Project Manager

nVent • Chattanooga, TN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Project Manager at nVent Management Company, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that our projects are accomplished flawlessly and on schedule. You can expect to ensure the project is delivered in accordance with the Contract/PO and specifications, establish and manage project schedules with customers and within nVent to meet deadlines, identify, negotiate, and manage change orders, acquiring necessary approvals before initiation, analyze project revenue, cost, and profitability, including material and labor costs, update achievement billing reports and ensure accurate invoices are sent promptly, serve as the primary customer contact throughout the project lifecycle, acting as a liaison between multiple departments, review customer specifications, project quotes, and purchase orders for accuracy, lead internal and external project kickoff meetings, build reviews, and status updates, identify and communicate issues and risks early, driving resolutions to keep projects on track, coordinate customer visits, ensuring smooth logistics for inspections, testing, and meetings, promote nVent with existing customers for potential additional sales opportunities, and adhere to nVent safety and quality standards to ensure both nVent and customer requirements are met.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is preferred, or at least 5 years' experience in industrial manufacturing, engineering, construction, or other related industry fields.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience using Excel, Microsoft Project (or similar scheduling software), and ERP systems such as JDE, Oracle, or SAP.
• Experience working with customers on long-term projects.
• Experience with industrial electrical systems and the ability to interpret and construct according to various specifications.
• Strong time management and complex problem-solving skills.
• Proven negotiation abilities and capacity to manage several projects at once.
• The skill to interact efficiently with diverse groups across a global commercial context.
• A proactive approach to learning and applying new technologies and industry standards.

Nice To Haves

• PMP Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the project is delivered in accordance with the Contract/PO and specifications.
• Establish and manage project schedules with customers and within nVent to meet deadlines.
• Identify, negotiate, and manage change orders, acquiring necessary approvals before initiation.
• Analyze project revenue, cost, and profitability, including material and labor costs.
• Update achievement billing reports and ensure accurate invoices are sent promptly.
• Serve as the primary customer contact throughout the project lifecycle, acting as a liaison between multiple departments.
• Review customer specifications, project quotes, and purchase orders for accuracy.
• Lead internal and external project kickoff meetings, build reviews, and status updates.
• Identify and communicate issues and risks early, driving resolutions to keep projects on track.
• Coordinate customer visits, ensuring smooth logistics for inspections, testing, and meetings.
• Promote nVent with existing customers for potential additional sales opportunities!
• Adhere to nVent safety and quality standards to ensure both nVent and customer requirements are met.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.
• Tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level