Sr. Project Manager

Preference is for candidates near Perrysburg, Ohio. 

The Project Manager is responsible and accountable for defining, planning, managing, and safely executing O-I’s major capital projects related to strategic expansion, furnace footprint optimization and flexibility changes, oxy-fuel conversions, as well as major/minor furnace repairs.

The position will be responsible to effectively manage all phases of the project lifecycle, including initiation, scope, cost estimating, forecasting, engineering, procurement, installation, commissioning. Conduct post-project reviews to capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement across all major/minor projects.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead and manage projects following the global project management fundamental non-negotiables and toll gate process to accomplish the defined scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk management and internal customer/stakeholders expectations.
• Serve as a strategic partner, aligning project execution with business objectives, driving innovation, and leading change initiatives across the organization.
• Driving a construction safety culture on site during project execution and implementing the construction safety fundamentals
• Work along with planning department, engineering and operations discipline leaders to allocate and manage internal and external resources in order to execute the projects.
• Regular reporting of project status and cost to senior corporate and CG leadership
• Rigorous change and contingency management
• Monthly spending forecast preparation
• Ensure project management fundamentals methodologies, practices, and tools are being utilized.
• Ensure project documentation and deliverables, procedures, standards and best practices are produced and stored in a controlled repository (SharePoint/Construction Cloud).
• Assure all project activities are aligned to customer/business requirements.