Operations Project Manager

We're looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success - and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

• Collaborate with executive, PMO, functional, & facility leadership to understand and prioritize business goals.
• Assist in developing project proposals that align with schedule, funding, and staffing requirements & constraints.
• Lead large-scale strategic initiatives, directing infrastructure expansion, product transfers, and capital equipment projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Work with functional leaders to develop detailed work plans and staffing requirements. Arrange recruitment or assignment of project personnel.
• Build & Manage project timelines by identifying sequence of activities, durations, resource availability, and schedule constraints.
• Monitor & control project budgets, ensuring adherence to company policies.
• Manage & mitigate project risk. Raise known issues to Leadership for corrective action when appropriate.
• Communicate project status & updates to project team, stakeholders, and leadership through effective, recurring communication.
• Organize & lead effective cross function team meetings & ensure project team accountability.
• Provide work direction to project teams. Mentor and train others in methodologies, standards, and business tools.
• Collaborate with the PMO & other departments to continuously improve project management processes, tools, and templates.

• Bachelor's degree (B.A., B.S.).
• 5+ years project management experience is required.
• Certified Professional Project Manager (CPPM) or Professional Project Manager (PMP) preferred.
• Knowledge of LEAN manufacturing & manufacturing engineering is preferred.
• Skill in analytical thinking and problem solving.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to travel (<15%).

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

  • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

  • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

  • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

  • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We're known for being:

  • Innovative & adaptable

  • Dedicated to absolute integrity

  • Focused on the customer first

  • Respectful and team oriented

  • Optimistic and energizing

  • Accountable for performance

• Benefits to support the lives of our employees

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:

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 such as tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and legal & identity theft protection.

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other's authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.