Job Summary
The Senior Manager of Project Management – Transformers provides strategic leadership and oversight for all transformer-related project management activities across the organization. This role is responsible for setting project execution standards, leading and mentoring Project Managers, and ensuring consistent, on-time, and profitable delivery of customer-specific transformer projects, including dry-type and liquid-filled transformers. The position partners closely with sales, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality to align project execution with business objectives, customer requirements, and operational capabilities.
A. Key Responsibilities
- Lead, develop, and manage the Project Management function supporting transformer product lines and customer-specific projects.
- Establish project management standards, tools, processes, and best practices to improve execution consistency and efficiency.
- Oversee the execution of complex, engineer-to-order (ETO) transformer projects from order entry through delivery and closeout.
- Ensure projects meet contractual scope, schedule, budget, quality, and customer satisfaction requirements.
- Provide strategic direction and escalation support for high-risk or high-visibility customer projects.
- Partner with sales and commercial teams to support order handoff, project planning, and customer expectations management.
- Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams to align project schedules with operational capacity.
- Monitor overall project portfolio performance, including schedule adherence, margin protection, risk exposure, and resource utilization.
- Lead customer-facing project reviews, milestone meetings, and issue resolution efforts as needed.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on project execution, communication workflows, and cross-functional alignment.
- Support talent development through coaching, performance management, staffing optimization, and succession planning within the PM team.
B. Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Project Management, Business, or a related field.
- Minimum of 8–10 years of progressive project management experience in industrial manufacturing or engineered products.
- Demonstrated leadership experience managing project managers or cross-functional project teams.
- Strong understanding of project execution in a customer-specific, low-volume / high-complexity environment.
- Excellent communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills.
- Management of a team oriented or groups of project managers
- Leadership training and qualified to oversee project management group of 100 MUSD+
C. Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in the power electrical transformer or electrical equipment industry.
- Proven leadership of engineer-to-order (ETO) or make-to-order (MTO) projects.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification.
- Experience working with utilities, EPCs, data centers, or large industrial customers.
- Familiarity with manufacturing operations, testing, logistics, and field delivery requirements.
D. Skills and Competencies
- Project Management Leadership & Governance
- Customer-Focused Execution & Risk Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration & Influence
- Strategic Planning & Resource Optimization
- Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence
E. Work Environment
- Full-time position based in Lake Mary, FL, with hybrid work flexibility depending on business needs.
- Travel up to approximately 15–25% to support customers, factories, and key project milestones.
- Fast-paced, collaborative environment focused on safety, quality, delivery performance, and customer satisfaction.
Job Department: Transformers
Job Title: Sr Manager of Project Management – Transformers
Reports to: Director of Transformers
FLSA: Exempt
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Lake Mary, FL
