Senior Project Manager

Job Requirements

Why work for us?

Alkegen brings together two of the world's leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we're delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.

With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry's most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.

Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we're always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!

Job Requirements:

• B.S. degree in mechanical, manufacturing, electrical, chemical or controls engineering with a minimum of 8 years (experience can be substituted for a technical M.S. degree) as a project manager on multiple projects >$20MUSD.

• Minimum of 10 years with demonstrable experience working with technical partners in areas of contract negotiations, project scope definitions, and delivery schedules

• MBA is preferred.

• PMP is preferred.

• Typical travel 25-35%, majority of travel is domestic to the United States, but international travel is required at times depending on project assignment.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.

Responsibilities:

• Execute specific scope for top level project priorities. Do not allow scope creep.

• Develop, drive, and report on all activities associated with the assigned projects as associated with scope, schedule, budget, procurement, and change management.

• Responsible for the generation and tracking of all project budgets. Works directly with Global Finance, regional controllers, and plant controllers on budget status, monthly reconciliation, spending forecasts and purchase order requests.

• Act as the group's key contributor and manager for the corporate change review process, responsible for all documentation, data gathering, and applicable approvals.

• Working with internal research teams and 3rd party suppliers to design, manufacture, install, commission, maintain and optimize state-of-the-art manufacturing processes.

• Work directly with the Global Procurement division in operations (specifically the Indirect Procurement Manager) to coordinate NDAs, MSAs, contract negotiations, bid events, maintenance agreements, warranties, and technical partner relations.

• Maintaining strong working relationships with manufacturing operations, process engineering, IT, continuous improvement (CI), S&OP, legal, finance and logistics teams - both local and global as necessary.

• Intermediate between project engineers and technical partners to ensure that their specific scope of the project is clearly defined, and all questions/concerns are addressed.

• Generation, tracking, and appropriate escalation of project schedules. Responsible for coordination, documentation, and updates of project engineer efforts through internal project management tracking tool.

• Responsible for project documentation and revision control of associated project technical documentation, scopes, schedules, and budgets

Qualifications/ Experience:

• Experience with process flow analysis, capacity modeling and general manufacturing principles

• Ability to drive projects to completion, operating a high pace and leading those assigned to the project to do the same, holding all corresponding project members and suppliers/vendors accountable for actions, timetables, and commitments.

• Demonstrated project management skills, including communication, execution and follow-up assessment.

• Ability to work focus on major core projects and adhering to instructions (preventing scope creep), elevating issues in a timely manner to management.

• Demonstrated ability and comfort level working as an individual contributor in a rapid pace environment where clear direction is given while allowing the employee to operate with minimal oversight on a daily basis.

• Results oriented; seeks effective, creative solutions to process problems.

• Working proficiency with lean six sigma analysis and analytical problem solving

• Excellent oral and written presentation skills in front of all levels of the organization

• Knowledgeable in the use of engineering software (simulation packages, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Minitab, Office Suite, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems, CMS, etc.)

• Strong technical English proficiency

If you are interested in being part of a world class Global Engineering function here at Alkegen then we would love to hear from you.

At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people - ALL PEOPLE - breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran's status, or any other protected class.