NPD Project Manager

Carlisle Fluid Tech; Shoreview (MN); On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Carlisle Fluid Tech is seeking an NPD Project Manager in Shoreview, MN to lead New Product Development projects from conception through completion. You will plan, budget, manage requirements, and ensure delivery against technical, financial, and schedule objectives, acting as the primary liaison across cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities include defining scopes, managing multiple R&D initiatives, tracking progress, and ensuring adherence to quality and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years in program/project management within R&D/engineering.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams on projects.
• Strong understanding of the R&D lifecycle from concept to commercialization.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Proficiency with project management tools like MS Project.
• Experience in fluid handling (paint, powder, electrostatics, adhesives) is a plus.
• PMP or equivalent certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed plans, schedules, and budgets to deliver new products from roadmap.
• Define scope, deliverables, and milestones with stakeholders and leads.
• Manage multiple R&D projects, tracking scope, schedule, and budget.
• Facilitate meetings, track progress, mitigate risks or bottlenecks.
• Ensure resource allocation aligns with project needs and priorities.
• Provide regular updates, status reports, and presentations to stakeholders.
• Foster collaboration across interdisciplinary project teams.
• Monitor costs and ensure financial accountability.
• Identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks to project success.
• Support continuous improvement through outcomes analysis.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

PMP or equivalent certification

Tools

MS Project

Job description

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NPD Project Manager

Full Time Shoreview, MN, US

Salary: $120,000.00 Annually

Summary: We are seeking a Project Manager that will be responsible for leading New Product Development (NPD) projects from conception through completion. This includes planning & estimation, budgeting, managing requirements, project execution, risk management, and ensuring projects meet technical, financial, and schedule objectives. The Project Manager serves as the primary liaison between cross-functional teams and stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and high-quality delivery of engineering solutions.

Essential Functions:

• Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets to deliver new products to the market based on the Binks product roadmap for each business unit
• Define project scope, deliverables, and milestones in collaboration with technical leads and stakeholders, including Product Managers.
• Manage multiple R&D projects concurrently, ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, and budget, following the Binks R&D stage gate process to deliver high quality, differentiated solutions to the market.
• Facilitate project meetings, track progress, and identify and mitigate risks or bottlenecks.
• Ensure resource allocation aligns with project needs and departmental priorities.
• Provide regular project updates, status reports, and presentations to stakeholders.
• Foster collaboration across departments within each interdisciplinary project team.
• Monitor project costs and ensure financial accountability.
• Identify, evaluate, and mitigate potential risks to project success.
• Support continuous improvement by analyzing project outcomes and lessons learned.
• Ensure projects adhere to Binks global engineering standards, safety regulations, and company policies.
• Coordinate regulatory processes, documentation, and approvals for products sold into regulated markets.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a related technical field
• 3+ years of experience in program or project management within an R&D or engineering environment.
• Proven experience managing projects with cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of the R&D lifecycle, from concept to commercialization.
• PMP or equivalent certification is a plus.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities.
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., MS Project).
• Experience in the fluid Handling industry is a plus: paint, powder, electrostatics, and/or sealants & adhesives

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.