As a Project Manager III, you will manage and oversee all aspects of large, complex projects to ensure they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget. You are responsible for managing project scope, cost, schedule, internal staffing, and external vendors, while serving as a key liaison between internal teams, leadership, customers, and suppliers. This role operates with a high degree of independence and collaboration and contributes to moderately to highly complex project initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Direct and manage large, complex project development from initiation through completion.
- Define project scope, goals, deliverables, and success criteria in collaboration with senior management and key stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain full‑scale project plans, execution strategies, timelines, budgets, and communications documents.
- Identify, manage, and track project dependencies, risks, critical path, and milestones using appropriate project management tools.
- Monitor and control project performance, tracking milestones and deliverables to ensure consistent execution.
- Manage changes in project scope, assess potential impacts, identify concerns, and develop contingency and mitigation plans.
- Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations for internal leadership and customers.
- Communicate project expectations, priorities, and progress to team members, leadership, and stakeholders.
- Serve as the primary liaison with internal and external project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
- Set and manage expectations with customers, ensuring alignment with contractual and PO requirements.
- Understand and communicate all customer, contract, and PO requirements to internal workstreams to ensure successful execution.
- Proactively communicate project status, risks, and needs to customers.
- Identify and manage customer‑critical milestones, deliverables, and success factors.
- Delegate tasks and responsibilities effectively and build accountability across cross‑functional teams.
- Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
Qualifications:
- Associate’s degree required; Bachelor’s degree preferred
- 5 years required, 7 years experience preferred of directing work in a large-scale project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution
- Business and management principles, including strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods
- Prior experience with managing people and processes to achieve objectives
- Ability to build effective business relationships with other functional areas to best support mutual objectives
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to analyze workflow and processes to provide productive service to internal and external customers
- Interpersonal, conflict management, and negotiation skills required, including strong human relations skills to supervise and develop assigned employees effectively
- Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products
- Ability to learn, understand, and apply new technologies
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent computer skills
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About UsThis amount is what we reasonably believe we will pay for the position; however, offer amounts may vary based on factors such as geographic location, relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, shift, or any collective bargaining agreements.In addition, Wesco offers a benefits program for eligible employees, which may include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and retirement savings plans. Additional details about benefits are available here.
Skills Required
- Associate's degree required
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- 5 years experience required in a large-scale project management capacity
- 7 years experience preferred in a large-scale project management capacity
- Business and management principles knowledge
- Prior experience managing people and processes
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Interpersonal and conflict management skills
- Ability to learn and apply new technologies
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent computer skills
WESCO International Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about WESCO International and has not been reviewed or approved by WESCO International.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the 401(k) with company match is a relative strong point and is consistently part of the package. Retirement offerings are frequently cited as a solid element within the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests PTO policies are favorable, including self‑managed or generous banks in some roles along with paid holidays. Paid parental leave and related time‑off options add to the perceived strength of leave benefits.
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Flexible Benefits — Feedback suggests employees have meaningful choice through medical plan options with HSA/FSA alongside ancillary programs like EAP, discounts, and supplemental coverages. The breadth of selectable add‑ons supports tailoring benefits to individual needs.
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What We Do
At Wesco, we believe life should run smoothly. As a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, we create a world that you can depend on. Harnessing 100 years of ingenuity and expertise, we increase profitability, improve productivity and mitigate risk for approximately 150,000 customers worldwide. With nearly 1.5 million products and locations in more than 50 countries, Wesco is your partner in progress. Our company’s greatest asset is our people. From our corporate and field offices to our distribution sites, Wesco employs over 20,000 professionals around the globe. We’re committed to fostering diversity and inclusion across our workforce by embracing the unique perspectives, authenticity, and individuality our team members contribute to the company. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Wesco is a publicly traded (NYSE: WCC) FORTUNE 500® company with 2022 net sales of $21.4 billion.
