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.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS ROLE:

Strategic Project & Portfolio Oversight

• Life Cycle Ownership: Lead projects through the entire lifecycle, from the initial "Sales-to-Operations" handoff through engineering, fabrication, shipping, and final site integration.
• Risk Mitigation: Conduct regular risk assessments to identify potential bottlenecks in design or supply chain, developing contingency plans to keep projects on track.
• KPI Tracking: Maintain accountability for project health metrics, including margin retention, and on-time delivery (OTD).

Technical Design & Engineering Integration

• Scope Validation: Critically review sales contracts against engineering capabilities to ensure the promised "Design Package" is technically viable and within budget.
• Interdisciplinary Liaison: Act as the translator between structural, electrical, and mechanical engineering teams to ensure all subsystems integrate seamlessly without interference.
• Design-to-Production Flow: Manage the release of drawings to the shop floor, ensuring that "Redlines" and field changes are documented and updated in the Master Design file.

Supply Chain & Critical Path Management

• Procurement Strategy: Partner with Purchasing to manage "Long Lead Time" items ensuring they arrive in sync with the production schedule.
• Vendor Performance: Monitor the quality and timing of external contractors and sub-vendors, holding them accountable to the project's technical specifications and deadlines.

Operational Excellence & Quality Control

• Shop Floor Partnership: Coordinate with shop supervisors to audit progress, resolve manufacturing hurdles in real-time, and ensure the final build matches the approved drawings.
• The "Zero-Punchlist" Goal: Facilitate thorough internal quality audits to identify and fix defects before the customer sees the product.

Financial Management & Change Control

• Margin Protection: Vigilantly monitor Scope Creep. When a customer requests a change, calculate the cost/schedule impact and negotiate Change Orders to protect the project's profitability.
• Financial Forecasting: Provide leadership with monthly Percent of Completion (POC) reports detailing projected costs versus actual spend.
• Post-Delivery Service: Manage the "Warranty Phase" by acting as the liaison, deploying field technicians if necessary, and closing the loop on customer satisfaction issues.

Stakeholder & Client Relations

• Primary Point of Contact: Serve as the single source of truth for the client, translating complex technical delays into clear, professional business updates.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction or Business Management or related field preferred.
• 2-5 years in Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, or Industrial Construction project management industry experience preferred.
• Proficiency in scheduling software (e.g., MS Project) and a working understanding of electrical schematics or AutoCAD.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and navigate complex customer negotiations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to interface and influence at all levels.
• Ability to travel up to 10% for work.

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 may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or 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.