[Hiring] Manager, Program Delivery @Xylem

Role Description

This position offers the opportunity to join Xylem Decision Intelligence Solutions driven, contrarian, creative experts in their endeavor to use high tech tools to solve age-old infrastructure problems. This position is responsible for establishing and managing the regional program management team to deliver client projects on time, on budget, and meeting or exceeding client’s expectations.

• Strong commercial understanding of the business with proven ability to translate business strategy into day-to-day delivery
• Natural team player who is committed to leading through collaboration
• Demonstrated technical understanding of engineering as they apply to water, wastewater conveyance and treatment systems
• Understanding of Federal, state and local laws and regulations as they apply to assigned region; discernment to understand when to escalate matters to legal for review and advice
• Analyze and make sound recommendations on complex management and administrative issues
• Experience preparing clear, concise and comprehensive correspondence, reports, proposals, studies, recommendations and other written materials
• Excellent oral presentation skills with clear and logical messaging to internal and external clients
• Proven ability to develop and implement goals, objectives, policies, procedures, work standards and management controls
• Proven track record of exercising sound, independent judgment within general policy guidelines
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management, contractors, vendors, employees and the public
• Ability to exercise tact, discretion and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive, complex and confidential issues and situations
• Comfortable and successful working under pressure, under intensive deadlines, competing demands and tasks, as well as adaptable to change
• Attract, develop, coach and hold accountable a team of Project and Program Managers
• Responsible for delivering revenue and standard margins in the region
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, setting up standard work processes, metrics and tools to help the team work efficiently

Qualifications

• Graduation from a four-year university with a major in engineering, or related field
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in the delivery of complex water and wastewater projects
• At least three years’ experience working in a management capacity preferred
• Solid engineering background along with strong business acumen
• A certificate of registration as a Professional Engineer issued by the local state/country authority a plus (or the ability to obtain in 12 months)
• Must have previous experience and accountability for cost control and profit targets and managing a budget
• Experience with developing and managing programs, scheduling and implementation with ability to plan, assign, direct and coordinate a variety of functional specialties with overlapping work areas

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit or stand, reach, bend and move about the facility

Work Environment

• Office: Standard office equipment; work usually performed in an office setting free from any disagreeable elements
• Standard weekly job hours: 40 hours
• Travel: 25%

Benefits

• Paid Volunteer Program, Xylem Watermark
• Employee Resource Groups (ERG)