Siemens

Automation, digitalization, and smart infrastructure provider

Construction Program Manager

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeRemote in USA

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in any accredited Engineering or Technology field, or equivalent experience of eight or more years in technical fields of work.
Eight to ten years in a project manager or leadership role guiding a cross-functional team of project managers and consultants during significant facility or industrial equipment implementation.
Eight to ten years of experience in a U.S. Federal Government customer-facing environment, focused on USACE/NAVFAC construction processes, including federal projects, contracts, policies, procedures, and quality and safety programs.
Knowledge of change management processes.
Product scheduling experience using critical path method schedules with MS Project, Primavera, or similar software.
Demonstrated experience working in an industrial setting such as a plant, shop, building infrastructure, shipboard, or another industrial setting.
Ability to build a team to meet project delivery requirements and perform independently in high-pressure situations with little supervision.
Leadership skills and a proven track record of leading multidisciplinary teams, including services.
Analytical and problem-solving skills.
Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. federal agency security clearance.
Willingness and ability to travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

Manage the Advanced Manufacturing Construction Program through the project life cycle, leveraging an industry-standard project management framework.
Lead the program-wide governance approach and coordinate with scope-specific Project Managers to execute project governance.
Manage customer requirements and program scope to achieve objectives, coordinating project expectations with customers and stakeholders in a timely and concise manner.
Manage and combine individual subproject schedules into an integrated master schedule, coordinating interdependencies between subprojects to ensure on-time delivery.
Manage cross-functional, multi-team configuration and deployment activities involving software, industrial equipment manufacturers, and facilities experts, coordinating design, procurement, installation, configuration, validation, and acceptance of facility improvements and planned manufacturing capabilities.
Work with third-party contractors to support program execution and success, including site safety planning, material ordering coordination, and solution/system validation.
Control scope, cost, schedule, and quality across all program sub-elements.
Define and execute required processes in alignment with stakeholders and communicate appropriately at all levels.
Perform program quality management to ensure solutions meet contractual requirements and applicable industry or customer protocols, regulations, standards, and management compliance requirements.
Conduct program reviews and retrospectives regularly and present results and lessons learned to the program and organization.
Ensure projects in the program meet approved budgets and agreed margins and are reviewed regularly.
Conduct stakeholder meetings to guide stakeholders through scope clarification, design review, and installation activities.
Set standards and maintain project artifacts, including status, risks, issues and opportunities, schedules or integrated master schedules, decision logs, program management plans, safety plans, failure mode and effects analyses, corrective action plans, and other artifacts required by customer or industry standards.
Create and present content to internal and external management at all levels.
Coordinate difficult scope, cost, and resource conversations with customers.
Lead project closeout and user acceptance and adoption of deployed capabilities; coordinate customer witness tests or similar events, industrial equipment validation and startup procedures, and systems integration.
Manage contract acceptance and project handover to the customer, developing proactive closeout procedures to avoid extended onsite durations.
Work with Engagement Management to identify and create opportunities and renewals for current projects and programs.
Mentor and support the development of team members.

Desired Qualifications

Experience working with third-party contractors.
PMP certification and working knowledge of project management processes and tools.
Experience building effective project teams across separate organizations, establishing program governance, organizational effectiveness, and program data interchange.
Experience using program or project management software.
Experience implementing industrial equipment such as CNC machine tools, conveyors, programmable logic controllers, plant automation, manufacturing centers, supervisory control and data acquisition systems, cabling, electrical systems, or other industrial infrastructure.
Experience connecting cloud infrastructure with on-premises IT/OT networks.
Experience working with distributed remote teams across multiple disciplines and time zones.
Ability to promote complex solutions and drive acceptance with confidence.
Working knowledge of using artificial intelligence tools to support project management execution.

Siemens Government Technologies (SGT) is a dynamic and rapidly growing organization, and we are seeking a self-driven individual to complement our growing team. 

As a Siemens Construction Program Manager, you will lead and manage a cross functional program delivery team to scope, design, procure, install and commission an advanced, digitally integrated manufacturing capability. You will establish and communicate clear program priorities and program activities. This role is the primary point of contact to align the customer, stakeholders, and the multiple Siemens business unit delivery teams.

As part of the Advanced Manufacturing Plant Construction team, you will lead, guide and work with multi-functional Project Managers integrating their team’s efforts to achieve a successful result for the Customer.

Responsibilities:

•Manage the Advanced Manufacturing Construction Program through the Project life cycle, leveraging industry standard project management framework

•Lead Program wide governance approach. Coordinate with scope specific Project Managers to execute project governance. 

•Manage customer requirements and program scope to achieve program objectives, effectively coordinating project expectations with customers and stakeholders in a timely and concise fashion.

•Manage and combine individual subproject schedules into an integrated Master schedule, coordinating interdependencies between sub-projects to ensure on time delivery.  

