R&D Project Manager: Turbine Blades & Vanes Innovation

Siemens Energy; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Energy is seeking a Research and Development Project Manager to drive product development for turbine blades and vanes, coordinating engineering, manufacturing, and other functions to meet scope and budget. The role focuses on leading teams, defining plans in PDP, and ensuring milestones are delivered on time.

You will oversee cross-functional initiatives, apply Lean and Agile practices, and travel occasionally to align with stakeholders, while ensuring high-quality execution in a

Qualifications

• 8+ years of demonstrable Project Management experience across functions.
• Willing to travel occasionally.
• Experience with Lean and Agile methods.
• Experience developing, monitoring, and controlling project plans in an engineering environment.
• RDPM certification, PMP certification, or recognised equivalent (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Capable of engaging partners to identify project scope and communicating requirements to project teams.
• Engages Technical Leads and Resource Owners to create project plans in Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM) and ensures delivery of milestone results according to schedule
• Manages the project throughout the Product Development Process (PDP) within the defined requirements, and is fully accountable for the delivery of the defined scope.
• Lead the project execution and coordinate multiple functions including engineering, business controlling, quality, supply chain, manufacturing and other interfaces as required
• Identifies Project KPI’s, determines and manages an effective communication plan to report project status and forecast, while acting as the single point of contact for partner queries.
• Act as an Entrepreneur throughout project execution by being proactive in identifying opportunities or hurdles, and ensuring timely decisions on open issues, escalating if necessary. Manages risk by devising suitable strategies for risk mitigation based on knowledge of business risk appetites.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Lean methods

Agile methods

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft EPM

Job description

Siemens Energy is seeking a Research and Development Project Manager to drive product development for turbine blades and vanes, coordinating engineering, manufacturing, and other functions to meet scope and budget. The role focuses on leading teams, defining plans in PDP, and ensuring milestones are delivered on time.

You will oversee cross-functional initiatives, apply Lean and Agile practices, and travel occasionally to align with stakeholders, while ensuring high-quality execution in a