Program Manager, Power Grid Automation
Reporting to the Director, Power Grid Automation, this position is responsible for the operational coordination, workflow planning, and process improvement of the Power Grid Automation engineering team. The person in this role sets the day-to-day approach to scheduling, prioritization, and process questions for the department, bringing in the Director, Power Grid Automation on the calls that carry real risk to cost, timing, or customer commitments. The role keeps engineering resources organized and aligned across concurrent orders and projects, maintains visibility into the department?s project portfolio, and partners with Application Engineering, Operations, and Aftermarket Support to standardize and continuously improve the processes that move automation solutions from order intake through delivery. This is a non-engineering, program- and process-focused role; it does not perform protective relay programming, logic design, or other technical subject-matter work.
Primary/Essential Responsibilities:
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Coordinate and maintain the Power Grid Automation engineering workload ? tracking order and project intake, ownership, milestones, and status ? so that work is organized, visible, and progressing on schedule, while aligning with the Manager, Automation Engineering. Decides how competing orders get sequenced when demand outpaces capacity, bringing the Manager, Automation Engineering in only on tradeoffs that would materially affect a customer commitment.
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Own and maintain the master schedule and capacity view across all active Power Grid Automation projects, weighing competing priorities, conflicts, bottlenecks, and at-risk milestones and proposing a plan of action to department leadership before delivery is impacted.
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Develop operational metrics and KPIs (on-time delivery, cycle time, backlog, and utilization), interpreting what the trends mean for the department and proposing corrective action to department leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
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Lead cross-functional process improvement initiatives with Application Engineering, Operations, and Aftermarket Support to streamline handoffs, reduce rework, and improve on-time, defect-free delivery.
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Determine how functional project workflows, templates, checklists, and documentation practices should work, then develop, implement, and standardize them; lead the adoption of improved processes and tools across the engineering team, including selecting and configuring the project-management platforms used to support them.
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Serve as the internal point of coordination among Power Grid Automation engineers, project managers, and cross-functional teams ? facilitating cadence meetings, removing roadblocks, and ensuring alignment on scope, schedule, and deliverables.
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Facilitate project kickoff, status, and closeout reviews, turning lessons learned into concrete changes the team actually adopts.
- Champion consistent, on-time, high-quality delivery to internal and external customers ? through coordination and process leadership rather than performance of the technical engineering work.
Required Qualifications:
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Bachelor?s degree in business, engineering management, operations, or a related field ? or equivalent work experience.
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5+ years of program/project coordination, operations, or process-improvement experience, preferably in an engineering, manufacturing, or technical environment.
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Expert knowledge of the Microsoft suite ? Word, Excel, Outlook, and Project ? and proficiency with project/portfolio tracking tools such as Smartsheets.
Preferred Qualifications:
What we offer you:
Typical pay is $85,963-111,783
Please note the pay information shown above is a general guideline. Pay is based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications.
This position is eligible for participation in our Quarterly Incentive Pay Program.
G&W Electric offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
About G&W Electric
Innovating since 1905, G&W Electric has grown into a global leader in engineered electrical power grid solutions. Working with us means joining a worldwide team of passionate manufacturing professionals striving to continually improve the technologies the world depends on to deliver safe, reliable electricity. Our culture is focused on employee success, so we foster an entrepreneurial environment that encourages everyone to thrive.
G&W Electric enjoys a long reputation for product quality, innovation and world-class customer service to the power industry. We have established this reputation by believing that our greatest asset is our employees. We owe our success to the initiative and talents of highly skilled individuals within our team-based organization. Our goal is to set the standard for customer satisfaction by ensuring a superior level of service, performance and innovation. As a global organization and industry leader, we are committed to cultivating an engaging work environment that embraces our core values and develops our talent. Our continuous focus on growth and innovation means that you become part of a company that provides challenging opportunities, rewards excellence and combines your individual expertise to achieve a higher level of shared success. As part of our organization, you also help power the world!
G&W Electric is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. G&W Electric participates in the E-Verify process for all new hires.
G&W Electric participates in the E-Verify process for all new hires.
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