Sr. Program Manager, Elevation
$120,800–$151,000 year
On-siteChicago, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Lead complex capital programs from requirements definition through vertical startup and handover, defining objectives, budgets, and execution plans aligned to business cases. Provide cross-functional leadership across Engineering, Finance, Operations, and external partners to manage dependencies, resolve technical challenges, and establish governance cadences. Serve as the program advocate to capital investment committees, support Capital Appropriation Request submissions, and ensure safety and compliance requirements are embedded from design through operational verification. Develop integrated roadmaps, manage risk processes, and communicate program health via decision-oriented reporting. Travel frequently to customer locations, stores, and manufacturing facilities, with up to 50% travel outside the home state required.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an accredited engineering school or related field
- 6+ years experience in engineering, project management, program management, and/or technical leadership across multiple sites
- Demonstrated success in project and program management execution, including requirements definition, scope, schedule, budget, governance, reporting, risk, dependency, resource planning, execution, monitoring/control, closeout, roadmap development, cross-workstream dependency management, and decision cadence
- Demonstrated leadership, communication, influence, critical thinking, problem-solving, relationship-building, executive communication, and business acumen to lead complex cross-functional programs, align technical decisions with stakeholder and business needs, and support operational readiness, change adoption, benefits realization, and sustained value delivery
- Willingness to travel to locations outside of home state for extended periods (up to 50%) as needed
- Demonstrated ability to work remotely with little supervision
- Ability to work to flexible schedule including days, afternoons, nights and overtime as needed
- Ability to complete tasks in a noisy environment
- Ability to scale heights and traversal of workplace
- Ability to inspect sites to detect safety concerns
Desired Qualifications
- Prior experience in an in-plant technical role such as Operations, Maintenance, or Plant Engineering
- Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or other iterative delivery methods
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