Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) – Data Center Systems
About The Position
Trane Technologies is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager for its Data Center Vertical to lead and oversee major deployment programs and work with internal and external partners to achieve strategic business goals. The role organizes program teams, establishes roles and responsibilities, develops high-level workflow plans, and manages master schedules. The program manager influences teams without direct authority, builds support, maintains schedule velocity, and works with product, project, technical, and investment stewards to deliver successful projects. The position calls for comfort with ambiguity and a focus on improving program efficiency and scaling teams. The role manages projects from beginning to end, with direct responsibility for execution and leadership of one or more teams toward defined objectives, timelines, and available resources. It also administers and manages control projects and is accountable for assigned project scope, schedule, and budget. The position is based in the Davidson, North Carolina office and is eligible for a hybrid schedule, with at least three days onsite each week. The stated work arrangement is onsite Monday through Thursday, with flexibility to choose the work location on Fridays.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
- PMI PMP certification required.
- 5–7+ years of project or program execution experience.
- Experience managing cross-functional teams and leading people.
- Ability to organize, develop, and motivate a team.
- Key competencies include ownership and commitment to excellence, emotional intelligence, servant leadership, stakeholder partnership, learning agility and business acumen, risk management and judgment, and product and customer centricity.
Nice To Haves
- New product experience, including design, testing, supplier readiness, and manufacturing integration.
- Master’s degree, MBA, or advanced program management accreditation.
- Project portfolio, prioritization, and demand management experience.
- Scrum or Agile methodology experience.
Responsibilities
- Review project proposals and plans to determine time frames, funding limits, procedures, staffing needs, and allocation of departmental resources across project phases.
- Drive project risk, issue, and change management; resource allocation and visibility; and reporting with key stakeholders from concept through execution.
- Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, activities, and tasks.
- Motivate teams toward common goals without direct authority, encourage cooperation, provide professional support, and delegate with respect and ownership.
- Establish work plans and staffing for project activities, iterations, or phases, and arrange recruitment or assignment of project personnel.
- Review and approve work plans from external service providers or consultancies contracted to execute projects.
- Implement project communication plans.
- Conduct risk assessments and mitigation.
- Monitor project activities and ensure information remains current, high-quality, and consistent across the organization.
- Provide cost-to-benefit transparency and visibility across work.
- Ensure project goals align with business objectives and are achieved.
- Assign duties and responsibilities to project personnel and define the scope of their authority.
- Direct and coordinate project personnel to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
- Review project personnel status reports and adjust schedules or plans as needed.
- Establish standards and procedures for project reporting and documentation.
- Continuously benchmark project management performance to identify improvements and increase project and portfolio management capability.
Benefits
- Health insurance and holistic wellness programs with incentives, effective on day one for the employee and family.
- Fertility coverage and adoption or surrogacy assistance.
- Up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional options supporting volunteer and parental leave.
- 401(k) matching.
- Educational and training opportunities through company programs.
- Tuition assistance and student debt support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
