Expect
We expect you to be motivated and proactive. You will work collaboratively with team members, actively participate in discussions, decisions and all project activity. You will work as part of a team and as an individual. You will be engaged and should take pride in your work.
About Our Group:
- The Program Management team is responsible for working with all cross functions to ensure customer satisfaction from initial proposal through production. This is a key customer facing group that is responsible for balancing both internal and external expectations.
- As Program management team, we strive to ensure that our values, culture and engagement allow us to do great things for our company.
- We strive to drive for cross functional alignment, accountability, and take active ownership of program deliverables and milestones.
- We work collaboratively with all cross functional teams to build strong relationships and foster open communication while ensuring conflict resolution and consensus building.
- We challenge ourselves to continually find ways to improve.
- We believe in openness, treat each other with respect, and value diversity, inclusion and integrity.
- We work hard, work smart and always try to have a little fun every day!
- This position will be part of the Powered PM team that reports under Proterra’s Customer Success team.
Travel: 0%
This position will be located at either our South Carolina (Preferred) or California facilities.
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