Senior Project Manager
The Company
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation is a thriving, values-driven company focused on doing the right things. We’re a fast growing, publicly traded company (NYSE: ZWS), with an enduring reputation for integrity, giving back, and providing an engaging, inclusive environment where careers flourish and grow.
Named by Newsweek as One of America’s Most Responsible Companies and an Energage USA Top Workplace, at Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation, we never forget that our people are at the center of what makes us successful. They are the driving force behind our superior quality, product ingenuity, and exceptional customer experience. Our commitment to our people and their professional development is a recipe for success that has fueled our growth for over 100 years, as one of today’s leading international suppliers of plumbing and water delivery solutions.
Headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation employs over 2800 employees worldwide, working from 24 locations across the U.S., China, Canada, Dubai, and Mexico, with sales offices available around the globe. We hope you’ll visit our website and learn more about Zurn Elkay at zurnelkay.com.
If you’re ready to join a company where what you do makes a difference and you have pride in the work you are doing, talk to us about joining the Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation family!
Job Description
The Senior Project Manager has overall accountability for the successful delivery of key business initiatives related to product and technology deployment. Collaborates with all areas of the business, Product Management, Product Engineering, and cross functional teams, including Manufacturing and IT, to define scope, manage expectations, coordinate and achieve deliverables throughout the project life cycle.
Key Accountabilities
Establish and maintain processes for managing scope during the project lifecycle, setting and maintain project performance standards that meet a project plans timing and financial commitments
Highly proficient in managing cross-functional people, processes, and business priorities
Creates and executes project work plans, including tracking and reporting resource availability, and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
Identifies resources needed and assigns individual responsibilities. Establishes clear project roles and responsibilities
Balances various stakeholder relations and recognizes the value of diverse involvement in projects, as well as potential impacts of project delays
Coordinates the information gathering and planning for executive report-outs, project risks, financial requirements and expectations, and change management
Collaborates with Project Managers from across the organization to leverage best practices
Utilizes best practices and relevant technology solutions to drive projects forward
Effectively applies methodology and enforces project standards
Facilitates team and client meetings effectively, while communicating clear expectations through assigning task ownership, with timing, and managing to completion
Responsible for holding project team accountable for resolution of critical issues by identifying and escalating issues in a timely fashion.
Communicates effectively with cross-functional project teams to project identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions
Qualifications/Requirements
Bachelor's degree in related field
5+ years experience with project management
3+ years leading projects and ensuring deliverables are met
PMP Certification a plus
Experience with ERP and business intelligence systems in a manufacturing environment
JD Edwards, Sales Force & Tableau experience considered an asset
Highly proficient in Smartsheets and Microsoft Teams
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
Energy and desire to deliver high-quality projects on tight schedules
Candidate should have strong and effective decision making skills
Ability to influence and build relationships and demonstrate leadership in all interactions
Strong interpersonal skills, positive attitude, an ability to engage and create trust in others to build and foster team relationships
Possess strong organization skills and ability to multi task
Strong ability to coach and mentor resources
Possesses general understanding in the areas of mechanical product design and product assemblies
Capabilities and Success Factors
Business Insight – Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
Action Oriented – Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
Ensures Accountability – Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
Drives Results – Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
Being Resilient – Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
Cultivates Innovation – Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
Manages Complexity – Making sense of complex, high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
Total Rewards and Benefits
Competitive Salary
Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance
Matching 401(k) Contribution
Health Savings Account
Up to 3 Weeks Vacation
12 Paid Holidays
Annual Bonus Eligibility
Educational Reimbursement
Matching Gift Program
Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation
What happens when two remarkable sustainability leaders come together as one?
A sustainability powerhouse is born, making a splash in the markets they serve and saving the planet one innovative installation at a time.
In early 2022, Zurn Water Solutions Corporation, a market leader in smart, sustainable water solutions, and Elkay Manufacturing, a commercial drinking water solutions leader, agreed to combine their two exceptional firms to become a single water solutions powerhouse.
Together, the combined company offers a comprehensive package of innovative, sustainable, specified, engineered water solutions and sustainable plumbing products that provide water safety, water quality, and water conservation through critical service environments, while delivering total building solutions for new construction and retrofit applications around the globe. Our innovative solutions enable customers to advance their ESG initiatives and reduce operating costs while providing students, patients, patrons, and people within public and private spaces a safe, clean environment and access to fresh, pure, potable water – the essence of life itself.
What makes Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation special is our people and our culture.
While playing a leading role in sustainability and water access are remarkable, what makes Zurn Elkay’s story so compelling is the alignment of the two well-respected companies with powerful legacies and a combined 224-year company history and shared values and cultures where people matter most.
Sustainably inspired, the company has a deep commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, water, and environmental stewardship, and giving back to the communities where we live, work and play. Our powerful legacy of caring and commitment is made possible by the exceptional people that embody Zurn Elkay’s values.
We are looking for innovative, energetic people who want to help solve tomorrow’s challenges today. Our Total Associate Engagement core value means we work hard to ensure our associates have opportunities to grow and an inclusive culture in which to thrive. From formal training to on-the-job development and exposure to new businesses, when you join Zurn Elkay, you will join a collaborative organization that will give you opportunities to thrive and grow.