Senior Project Leader, Electrical Systems

Weg industrias de Venezuela, c.a.; Duluth (MN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Competitive compensation

Job summary

WEG Electric Corp. is seeking a Senior Project Manager to independently lead highly complex customer projects, EPC projects, and engineered-to-order equipment projects across the full lifecycle. You will oversee schedule, cost, risk, and quality while coordinating engineering, manufacturing, and field service teams.

The role requires strong business judgment, contractual compliance, and excellent communication skills to manage stakeholders and drive project success in a global environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience supporting electrical equipment, rotating equipment, energy systems, manufacturing, industrial systems, or large capital projects.
• PMP certification preferred
• 8+ years advanced understanding of electrical industrial systems, rotating equipment, motors, generators, power electronics, and system integration.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead multiple concurrent projects, programs, or strategic customer orders from order handoff through final project closeout.
• Serve as primary customer interface throughout project execution and maintain relationships with key customer stakeholders
• Establish project execution strategies, schedules, milestones, deliverables, communication plans, and acceptance criteria aligned with contractual obligations
• Lead project kickoff meetings, execution reviews, risk reviews, and project closeout activities
• Manage project scope, approve change management activities within delegated authority, and coordinate appropriate approvals when required
• Lead resolution of complex technical, commercial, operational, and execution issues that may impact project performance
• Provide leadership and direction during escalated project situations requiring cross-functional decision making
• Lead coordination activities across engineering, manufacturing, field service, procurement, logistics, quality, vendors, subcontractors, customers, and leadership teams
• Influence stakeholders without direct authority to ensure alignment with project objectives and business priorities
• Serve as escalation point for project issues requiring advanced project management expertise or business judgment
• Support mentoring, coaching, and development of project managers and project support personnel as needed
• Conduct customer visits, supplier meetings, manufacturing reviews, and site visits as required
• Maintain ownership of project financial performance including forecasts, margins, revenue recognition, cash flow, milestone billing, and cost management
• Perform regular project reviews to evaluate schedule, cost, quality, risks, and contractual performance
• Identify commercial risks and develop mitigation strategies to protect company interests
• Manage contractual obligations and ensure execution activities remain aligned with approved commercial commitments
• Support business decisions through analysis of project performance metrics and financial results
• Lead identification, assessment, mitigation, and monitoring of project risks throughout the project lifecycle
• Ensure project activities comply with established company procedures, customer requirements, contractual obligations, regulatory requirements, and quality management system requirements
• Maintain complete, accurate, and auditable project records and documentation
• Lead lessons learned activities, root cause investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Identify opportunities to improve project execution processes, standardization efforts, and operational efficiency
• Support internal audits, external audits, process reviews, and quality initiatives as required
• Provide technical and project leadership on complex projects requiring advanced coordination and problem solving
• Influence project execution strategy and contribute to project management best practices across the organization
• Support organizational initiatives and strategic objectives within the Energy business
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support business requirements

Skills

5+ years PM experience

PMP certification preferred

8+ years electrical systems knowledge

Leadership & stakeholder mgmt

Communication & negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related

Tools

SAP experience

Job description

WEG Electric Corp. is seeking a Senior Project Manager to independently lead highly complex customer projects, EPC projects, and engineered-to-order equipment projects across the full lifecycle. You will oversee schedule, cost, risk, and quality while coordinating engineering, manufacturing, and field service teams.

The role requires strong business judgment, contractual compliance, and excellent communication skills to manage stakeholders and drive project success in a global environment.