Project Manager Senior

Job Description

Provides planning, coordination, and delivery support for complex operational, IT, and business initiatives. Maintains robust project documentation, tracks progress against plans, manages risks and issues, and supports stakeholder communication. Promotes project management best practices, shares lessons learned, advises project leads and team members, and coaches colleagues to build capability and encourage continuous improvement across projects and programmes.

Responsibilities

• Provide planning, coordination and monitoring support for complex operational, IT and business initiatives.
• Maintain accurate and timely project plans, meeting notes, status reporting, and other relevant project documentation.
• Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones and tasks; assist in defining scope, deliverables, success criteria and key metrics in conjunction with project leadership and stakeholders.
• Monitor project cost and resource usage where appropriate.
• Escalate risks and issues that could impact projects.
• Respond to stakeholder requests for information.
• Identify and recommend best practices, techniques and tools for project planning, execution, tracking, communication and key performance metrics.
• Share lessons learned and best practices across programs, building relationships with stakeholders.
• Manage project administration, assess improvement areas and collect feedback for lessons learned reports.
• Advise project leads and team members on project management best practices.
• Guide and support colleagues, helping them develop skills, knowledge and confidence; foster a positive and inclusive learning environment.

Qualifications

• Formal Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, science or technology field.
• PMP Certification required; MBA certification preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of work experience in operations, supply chain, manufacturing, order management, engineering, procurement, finance, technical (R&D), EHS, regulatory, sales and marketing functions, and support IT systems.
• Experience in project management or functional leadership on large, complex, multi‑functional projects, including integrations, acquisitions or rationalizations.
• Fundamental knowledge of project management methodology, tools and techniques.
• Knowledge of project scheduling and monitoring tools.
• Experience with process mapping and implementation.
• Working knowledge of transactional lean principles and techniques.
• Preferred: 10 years of work experience in the above areas.

Technical / Skill Requirements

• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to build relationships.
• Strong systems and process orientation with analytical, organisational and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work in a team‑oriented, collaborative environment.
• Ability to facilitate meetings up to executive level and follow up on action items.
• Ability to prioritise and execute tasks in a fast‑paced, deadline‑oriented environment.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi‑cultural environment and influence cross‑organisationally without direct authority.
• Ability to move tasks forward efficiently, even with ambiguous or changing requirements.
• Proficiency in completing objectives from initiation to implementation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

An equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, colour, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, or any other protected characteristic prohibited by law.