Senior Project Manager

ITT Inc. - English US; Town of Seneca Falls (NY); On-site; USD 122,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Short/Long-term disability

Paid time off

Job summary

ITT Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to lead cross-functional teams on pump equipment projects. You will own orders from receipt to final invoicing, monitor schedules and financial performance, and coordinate with engineering, factory operations, and customers.

A PMP or equivalent certification is preferred, with 5+ years of related experience. Ideal candidates have a BS in a related field and are adept at risk management, negotiation, and driving profitability through strategic procurement and

Qualifications

• BS in Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• PMP certification (or equivalent) desired or willingness to obtain PM certification.
• 5+ years in project management, contract management, or equivalent; preferably in rotating equipment/manufacturing.
• Experience with commercial PO terms, compliance, and dispute resolutions.
• Familiarity with rotating equipment operation and pump industry standards is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Owns projects from order receipt through invoicing and beyond.
• Monitors projects using available tools; manages critical path, due dates and recovery actions.
• Attends meetings; reports status to senior PM and escalates issues.
• Follows PMO standard methods and processes.
• Negotiates effectively to balance company and customer interests.
• Leads and develops the project team to deliver high-quality results.
• Communicates with customers, vendors, engineering, and operations to ensure milestones.
• Drives profitability through change orders and procurement strategies.

Skills

Project management

Negotiation

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Team leadership

Education

BS in Business/Engineering or related field

Tools

Project management software

ERP systems

Job description

About ITT:

ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) is a diversified global leading manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions serving the flow, aerospace and defense, transportation, industrial, and energy markets. Through operational execution, innovation, and disciplined capital deployment, including strategic acquisitions such as SPX FLOW, ITT partners with its customers to deliver enduring solutions to the key industries that underpin our modern way of life.

Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, ITT has a market cap of roughly $20 billion and employs more than 15,000 people across 40 countries and serves customers in approximately 125 countries. Following the acquisition of SPX FLOW, the company is expected to generate $5.4 billion in annual revenue.

Our businesses are organized in three distinct segments, each based around our core engineering DNA:

Flow Technologies: A global leader in, providing a broad portfolio of pumps, valves, mixing and agitation equipment, heat transfer, homogenizers, separation, water and wastewater treatment, and engineered process solutions. Our leading brands include the iconic Goulds Pumps (with more than 175 years of history), Anhydro, APV, Bornemann, Bran+Luebbe, C’treat, Engineered Valves, Gerstenberg Schröder, Habonim, Johnson Pump, Lightnin, Philadelphia, Plenty, PRO Cast, Rheinhütte, Seital Separation, Stelzer, Svanehøj, Tigerholm, Uutechnic, VIDAR, Waukesha Cherry-Burrell.

Motion Technologies: A global leader in brake pads (ICE and electrified brake pads) and shock absorbers (energy absorption solutions) for transportation applications. Our leading brands includeFriction Technologies, KONIandAxtone.

Connect and Control Technologies: A leader in critical applications for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets, including harsh environment connectors and control components. Our leading brands includeITT Cannon, Enidine, Aerospace ControlsandkSARIA.

Position Summary

The Project Manager (PM) leads project orders or assigned value stream orders from order awareness through final invoicing and beyond, as necessary. The PM is responsible for order planning, schedule compliance, commercial and technical execution, financial performance, stakeholder communication and general order monitoring and controlling. The PM directly manages the members of her/his dedicated cross functional team and coordinates efforts with the support of the project team across all aspects of factory operations.

The project managers handle between 10-20 pump equipment project purchase orders with a total order value between $10M and $20M. Individual projects may have a value of several thousand or multimillion.

Essential Responsibilities

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Accepts full ownership of his/her projects from order receipt through final invoicing and beyond.
• Utilizes available tools and business systems to monitor and control projects and is hyper-sensitive to critical path tasks and activity due dates, recovery efforts and cause and corrective action development.
• Attends production, Gemba and related meetings. Reports to senior project manager on order status and escalates issues as required.
• Follows project management organization (PMO) standard methods and processes.
• Exhibits solid negotiating skills and can find solutions to difficult problems in a way that’s favorable to the company and fair the customer and/or vendor.
• Creatively finds solutions to problems and other challenges.
• A team builder who knows what it takes to execute an order and gets the best out of the project team and others. Manages team performance, coaches, and mentors the members of his/her team.
• Communicates confidently and effectively with customers and vendors as well as engineering, factory operations, and other managers.
• Leads the team to produce work with exceptional quality, meeting established standards.
• Uses good decision-making processes.
• Shows a bias towards action to meet schedules, plans, and financial objectives. Obstacles are met and overcome vigorously.
• Identifies and manages risks to the company’s benefit.
• Takes advantage of all opportunities to improve project order profitability through change orders and procurement strategies.
• Participates in developing improved processes through continuous improvement.
• Leads Project Closeout Efforts

Position Requirements

EDUCATION: BS in Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

CREDENTIALS: Holds the PMP certification (or equivalent) or has the desire to obtain a PM certification is desired. EXPERIENCE:

• 5 years or more in project management, contract management, or equivalent role; preferably in a rotating equipment or engineered manufacturing environment.
• Experience with commercial purchase order terms and conditions, compliance requirements and dispute resolutions techniques.
• Familiarity with rotating equipment operation and related technology including electrical motors, mechanical seals and related auxiliary systems is preferred.
• Familiarity with centrifugal pump industry standards, customers, general knowledge of pump configurations, metallurgies, performance testing, quality, NDE, factory operations and associated documentation is preferred.

Equal Pay Act Statement

We aim to pay our ‘ITT’ers’ fairly and competitively in the locations that they live and work. Pay-for-performance is a principle that we believe in, and employees are rewarded based not only on ‘what’ they accomplish, but also on ‘how’ they reflect ITT’s values. ITT offers a competitive salary and robust total rewards package, such as health insurance, 401(k), short and long-term disability, paid time off, growth and developmental opportunities, and other incentive compensation programs. Specific benefits are dependent upon whether or not the position is part of a collective-bargaining agreement. The salary offered to a candidate is based several factors such as candidate experience and qualifications, location, as well as market and business considerations.

Equal Pay Act Range

Annual Salary Range $121,800 to $182,400 Plus Benefits and Incentive Plans.