Senior Project Manager

Reliable Safety and Flow Corporation•North Kingstown, RI

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager leads complex, engineered-to-order piping support system projects from contract award through final delivery, managing $10M-$20M in annual deliveries. The role ensures projects meet contractual requirements, quality standards, budgets, and delivery commitments while maintaining strong customer relationships. Working with engineering, procurement, manufacturing, quality, and sales, the Senior Project Manager drives cross-functional collaboration, proactively resolves challenges, and supports successful project execution and customer satisfaction. The position also provides guidance and mentorship to other project managers, supports the PMO Director with project priorities and portfolio performance, and drives continuous improvement in project management processes and delivery. Travel to customer sites may be required as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Project Management, Engineering Management, or a related technical field; equivalent experience may be considered.
Five or more years of progressive experience in project management, engineering, or complex engineered-to-order projects, with demonstrated success managing multiple large-scale projects.
Ability to lead cross-functional project teams and coordinate effectively with engineering, procurement, manufacturing, quality, and other stakeholders.
Strong experience managing project scope, schedules, resources, risks, quality, budgets, costs, and contractual requirements from engineering through final delivery.
Ability to anticipate and resolve complex project challenges, manage competing priorities, and implement effective recovery strategies.
Excellent communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and customer relationship management skills, with a focus on customer satisfaction and repeat business.
Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, take ownership of project outcomes, and drive results in a fast-paced, technically complex environment.
Maintain confidentiality of proprietary, customer-sensitive, and competitive information.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing projects across multiple industries, preferably including power generation, nuclear, naval, or defense applications.
Experience with piping support systems is highly desirable.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead multiple complex, engineered-to-order projects from contract award through completion, ensuring contractual requirements, quality standards, budgets, and delivery commitments are met.
Serve as the primary customer contact, build relationships, manage expectations, resolve escalated issues, and communicate throughout project execution.
Provide leadership and direction to cross-functional teams, including engineering, procurement, manufacturing, quality, and sales.
Develop and manage project plans, schedules, critical paths, resources, budgets, financial forecasts, and risk mitigation strategies.
Identify and resolve technical, operational, and financial challenges, coordinating with subject matter experts and leadership as needed.
Lead customer kickoff meetings, project status reviews, engineering reviews, and factory verification and acceptance activities.
Guide, mentor, and support other project managers, promoting consistent practices, accountability, and professional development.
Support the PMO Director in evaluating project priorities, resource allocation, portfolio performance, and escalated project issues.
Drive continuous improvement in project management processes, reporting, operational efficiency, and project performance.
Capture lessons learned, implement best practices, and improve customer satisfaction and project delivery with internal teams.
Travel to customer sites as needed to strengthen relationships, support project objectives, and resolve critical issues.
Maintain confidentiality of proprietary, customer-sensitive, and competitive information.