Manager, Project Execution
Location(s)
Montreal, QC (Canada)Job Description
In the context of the ongoing development and deployment of the Valve Project Management transformation initiative, the Manager, Project Execution is responsible for a significant portfolio of project orders (from order to shipping) and for the management of sales administrative activities related to the overall project portfolio. He/she will lead a team of approximately 10 Project Leaders and Administrators.
Major responsibilities
- Assign new projects to Project Leaders
- Ensure that projects are managed with rigour and discipline (development of master plan, continuous up-to-date project visibility, issues/risk management, scope change management);
- Being accountable for overall performance of the team
- Support the team in the escalation process and manage/expedite the customers when required
- Ensure that best and standardized practices are applied for sales administration activities (e.g. entering orders in the ERP system) for all projects
- Support and contribute significantly to the development and deployment of the Valve Project Management (VPM) initiative, whose primary objective is to improve the project on-time delivery performance
- Meet the on time delivery objective fixed by the management.
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in Engineering, Commerce or other relevant field
- Minimum 10 years of experience, including 3 in project management
- Experience in managing a project management team
- Experience in Heavy Industry and/or high-volume production in a significant asset
- PMP certification is an asset
- Demonstrated influence and team leadership
- Have a passion for project management
- Customer Focus
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Perfectly bilingual, both written and oral