Service Project Manager

Nidec Motor Corporation
  • Brooklyn Heights, OH
    9 days ago

    Job Description

    We begin with dreams. Dreams drive our motivation. Dreams are our future. The world''s dreams, people''s dreams, our dreams. Our passion creates ideas that make dreams come alive. Technology and products that were only dreams become reality.

    All for dreams. Dreams challenge and the Nidec-Group will continue to meet the challenge. For the world''s and people''s tomorrows; the world''s first, the world''s best technologies and products; we will continue our part in creating a better society.

    Job Summary

    The Project Manager III is a senior professional role responsible for leading complex, cross‑functional projects with significant business impact. This role applies advanced project‑management expertise, strong execution judgment, and stakeholder leadership to deliver outcomes across multiple functions, timelines, and constraints.

    Job Description

    Role Overview

    The Project Manager III owns large or high‑complexity projects, or multiple related initiatives, often involving competing priorities, significant change, and elevated stakeholder visibility. The role goes beyond routine execution into trade‑off management, decision framing, and organizational influence.

    This position does not include formal people‑management responsibility but provides informal leadership and mentorship to Project Manager I-II roles and analysts. The role typically reports to a Senior Project Manager, Program Manager, PMO Lead, or Functional Leader.

    Key Responsibilities

    Senior Project Leadership & Ownership

    Lead end‑to‑end delivery of complex, high‑visibility projects

    Define project strategy, scope, objectives, milestones, and success metrics

    Ensure alignment between project outcomes and business priorities

    Integrated Planning & Execution

    Develop and maintain integrated project plans across multiple workstreams

    Manage critical paths, dependencies, and sequencing across teams

    Balance scope, schedule, cost, and quality trade‑offs to maintain delivery

    Risk, Issue & Change Management

    Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues

    Lead resolution of non‑routine or high‑impact challenges

    Manage scope change through disciplined change‑control processes

    Cross‑Functional & Stakeholder Leadership

    Influence and align senior stakeholders across Operations, Engineering, IT, Finance, Supply Chain, and other functions

    Facilitate decision‑making in ambiguous or constrained environments

    Serve as the primary point of accountability and escalation

    Reporting, Analysis & Executive Communication

    Track progress against schedule, scope, cost (if applicable), and performance metrics

    Provide clear, executive‑ready status updates, insights, and recommendations

    Prepare materials for steering reviews, leadership updates, and governance forums

    Governance & Delivery Discipline

    Enforce adherence to project‑management standards, tools, and governance requirements

    Ensure transparency, accountability, and documentation quality

    Support audits, reviews, and project assurance activities

    Financial & Resource Oversight (as applicable)

    Manage project budgets and forecasts within approved parameters

    Coordinate resource planning and capacity constraints with functional leaders

    Support variance analysis and corrective actions

    Continuous Improvement & Best Practices

    Capture lessons learned and improvement opportunities

    Apply insights to improve future project delivery and execution models

    Contribute to development of PMO standards and practices

    Mentorship & Capability Building

    Mentor Project Manager I-II roles and project analysts

    Review plans, risks, and status for quality and rigor

    Support onboarding and development of less‑experienced project managers

    Qualifications

    Education & Experience

    Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, Finance, or related field required

    Professional certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) preferred

    Typically 5-8+ years of experience in project management, program delivery, consulting, or operations roles

    Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

    Advanced knowledge of project management methodologies and tools

    Proven ability to lead complex projects independently

    Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and problem‑solving skills

    Excellent stakeholder‑management and influence capability

    Executive‑level written, verbal, and presentation communication

    High standards for accountability, rigor, and delivery discipline

    Additional Job Details

    Professional - P3

    Organizational Impact

    • Works to achieve operational, functional, and/or business targets within team with direct impact on departmental or job family results
    • Established professional; works under limited supervision
    • Works independently on moderately complex projects/assignments and contributes to setting objectives or goals of projects and assignments within team

    Communication & Influence

    • Communicates with employees both within and occasionally outside of the department and/or job family on matters that require explanation, interpretation and/or advising; may communicate with external clients or partners depending upon the job area
    • Influences employees within the department at an operational level regarding concepts or practices and some advisement on approaches

    Innovation & Complexity

    • Responsible for making moderate improvements of processes, procedures, or systems to contribute to the performance of the team
    • Problems faced are difficult and mildly complex and typically impact the job family and/or multiple teams

    Leadership & Talent Management

    • Provides assistance and training to other employees
    • May lead significant parts of moderately complex projects or processes

    Knowledge & Experience

    • Requires advanced job knowledge and demonstrated competence within department, typically obtained through advanced education and relevant experience
    • Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience

    Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec

    Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

    Work Shift Schedule

    No Soliciting

    Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationBrooklyn Heights, OH

    Skills

    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Budget Managementunmatched
    • Change Managementunmatched
    • Consultingunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Corrective Actionunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Documentationunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Forecastingunmatched
    • Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Metricsunmatched
    • Onboardingunmatched
    • PRINCE2unmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Procedure Developmentunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Project Evaluationunmatched
    • Project Executionunmatched
    • Project Management Professional (PMP)unmatched
    • Project Management Softwareunmatched
    • Project Planningunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Recruiting/Staffing Agencyunmatched
    • Risk Managementunmatched
    • Set Goalsunmatched
    • Standards Developmentunmatched
    • Strategic Analysisunmatched
    • Supply Chainunmatched
    • Talent Managementunmatched
    • Training/Teachingunmatched
    • Variance Analysisunmatched

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