Senior Manager, Project Management - nVent Engineered Building Solutions

nVent • Madison, WI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Project Management leader to lead our Wisconsin & Georgia project management group. This role is responsible for building a high-performing team, driving disciplined execution across a complex customer project portfolio, and partnering cross-functionally to improve delivery performance, customer confidence, and business results.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, or a related field; equivalent experience will be considered.
• Ideally 10+ years’ experience in project management, operations, engineering, or customer delivery within an engineered-to-order, custom manufacturing, construction, industrial, or similarly complex project-based environment.
• Ideally 5+ years’ of people leadership experiencing including developing talent, to lead teams or leaders, build scalable processes, develop talent, and drive accountability across a project-based organization.
• Strong business and financial competence, including experience with project margins, budgets, forecasts, risks, change orders, and customer commitments.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with the ability to work effectively with customers, senior leaders, functional partners, and site teams.

Nice To Haves

• Background in project governance, portfolio reporting, execution metrics, continuous improvement, ERP/scheduling systems, or PMP/Lean/Six Sigma preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Project Management organization for an engineered-to-order business, setting the strategy, operating cadence, standards, and expectations needed to deliver complex customer projects safely, on time, on budget, and to specification.
• Lead all aspects of project execution, including schedule alignment, margin protection, change order discipline, risk management, customer communication, and escalation resolution.
• Partner across Sales, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Quality, and local teams to align customer requirements, capacity, technical inputs, and execution priorities.
• Strengthen project management processes, tools, metrics, and governance to improve forecast accuracy, resource planning, schedule reliability, profitability, and customer satisfaction.
• Coach and develop project management leaders and team members, building capability, accountability, and scalable operating practices across the function.
• Lead executive-level portfolio reviews and represent the Project Management organization in customer discussions, business planning, and operational reviews.

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: Senior