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WATTS Project Manager in Vernon, British Columbia
The Watts Water Technologies family of companies designs and manufactures products that promote the comfort and safety of people and the quality, conservation and control of water used in commercial, residential, industrial, and municipal applications. Tekmar, a brand of WATTS is a leading manufacturer in hydronic heating controls, engineering, designing, manufacturing, selling and creating energy-saving control solutions throughout the globe. Everything we design is made to keep the Earth's most precious resource safer, cleaner, and more useful for our customers.
As the Project Manager, you will lead New Product Development (NPD) projects under the direction of the Senior Product Manager. You will be responsible for implementing project management tools, dashboards, and metrics, as per time and budget and will specifically support the NPD project portfolio within the electronics business unit of Watts Water Technologies, Inc. This role is open to both hybrid or remote candidates.
You Will:
Lead new product development efforts utilizing the Stage Gate process from concept to post-launch for NPD or VA/VE initiatives.
Ensure important partners/team members follow a structured and repeatable process from ideation, business case/commercial specification, engineering/production validation, to market launch and post-launch close out.
Coordinate with product managers, engineers, manufacturing, operation, sales and marketing and other team members across Watts teams to ensure understanding of project requirements and deliverables.
Facilitate creation of project plan with required budget, resources, detailed project schedule, defining critical milestones, aligned with Stage Gate deliverables.
Ensure project scope, schedule, and required resources are clearly defined and aligned across all teams.
Identify project risks and develop contingency plans to mitigate impact or scope throughout project lifecycle.
Schedule and lead all required project gate review meetings with teams.
You Have:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering
5+ years of experience with a minimum of 3 years of progressive Program/Project Management experience, ideally in a manufacturing environment – Electrical, Mechanical and Software engineering.
Proficient with Project Management Office tools – MS Project, WBS, Gantt Chart, Stage Gate and Agile methodology
PMP Certificate desirable
Understanding or hand-on experience in NPD development
What’s In It For You:
People-First Culture – Enriching and caring for people is at the core of who we are; this includes executing our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategy, and providing our employees with meaningful career growth opportunities, a positive and safe work environment, and affirmation that they are heard, valued, and respected.
Flexible PTO & Generous Paid Holidays
Educational Assistance
Sustainability – One of Newsweek’s Top 400 of “America’s Most Responsible Companies” for sustainability performance, three years running.
Great compensation package based on your skills, qualifications and experience
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, and registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs)
Continued professional development opportunities and educational reimbursement
Additional perks such as fitness reimbursements and employee discount programs
Physical Requirements:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, talk, and/or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
Work in both office and manufacturing environment. May occasionally be required to perform job duties outside the typical office setting.
Watts Water is a global leader of quality water solutions for residential, industrial, municipal, and commercial settings. Our family of brands (https://www.watts.com/our-story/brands) offers some of the most varied product lines in the world, with world-class, water-related solutions focused on:
Drainage and Water Reuse
HVAC and Hot Water
Plumbing and Flow Control
Water Quality and Rainwater Harvesting
We are a $1.9 billion global company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with a presence in five (5) continents and twenty-four (24) countries, and an employee population that speaks over eighteen (18) languages. As a people-first company, we prize enriching and caring for all who work here not only through words but through actions. This includes executing our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategy, and providing our employees with meaningful career growth opportunities, a positive and safe work environment, and affirmation that they are heard, valued, and respected.We are proud to be an organization that believes that a safer world is a more sustainable world – a belief that we proudly reflect in each of our technologies and solutions and our environmental and social commitments, such as our partnership with Planet Water Foundation.
Learn more about the Watts way, here (https://www.watts.com/our-story/brands) .
Specialties
Plumbing, HVAC, Water Quality, and Gas
Headquarters
Americas & Corporate Headquarters: North Andover, Massachusetts, USA
Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA) Headquarters: Shanghai, China
Company Size
About 5,000 employees
Website
http://www.watts.com/
http://www.wattsindustries.com/
http://www.wattsasia.com/
Industry
Machinery
Founded
1874