•Manage cross functional, multi-team configuration and deployment activities including software, industrial equipment manufacturers and Facilities experts. These team members will be coordinated to complete the design, procurement, installation, configuration, validation, and acceptance of the facility improvements and planned Manufacturing Capabilities.

•Work with third-party contractors to ensure overall program execution and success including site safety planning, material ordering coordination, and solution/system validation.

•Provide program management activities to control scope, cost, schedule, and quality across all sub elements.

•Define and execute required processes in alignment with stakeholders including appropriate communication to all levels.

•Perform program quality management, ensuring that the solution meets contractual requirements and is to the appropriate quality and management compliance for industry or customer protocols, regulations, and standards.

•Perform program reviews and retrospectives regularly and present the results and lessons learned to the program and organization.

•Ensure the projects in the program are meeting the approved budget and agreed margin and are reviewed on a regular basis.  

•Conduct Stakeholder meetings to manage and guide stakeholders through scope clarification, design review and installation activities

•Set the standard and maintain project artifacts such as status, risk, issues, opportunities (RIO), schedule or IMS, decision log, program management plan, safety plan, FMEA, CAP, or other artifacts as needed to support project rigor as required by customer or industry standards.

•Confidence creating and presenting content to all levels of management, both internal and external.

•Coordinate difficult scope, cost, resource conversations with customers. 

•Lead successful project closeout and successful user-acceptance and adoption of deployed project capability; or participated in customer witness tests or similar events, industrial equipment validation and start up procedures. Coordinate integration of all Systems

•Manage contract acceptance and handover of projects to the customer. Develop proactive closeout procedures to avoid extended on site durations.

•In conjunction with Engagement Management, identify, and create new opportunities and renewals for current projects/programs.

•Mentor and support the development of team members.  

Required Qualifications: 

•Bachelor’s degree in any accredited Engineering, Technology, or equivalent years of experience (8+) in technical fields of work.

•Eight to ten years in a project manager/leadership role, guiding a cross-functional team of project managers and consultants during significant facility or industrial equipment implementation.

•Eight to ten years of experience working in a US Federal Government customer-facing environment with a focus on USACE/NAVFAC Construction processes. Including US Federal Government projects, contracts, policies, procedures and quality and safety programs. 

•Knowledge of Change Management processes.   

•Product Scheduling experience with Critical path method schedules using MS Projects, Primavera or similar software.

•Demonstrated experience operating within an industrial setting such as a plant, shop, building infrastructure, shipboard, or other industrial setting.

•Proactive self-starter who can build a team to meet project delivery requirements, performing independently in high-pressure situations with little supervision.

•Leadership skills and proven track record of leading multi-disciplinary teams, including services

•Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. 

Preferred Qualifications:

•Experience working with third party contractors.

•PMP Certification, with working knowledge of project management processes and tools is highly preferred. 

•Experience building effective project teams from separate organizations, establishing program governance, organizational effectiveness and program data interchange.

•Use of Program/Project management software a plus.

•Experience implementing industrial equipment such as CNC machine tools, conveyers, PLCs, plant automation, manufacturing centers, SCADA, cabling, electrical, or other industrial infrastructure.

•Experience connecting cloud infrastructure with on-premise IT/OT networks

•Proven experience working with distributed, remote teams across multiple disciplines and time zones.

•Ability to promote complex solutions and drive acceptance with confidence. 

•Working knowledge of using AI tools to support project management execution.

Travel:

•Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% 

Security Clearance: 

•Candidate must be US citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain a US federal agency security clearance.

You’ll Benefit From
Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html
The pay range for this position is $133,500.00 - $200,300.00 annually with a target incentive of 10% of the base salary. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Siemens is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

EEO is the Law
Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any characteristic protected by Federal or other applicable law.

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Application Deadline
This role will be posted for a minimum of five (5) days from the original posting date. The posting timeline may change based on applicant volume to ensure we attract and consider a strong and representative candidate pool.

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Criminal History
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About the Company

Siemens

Automation, digitalization, and smart infrastructure provider

Siemens is a global engineering and technology company focused on automation, digitalization, smart infrastructure, and mobility. Its products and solutions span industrial automation systems, electrical equipment, energy management, and digital services that help industries run more efficiently. The company’s core technology comes from its history of electrical generation and distribution, including the dynamo-electric principle, and it now sells hardware, software, and services that connect factories, buildings, grids, and transportation networks. Siemens differentiates itself through scale, a broad portfolio across the value chain, and a long track record of large-scale, multi-country projects in infrastructure and industry. Its goal is to enable smarter, more sustainable industrial processes and urban systems by integrating hardware, software, and digital services to improve productivity, energy efficiency, and mobility.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Munich, Germany
Founded: 1847

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