Project Manager

At Alfa Laval, we always go that extra mile to overcome the toughest challenges. Our driving force is to accelerate success for our customers, people and planet. You can only achieve that by having dedicated people with a curious mind. Curiosity is the spark behind great ideas. And great ideas drive progress.

We have 2 open positions for a Project Manager. The Project Manager will be manage medium to large projects, with small to medium complexity or business impact, in accordance with Alfa Laval’s project methodology to reach desired outcome.        

About the position:

This position will manage projects on time, following specification and according to budget. The Project Manager role will have the authority to make decisions and manage allocated resources. Stakeholder management is required with communication, presentation and periodic reporting to steering committee, to include the following:

• Project Quotation - involvement in project quotation to support Bid Engineering with the risk analysis and cost and lead-time estimation.

• Project Initiation - secure project registration & documentation, review contract, secure handover from sales.

• Project Planning - in a collaborative manner with the internal teams, facilitate contract review by project team, facilitate internal project kick off meeting, facilitate technical review with internal team, technical clarifications with sales/customer. Monitor budget, issue & update project schedule & activity plan, log initial risks and opportunities, to include mitigation, exploitation actions, send order acknowledgement if needed or not completed by sales team.

• Project Execution - call and facilitate project kick off meeting with customer, if the meeting is not called or facilitated by the customer. Customer communication required to formalize and log all customer lead-time deviations (e.g. design approval). Report project status to customer (order status, document status, manufacturing status, delivery date, change orders). Facilitate responses to technical comments from the customer about the design. Call and facilitate pre-inspection meeting with customer. Monitor project and control by managing risks, pursuing change orders and control project activities by authorizing start of mfg, approving payment on supplier invoices, report project status to management.

• Project Closure - call and facilitate project closure meeting with customer. Facilitate internal project closure with teams and handoff to service.

• Occasional international and domestic travel may be required.

What you know:

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and/or 5 or more years of capital equipment project management experience, to include the following:

• Certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute (PMI) or a similar certification preferred.

• Proficient with program, project, and quality management methodologies.

• Demonstrated ability to perform simple to moderate process and analytical analysis.

• Strong oral and written communications skills.

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Strong working knowledge of MS Project or equivalent project management software.

What's in it for you:

We offer a challenging position in an open and friendly environment where we help each other to develop and create value. Your work will have a true impact on Alfa Laval’s future success. Our benefits-eligible associates enjoy healthcare, dental and vision plans, a robust wellness program, generous 401(k), paid holidays, paid time off benefits, and more. At Alfa Laval, we carefully consider a wide range of factors to determine your total compensation package. We rely on market indicators and consider your specific job, background, skills, and experience to get it right.  The base salary for this role is typically $92,500 - $113,000.

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