Sr. Director of Project Management

FMH Conveyors - Sr. Director of Project Management

Downers Grove, Illinois

Please ensure you read the below overview and requirements for this employment opportunity completely.

Duravant Material Handling Integration Services is focused on providing solutions to both integrator and end-user customers.

Integration Services leverages the products from our Duravant family of companies, which includes automated equipment for food processing, packaging, and material handling along with products and services from strategic equipment partners.

As a Duravant Family Company, Integration Services participates in global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs, as well as Doing Good initiatives to support our communities.

In addition to a culture that promotes long-term career satisfaction, with opportunities for personal and professional growth, Integration Services offers an excellent total rewards package that includes :

• Compensation : We offer competitive compensation.
• Benefits : We have comprehensive benefit packages designed to support our employees' health, well-being, and financial security.
• Development : We have education and training programs which include an educational assistance program.
• Time Off : We offer paid holidays and paid time off.
• Driven Team Members : We have a cross-functional, collaborative environment, focused on delivering results.
• Core Values : Our core values are Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Winning Spirit, and Sense of Urgency.
• Culture : We are driven by our number one asset - our employees, and their successes.
• Doing Good : We love to be active members of our community! We have several volunteer opportunities throughout the year.

The Sr. Director of Project Management, Integration Services, will be responsible for the development, refinement, and implementation of Project Management processes, procedures, and tools for customer projects involving Duravant Material Handling NA Integration Services.

The primary goal of the Sr. Director of Project Management is to develop and manage the Project Management team for Duravant Material Handling Group utilizing best practices.

This includes managing the Duravant personnel to deliver automated systems to our customers, on-time, and at budget. The Sr.

Director of Project Management will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our project implementation, risk management, and customer satisfaction.

POSITION DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Include the following, other duties as assigned :

• Leading the Project Management team in planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing projects.
• Ensuring alignment between business objectives and project deliverables.
• Collaborating with cross-functional and cross-operating company teams to define project scope, goals, timelines, resources needed, risk assessment / mitigation strategies.
• Developing scalable methodologies for effective project execution starting with Material Handling systems and eventually incorporating these methodologies in other Duravant Operating Companies offerings.
• Fostering a culture of continuous improvement through implementing best practices.
• Establish and refine processes and procedures for implementation of projects and manage personnel to follow process.
• Manage weekly workload of project managers and balance internal and external resource allocation of work.
• Track key project performance metrics, provide reports and corrective actions as needed.
• Work with Manufacturing to provide quality feedback to support continuous improvement.
• Hold weekly project update meetings with relevant staff.
• Lead team to meet program goals.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related field.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of Project Management experience in material handling or related industry.
• Ability to think ahead and plan over a multi-year time span. Be a key part of our annual budget and planning process.
• Possess very strong oral communication skills and be a disciplined process leader.
• Ability to interface with colleagues and customers at all levels, by virtue of professional competence, integrity, and personal style.
• Travel up to 25%.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

While performing the duties of this job, the colleague is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk or hear; uses hands to finger, handle, or touch objects or controls.

On occasion, the colleague may be required to climb and work in high places, stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The incumbent must occasionally lift, push, or pull up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The position is an office-based position with regular visits to the manufacturing and warehouse environments area. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

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