Sr. Project Manager

ATS Automation•Warminster Township, PA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

SP Industries Inc. an ATS company is seeking a Sr. Project Manager to join our Project Management Office (PMO), which provides high-quality project management execution of a portfolio of projects which supports SP’s strategic goals. This position is onsite in Warminster, PA and will require travel to client locations. A majority of the PMO’s portfolio are “production” projects for engineering, fabrication, assembly and testing of food, drug and chemical batch process capital equipment and sub-systems within the domestic manufacturing facilities of the company and, as needed, at specific job sites worldwide. The PMO’s portfolio also includes other types of high-profile projects: R&D projects which support or expand SP’s portfolio of products, Strategic projects which focus on cultural, process, or business transformation, IT projects which provide new or improved technology infrastructure, systems, or business applications, and CAPEX projects which involve investments in facilities, machinery, or non-IT infrastructure. This position reports into the Director of Operations/General Manager. This position will rely on a strong ability to be successful in a matrix organization where project team members report into their own functional teams.

Requirements

A minimum of a Bachelor of Science Degree from a four-year college or university; or five to ten year's related training and experience in a technical, engineering, or science oriented field; or an equivalent combination of both education and experience.
Five years of project management experience with experience in the following areas:
Projects involving manufacturing and fabrication of engineered equipment.
Projects for high-profile R&D, strategic, IT and/or CAPEX.
Projects involving field installations and commissioning of equipment on-site.
Working directly with end-users and contractors in a commercial capacity.
Presenting and interacting with executive management on a regular basis.
Continuous improvement and change management of business processes.

Responsibilities

Lead strategic cross-functional projects from initiation through closeout, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, and quality objectives are met and stakeholders are aligned and satisfied.
Strengthen SP’s PMO by leading initiatives that standardize project delivery (tools, templates, governance), applying structured problem solving (e.g., root-cause analysis) and continuous improvement to improve outcomes.
Provide coaching and team leadership to the project manager team in project execution, stakeholder management, and structured problem solving/continuous improvement.
Deliver assigned projects within the PMO portfolio, meeting scope, schedule, cost, and quality commitments.
Travel up to 30% to SP facilities, vendors, and customer sites (including occasional international travel), as required.
Track and report project performance (schedule, cost, risks, issues, and quality), and lead structured problem solving to address variances and prevent recurrence.
Provide stage gate governance
Serve as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders (including customers and end users), driving clear communication, timely decisions, and effective issue escalation/resolution.
Partner cross-functionally across sales, portfolio management, estimating, engineering, service, manufacturing, and leadership to implement standard work, drive continuous improvement, and execute corrective/preventive actions identified through root-cause analysis.