Project Manager

Job Summary

As a Project Manager at Flowserve, you will play a critical role in delivering complex aftermarket projects, including repairs, upgrades, and maintenance services for rotating pumps and equipment to customers across industries such as oil, chemical, pharmaceutical, municipal water/wastewater, and power. This challenging position involves managing technical projects with substantial risk, multiple service centers, and potential international scope. Reporting to the Services & Solutions Manager of Project Management, North America, you will be based in our Leduc, AB facility.

Flowserve offers competitive pay, annual bonuses, medical benefits on day 1, generous paid vacation time, paid holidays, retirement plan and many other excellent benefits!

Responsibilities

• Leads kickoff meetings and phase gate meetings to coalesce strategies into actions. Identifies stakeholders and analyzes their expectations. 

• Proficient at contract review documentation and make sure it reflects what has been negotiated and ensure successful execution throughout the project lifecycle.

• Assists the project team to develop the scope of supply, to translate work breakdown structure into an activity-based schedule and to identify the critical path. Helps the team to prepare key project management documents.

• Communicates project specifications, terms and conditions to key suppliers.

• Leads project review meetings and collaborates with all disciplines during the project, including engineering, operations, and sales, to ensure that Flowserve delivers on-time, on budget, and to the highest quality standards.

• Maintain a positive customer experience while tracking progress towards budget objectives. Monitors our on-time invoice submissions and cash collections.

• Develops communication plans. Gathers and integrates reports, data, and information to communicate regular, accurate status and forecasts to all stakeholders, including customers. Presents project progress to management on a routine basis.

• Identifies and manages risks by ensuring contingency plans are established for all key milestones and triggered if necessary. Ensures that contract changes are documented, approved, and integrated into the project plans. 

• Captures lessons learned as they occur, then documents and shares them with stakeholders.

• Demonstrates a commitment to effective, standardized project management. Motivates, coaches and influences team members to learn and use project management tools and to follow best practices. Engages personnel at Flowserve’s service centers to actively participate in project teams and to assist project management efforts.

• 20% overnight travel may be occasionally required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering. An equivalent of education and experience may be considered.

• 3 to 5 years of experience in rotating or fixed equipment and/or equipment packages will be required.

• 2+ years of experience in project management or related order fulfillment role within a manufacturing environment is required. 

• Deep understanding of project management concepts, with a high proficiency in project management tools and software.

• Deep understanding of the Root Cause Analysis, warranty process and natural drive towards quality.

• Strong understanding of how documents, materials, parts flow through the manufacturing environment.

• Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills with the ability to speak and communicate effectively with various audiences at the site level. Capacity to effectively present information and respond to questions from supervisors and managers at multiple levels of the organization.

• Firmly demonstrated mental and physical organizational skills to break down and sort work into tasks; to identify and order priorities; to establish, communicate, and execute schedules; and to maintain data and files that are current and retrievable.

• Strong drive to make things happen and a strong “can do” attitude.

• A process-oriented mindset, and a demonstrated ability to analyze processes and to provide suggestions for improvement.

• A personal style that is achievement-oriented and collaborative, with the ability to coach others and discuss problems in a way that gets results, promotes teamwork, and builds relationships.

• Computer savvy, and a skilled user of Microsoft Office programs with knowledge of Microsoft Projects.

• Highly organized with proven leadership skills and the ability to achieve objectives with minimal direction.

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced and changing work environment.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, in addition to interpersonal, teamwork skills.

Preferred Requirements

• Candidates with experience in pumps or rotating equipment will be preferred.

• Experience operating in an ERP system is a plus.

• PMP certification preferred.

• Self-motivated with a desire to drive a project management culture throughout the region.

• Demonstrate a desire for personal growth and career development.