Senior Project Manager

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Job Description

The Senior Project Manager role leads large, complex, and high-visibility projects that support strategic business objectives. This role is responsible for project execution, financial performance, customer satisfaction, and overall delivery success across multiple cross-functional teams.

Operating above individual project execution, the Senior Project Manager provides leadership through influence, governance, and stakeholder engagement while serving as a trusted partner to customers and senior business leaders. This position does not have direct people management responsibility.

Project Leadership & Execution

• →Lead complex projects from initiation through closeout.
• →Define project scope, objectives, schedules, budgets, and success metrics.
• →Ensure alignment between project deliverables and business goals.
• →Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

Customer & Stakeholder Management

• →Serve as the primary point of contact for customers and key stakeholders.
• →Build strong relationships and maintain ongoing communication throughout project lifecycles.
• →Facilitate project reviews, status meetings, and executive updates.
• →Drive alignment across internal and external stakeholders.

Planning, Financial & Commercial Management

• →Develop and maintain project plans, resource forecasts, and budgets.
• →Monitor project financial performance, forecasts, and profitability.
• →Manage contract requirements, change orders, and scope adjustments.
• →Support proposal reviews, project estimates, and business planning activities.

Risk, Issue & Governance Management

• →Identify and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
• →Lead resolution of complex project challenges and escalations.
• →Establish project governance, reporting, and decision-making processes.
• →Ensure compliance with company policies, contractual obligations, and quality standards.

Continuous Improvement & Leadership

• →Drive project management best practices and process improvements.
• →Analyze project performance and recommend corrective actions as needed.
• →Mentor junior project managers and contribute to organizational capability development.
• →Promote accountability, execution excellence, and customer focus across project teams.

• Primarily office-based with interaction across operational, engineering, and business functions.

• Ability to work extended hours and flexible schedules during critical project phases.

• Domestic travel up to 30% as required to support project execution, customer engagement, and business objectives.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, Project Management, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 7+ years of progressive project management experience leading complex projects.

• Experience managing project scope, budgets, schedules, and resources.

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.

• Strong customer-facing and stakeholder management experience.
• Experience managing project financials, risk, and performance metrics.

Education & Experience

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Operations, or a related discipline.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

• Professional Engineering (PE) license a plus.
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, electrical, automation, or engineered systems environments.

• Experience managing customer-focused capital equipment or technical projects.

• Experience with SAP, Microsoft Project, and project management systems.

• Knowledge of applicable industry, safety, and regulatory standards.

• Familiarity with percentage-of-completion (PoC) accounting principles.

• Project Leadership

• Customer Focus

• Financial Acumen

• Strategic Planning

• Risk Management

• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  

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