Project Manager (m/f/d) - Portfolio Excellence

Flowserve; Pozuelo de Alarcón; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Flowserve Corporation in the Madrid area is seeking a Portfolio Excellence Project Manager to lead end-to-end projects arising from Pump and Valve Division priorities. You will coordinate across a broad RACI network and manage the integrated master project plan for scope, schedule and milestones.

A hybrid office presence in the greater Madrid area is expected. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, strong experience in managing complex schedules, excellent English, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems or a related field.
• Proven experience leading complex cross-functional projects.
• Professional fluency in English with global collaboration experience.
• Experience managing integrated project schedules with multiple workstreams and stage gates.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex cross-functional projects from initiation through closure.
• Define scope, objectives, milestones, governance and stage-gate requirements.
• Create and maintain the integrated project plan with dependencies and timelines.
• Establish project teams and ensure effective decision-making.
• Facilitate kick-offs, risk reviews and steering updates.
• Coordinate activities across functions, sites, regions and legal entities.
• Identify risks and drive mitigation and recovery actions.
• Maintain RAID logs, action trackers and change-control documentation.
• Provide clear status reporting to sponsors and senior leaders.
• Ensure readiness across customer, manufacturing, aftermarket and compliance and complete handover.

Skills

Fluent English

Cross-functional collaboration

Project planning

Stakeholder management

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Excel

Job description

Company Overview

Flowserve is a global manufacturer of pumps, valves, seals, and aftermarket services, delivering comprehensive flow control solutions that support essential industries such as energy, clean water, and pharmaceuticals. If you're looking for a culture built on ingenuity, innovation, and excellence, Flowserve offers the opportunity to put your experience in motion. Whether you're an individual contributor or a people leader, you'll find meaningful opportunities for professional growth, competitive rewards, and a workplace grounded in our core values: People, Safety, Integrity, Ownership and Ingenuity. At Flowserve, we're inspired by what we can achieve together—creating extraordinary flow control solutions that strengthen today's world while building tomorrow.

Role Purpose

The Portfolio Excellence Project Manager is accountable for planning, coordinating and driving the end-to-end execution of projects that result from Flowserve Pump and Valve Division Priorities Implementation at Enterprise Level. The role leads through influence across a broad RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted and Informed) network and uses the integrated Master Project Plan as the primary control tool for scope, schedule, dependencies, milestones, stage gates, owners, approvals, risks, issues and evidence of completion. The candidate is ideally based in the greater Madrid area , regular office presence is expected as part of a hybrid working model.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex cross-functional projects from initiation through handover and formal closure.
• Define project scope, objectives, success criteria, milestones, governance and stage-gate requirements.
• Create and maintain the integrated project plan, including dependencies, critical path, resources and timelines.
• Establish project teams, clarify ownership through RACI and ensure effective decision-making.
• Facilitate project kick-offs, core-team meetings, risk reviews and steering committee updates.
• Coordinate activities across functions, sites, regions and legal entities.
• Identify risks, issues and delays early; drive mitigation and recovery actions.
• Maintain RAID logs, action trackers, decision logs and change-control documentation.
• Provide clear, decision-oriented status reporting to sponsors and senior leaders.
• Ensure customer, manufacturing, aftermarket, systems and compliance readiness, including complete handover and closure documentation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems or a related field.
• Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional projects in an industrial, manufacturing, engineered-product or service environment.
• Professional fluency in English and flexibility to collaborate effectively across global teams and time zones.
• Strong experience managing integrated project schedules with multiple workstreams, dependencies, milestones and stage gates.
• Solid understanding of project-management disciplines, including scope, schedule, cost, resources, risk, issue, change and stakeholder management.
• Experience preparing executive-level reporting and facilitating senior decision-making forums.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence using project-planning tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet or comparable platforms.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence across functions and cultures.
• Ability to travel globally at least 50% during the onboarding time.
• Following onboarding, travel is expected to average approximately 20%, depending on project assignments and business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building new processes, governance structures or systems connections from the ground up.
• Experience in regulated or contract-intensive environments.
• Project-management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, IPMA or equivalent practical training.

What We Can Offer You

At Flowserve, you'll find a range of options designed to support you and your family's needs. We are committed to providing our employees with resources that support their physical, mental, and financial well-being , regardless of where they are or what stage of life they are in. Benefits vary by job, location, grade level, and/or applicable collective bargaining agreement.

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