Project Manager

Caterpillar; Ventura (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar's Project Manager opening in San Buenaventura, CA offers ownership of the day-to-day work and the chance to influence outcomes across our CA operations. With 7+ years navigating cross-functional environments, you will steer priorities, read customer needs, and maintain high attention to detail.

The role carries a salary range of $132,000 to $194,000 per year, with remote hours standard, plus a mentor and benefits designed for life outside Caterpillar.

Qualifications

• 7+ years navigating the politics that general work attracts.
• Ability to read between the lines and adapt to evolving customer needs.
• Strong prioritization and attention to detail.
• Clear written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Juggle steady-handed priorities without dropping the ones that matter
• Own the day-to-day rhythm of general work across our San Buenaventura, CA operation
• Manage competing demands while keeping attention to detail high
• Read between the lines of what San Buenaventura customers actually need
• Question the brief when the brief doesn't match reality

Skills

Critical thinking

Independent judgment

Resilience under pressure

Humility

Political navigation

Job description

If Continuous Learning is the thing you reach for before coffee, Caterpillar's Project Manager opening in San Buenaventura, CA was written with you in mind. Honestly, the draw is the ownership: $132,000 - $194,000 and remote hours come standard, but the general reins are the real prize.

Key Responsibilities

• Juggle steady-handed priorities without dropping the ones that matter
• Own the day-to-day rhythm of general work across our San Buenaventura, CA operation
• Manage competing demands while keeping attention to detail high
• Read between the lines of what San Buenaventura customers actually need
• Question the brief when the brief doesn't match reality

What You'll Bring

• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
• The grit to debug at 4pm on a Friday without complaint
• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
• 7+ years navigating the politics that general work attracts

Caterpillar has become the team-oriented name general buyers across CA bring up when someone asks who actually knows Resilience. We value clear writing and honest conversation over status games and politics.

For this Project Manager role we offer $132,000 - $194,000, a mentor who has walked the path, and benefits designed for life outside Caterpillar.

The Caterpillar hiring team is moving on qualified applicants without delay.

The team in San Buenaventura, CA is one strong Project Manager away from complete, and that could be you.