Sr. Project Manager

Pentair

  • Sanford, NC
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Job Description:At Pentair, you will work along-side passionate problem-solvers who are committed to the future of our planet. We put our purpose into practice, inspiring people to move, improve and enjoy life’s essential resources for happier, healthier lives. From our residential and business water solutions to our sustainable innovations and applications, our 10,500 global employees serve customers in more than 150 countries, working to help improve lives and the environment around the world.As a Pentair employee, you would enjoy a wide array of benefit options to help keep you and your family healthy and protected, a generous 401(k) and ESPP to help you save for retirement, plus paid time off and wellness programs to encourage a healthy work/life balance.We have an opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join our Sanford, NC team. You will plan, direct, and coordinate project activities in order to ensure project goals are accomplished within the approved scope, schedule, and budget. This person will foster a positive team environment that focuses on communication and collaboration with all other company functions – product management, marketing, operations, finance, supply chain, sales, quality, and customers.You will:
  • Kaizen events, and post-launch activities intended to support a smooth transition into production.
  • Project activities may include facilitation of development or brainstorming Kaizen events, chair project meetings, update task, budget, and resource progress on weekly schedule updates, and logs issues, risks, Lessons learned, and documents contingency plans for all projects.
  • Project Manager will lead with a steady focus on scope control, schedule updates, budget tracking, and risk management throughout the life of the project.
  • Responsible for managing medium- to large-scale and/or moderately complex departmental and cross functional development projects.
  • Collaborates with engineering, product management, operations, supply chain, finance, marketing, IT, and all other stakeholders to identify and prioritize critical project milestones and deliverables.
  • Identifies and schedules, project deliverables, milestones, and daily task activities with tenacious follow-up to ensure deliverables are delivered on-time.
Key Qualifications:
  • B.S. degree in Engineering, or other technical discipline, from an accredited institution (MBA or advanced technical degree is a plus).
  • Project Management education: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is desirable.
  • 5+ years leading cross-functional project teams without direct supervisory responsibilities.
  • Highly detail oriented, organized, and organizationally agile individual preferred with innate/natural relationship building communication skills.
  • Need for flexible domestic (and minimal international) travel according to business necessity as responsibilities may require project oversight with other Pentair global facilities (10% - 25% travel).
Pentair is an Equal Opportunity EmployerDiversity and Inclusion:With our expanding global presence, cross-cultural insight and competence are essential for our ongoing success. We believe that a diverse workforce contributes different perspectives and creative ideas that enable us to continue to improve every day. Race, gender, ethnicity, country of origin, age, personal style, sexual orientation, physical ability, religion, life experiences and many more factors contribute to this diversity.We take ongoing action to improve the diversity of our workforce by:
  • Ensuring leadership involvement and ownership
  • Attracting and retaining diverse talent at all levels
  • Fostering a globally aware, inclusive culture
  • Ensuring our practices are fair and non-discriminatory

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