Senior Technical Project Manager
Company: Xylem Inc.
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
Xylem---z--l--m-1) The tissue in plants that brings water upward
from the roots;2) a leading global water technology company.Xylem,
a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the
world's most challenging water issues, is the leading global
provider of efficient, innovative and sustainable water
technologies improving the way water is used, managed, conserved
and re-used. Our international team is unified in a common purpose:
creating advanced technology and other trusted solutions to solve
the world's water challenges. We are committed to creating an
organization of inclusion and diversity, where everyone feels
involved, respected, valued and connected, and where everyone is
free to bring their authentic selves and ideas.If you are excited
and passionate about helping us #letssolvewater, we want to hear
from you! For more information, please visit us at.We Offer You
More Than Just "A Job"
- Professional Development - To advance the capabilities of our
people, we offer a wide variety of experiences to support our
employees' professional growth and continuous learning.
- Total Rewards - We offer comprehensive programs for
compensation, benefits, recognition, learning and development,
work-life integration and corporate citizenship.
- Watermark - Watermark is our corporate social responsibility
program working to provide education and access to safe water to
ensure healthy lives, gender equality, and resilient communities.
Employees have the opportunity to learn and volunteer on various
water-related projects.
- Employee Networks - Our Employee Networks provide a
professional, supportive network for employees from diverse
backgrounds, including Women's, LGBT+ and Allies, Veteran's, People
of Color and Allies, Emerging Leaders, and Working Parents
Networks.We hire bright, thoughtful and motivated individuals, and
recognise that our success as an organisation depends on creating
an environment where great employees can thrive. Teams are fluid,
and individuals are trusted to take on stretching work within a
supportive environment that emphasises the importance of strong
communication and knowledge sharing. The fast-paced, project-based
environment provides opportunities for motivated people to get
involved in all aspects of delivery and to develop into new
technical areas.Xylem is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment
decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion,
national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity
or expression, age, disability or other characteristics protected
by law.The Role:Sentec, a Xylem brand, seeks to hire a Senior
Project Manager. At Sentec we apply our knowledge of fundamental
science, electronics, software, analytics and design across a wide
range of advanced products, both within the Xylem group, and to a
number of selected third parties, including some familiar household
brands. From brainstorming to prototype to manufacture and
production process, our clients benefit from outstanding ideas and
class-leading products and services.Our ownership structure
provides a unique opportunity: we receive the insights, challenges,
global view, and stability of a large corporation, we are left to
operate in a small-company, agile, innovative manner to deliver
solutions - which ultimately have a commercial route to market
through our parent company - giving our team the unique position of
seeing their innovations being deployed in real commercial
products. Sentec innovations are making important contributions to
some of today's key social and global resource issues - for
example, there are now over 15 million smart city assets
incorporating Sentec technology deployed around the world, enabling
the management of energy and water resources.As a Senior Project
Manager, you will find yourself responsible for delivering a broad
range of technical projects internally and for our external
clients. These will range in scope, complexity, duration and size
according to the specific projects - giving a great variety to the
role. At Sentec you will be working in a rapidly evolving industry
at an exciting time for technologists developing solutions for the
sustainability agenda. In order to be successful, you will need to
demonstrate leadership in pursuit of technical solutions and novel
ideas, have a hands-on approach to problem solving and ultimately
managing projects against time, budget and client expectations.The
position is largely based in our Cambridge office however you will
have the opportunity for some travel UK-wide, within Europe or the
United States.Essential Duties/Principal Responsibilities:
- Manage several Technical R&D projects simultaneously,
- Prioritize and manage your work
- Facilitator to our project teams, enabling them to achieve
project goals
- Support inclusive and open project working
- Manage risks, opportunities and expectations, ensuring
technical leads and internal stakeholders are consulted
- Contribute to proposals for new projects and identify
additional project opportunities
- Work with other project managers to balance the workload for
all
- Comfortable communicating effectively and sensitively at all
levels within the business
- Strong organisation skills and demonstrate ability to achieve
results
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Participation in activities as part of our corporative
responsibility program WatermarkPreferred Qualifications:
- Please note that this a senior-level role, so proven experience
of managing technical R&D projects isimportant
- Technical or Scientific degree or background and
experience
- Experience of managing multidisciplinary teams
- Project Management qualification(s) are desirable but not
essential
- Experience of project management tools and methodologies would
be an advantage however this is not as important as the correct
approachto complex challengesPhysical Demands: The physical demands
described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this
job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Regularly required to sit or stand, reach, bend and move about
the facilityWork Environment: The work environment characteristics
described here are representative of those an employee encounters
while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
- Office: Standard office equipment; work usually performed in an
office or site laboratory setting
- Estimated 10% travel requirement
- Standard weekly job hours: 37.5 hoursBenefits Include:
- Competitive salaries
- Holiday of 25 days per year, increases with length of
service
- Group life cover at 4 times basic salary
- Private health care
- Salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Relocation expenses as appropriate
- Annual performance and merit process
- Discretionary 10% All staff bonus scheme
- Employee referral bonus scheme
- Access to flexible benefits including cycle to work, critical
illness cover and green car leasing
- Flexible and remote working
Keywords: Xylem Inc., Cambridge , Senior Technical Project Manager, IT / Software / Systems , Cambridge, Massachusetts
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