Project Manager
Emerson
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Elyria • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Develop, maintain, and communicate integrated project plans, milestones, schedules, and risks with support from the team.
- Coordinate cross-functional activities across engineering, sourcing, operations, quality, compliance, and business partners to ensure clear expectations and effective progress tracking.
- Prepare for and lead project meetings, manage agendas and action items, and support timely decision-making.
- Facilitate milestone readiness reviews and ensure alignment on deliverables and requirements.
- Lead team efforts to identify emerging risks, dependencies, and constraints; drive early mitigation actions and escalate when necessary.
- Monitor workstreams to surface bottlenecks or cross-functional challenges affecting project delivery.
- Develop appropriate responses to unforeseen project events, ensuring that the project goals (cost, schedule, specifications) are met.
- Prepare and deliver concise project updates, status reports, and communication materials for stakeholders and leadership.
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages transparency, accountability, and constructive conflict resolution.
- Facilitate project-level retrospectives and ensure lessons learned are applied to future work.
- Champion use of NPD processes, tools, and templates and provide feedback for improvement opportunities.
- Contribute insights that support organizational learning and help enhance NPD practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline.
- 5+ years of experience in project management in new product development or technology environments.
- Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent).
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage structured project execution.
- Strong communication, organization, and facilitation skills.
Benefits
- We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee resource groups
- Recognition
- Flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
project managementnew product developmentrisk managementmilestone trackingschedule managementcross-functional coordinationstructured project executionemerging risk identificationbottleneck monitoringretrospective facilitation
Soft skills
communicationorganizationfacilitationcollaborationtransparencyaccountabilityconflict resolutiondecision-makingstakeholder engagementinsight contribution