nVent

Project Manager

nVent$105K — $195K *
Anoka, MN 55303In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required
  • 5+ years of project management or related experience preferred
  • Certification in Project Management (CPPM or PMP) highly desirable
  • Proficient in LEAN manufacturing and engineering
  • Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
  • Willingness to travel as needed

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with executive and functional leaders to set and prioritize business goals
  • Develop project proposals aligned with schedule, funding, and staffing needs
  • Lead large-scale central initiatives like infrastructure expansion and capital projects
  • Create detailed work plans and arrange staffing for project teams
  • Establish and manage project timelines and constraints
  • Monitor project budgets adhering to company policies
  • Identify and mitigate project risks and escalate issues to leadership
  • Communicate project status to teams and stakeholders through regular updates
  • Facilitate effective cross-functional meetings to ensure project accountability
  • Mentor project teams in methodologies and continuous improvement

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Tuition reimbursement and educational support
  • Generous paid time off including for volunteering
  • Access to well-being programs and life insurance options
Full Job Description
WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:
  • Collaborate with executive, PMO, functional, and facility leadership to understand and prioritize business goals.
  • Assist in developing project proposals that strictly align with schedule, funding, and staffing requirements.
  • Lead large-scale central initiatives, directing infrastructure expansion, product transfers, and capital equipment projects, ensuring flawless alignment with business objectives.
  • Work with functional leaders to develop detailed work plans and staffing needs, and arrange recruitment or assignment of project personnel.
  • Build and manage project timelines by determining the sequence of activities, durations, resource availability, and schedule constraints.
  • Monitor and control project budgets, ensuring strict adherence to company policies.
  • Manage and mitigate project risks. Bring up known issues to leadership for corrective action when appropriate.
  • Communicate project status and updates to project team, collaborators, and leadership through effective, recurring communication.
  • Coordinate and lead effective cross-functional team meetings and ensure project team accountability.
  • Provide work direction to project teams. Mentor and train others in methodologies, standards, and business tools.
  • Collaborate with the PMO and other departments to continuously improve project management processes, tools, and templates.


YOU HAVE:
  • Bachelor's degree (B.A., B.S.) is a must
  • Ideally 5+ years project management or relevant experience.
  • Having a Certified Professional Project Manager (CPPM) or Professional Project Manager (PMP) certification is preferred.
  • Knowledge of LEAN manufacturing and manufacturing engineering required.
  • Skill in analytical thinking and problem solving.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Willingness to travel (


WE HAVE:
  • A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day


Pay Transparency

nVent's pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee's work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.

Compensation Range:
$105,000.00 - $195,000.00

Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Benefit Overview

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes:
  • 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.
  • Other supplemental benefits may include 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.


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About nVent

nVent is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of electrical enclosures, electric heat tracing solutions, and other electrical products. The company serves a wide range of industries, including energy, industrial, infrastructure, and commercial. nVent was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from Pentair, and is headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. The company has operations in more than 30 countries and employs approximately 9,000 people.
Learn more about nVent
Size
9,000 employees
Market Cap
$6.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$47.2 million
5 Year Trend
+3.1%
Revenue
$1.9 billion

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