Senior Capital Project Manager

Position Description:
Corning’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology group (AMT) is focused on aspects of manufacturing equipment across the following areas: Development/design, Industrialization, Procurement, Deployment, Commissioning, and Startup.  This position is in the Fiber Capital Programs (FCP) department within the Advanced Manufacturing Technology group (AMT) and is focused on equipment deployment, commissioning, and startup.  The position is for a Project Manager to be a member of a project team and provide project leadership in the upgrading, building, installation, commissioning, and startup of Corning Optical Communications manufacturing systems in the optical fiber and cable division.  This position will be responsible for leading Capital Projects to expand the capacity and capability of Global OFC Manufacturing Facilities.  
 

Project Manager Role:

•    Responsible for leading Capital Projects to expand the capacity and capability of Global OFC Manufacturing Facilities.  – either in North America or International. Project scope is typically > $10M with a mix of multi-disciplined direct reports and matrixed resources.
•    Partner with OFC Technology Development teams to specify the technology to be delivered.
•    Overseeing all phases of a project.  This includes funding, design, purchasing, shipping and logistics, installation, and handover. 
•    Utilize Corning’s Capital Management System (Capricorn) for project scope development and project execution. 

Project Manager Responsibilities: 
•    Ensuring that the project is completed safely and that all requirements are met.  Review the work site to ensure safe operations.  Correct any deficiencies. 
•    Managing 5-10 project engineers and technicians plus matrixed project team members
•    Interacting with leadership and peers throughout OFC to determine project objectives.
•    Leading the use of the Capricorn process to fully define project scopes, develop funding requests, and execute projects.
•    Defining and building project teams utilizing internal and external resources.
•    Traveling to the project execution site as necessary during project definition phase; deploying to the project site as applicable during the project execution phase.   Deployments may be 3-12+ months. 
•    Managing communication with all stakeholders, steering team, and project governance team
•    Managing project deliverables, schedules and budgets to the approved project scope.
•    Identifying issues that may impact deliverables developing solutions to eliminate or minimize impact. 

Required Skills:

•    BS or MS in an engineering discipline with 10+ years of experience in Project Management, Development, or Manufacturing experience. 
•    Demonstrated Project Management proficiency through all phases from development to start up.  
•    Experience managing matrixed team of 10+ members.
•    Technical proficiency to actively participate in the selection of technologies for a project and to guide the project team in design and troubleshooting activities.
•    Strong analytical skills including the understanding of equipment, construction and manufacturing costs.
•    Works well with other organizations (Operations, Engineering, IT, Quality, Finance and others) to fully understand project impacts and deliverables. 
•    Strong financial skills to manage project budgets and develop project business cases.
•    Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with team members, stakeholders, and division leadership, including multi-national diverse teams.
•    Adapt quickly to changing requirements and handle multiple tasks at one time.
•    Willing to deploy to project sites.

Project Manager - Desired Skills: 
•    Optical Fiber manufacturing experience – can be in development, engineering, or operations. 
•    Manufacturing Equipment design and development experience 
•    Software experience preferred: AutoCAD®, Inventor, Windows, MS Office suite including Power Point, Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and Project. 
•    Displays a bias for action in situations of uncertainty, addresses issues and problems proactively.  
•    Project management/technical/manufacturing experience, including developing project scope, budgets, and schedules.  
•    Project Management Professional certification
•    Strategic – Develops plans and contingencies, can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately, and can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
•    Develops and maintains rigorous processes to manage project scope, schedule, and budget; uses scope change process to obtain approval on changes.

Hours of work/work schedule/flextime: 

•    40hrs+ M-F, adjusted hours and weekends may be required based on where the project is in the project life cycle. 
•    The position is overtime exempt.  Overtime is not uncommon and is indeed expected at times, however the amount and duration will vary as a function of the job position, particular project, and point in the project life cycle.

Travel Requirements: 

•    Typical travel can range from a few days to a few weeks during the project initiation phase. During the deployment phase of the project, travel may be full-time. 
•    Planning, Development and/or Deployment phases typically range from 3-9 months but can extend to 1+ years. 
•    Travel will be required to Corning Optical Fiber and Cable Manufacturing sites in North Carolina (Concord, Winston-Salem, Hickory, Newton, and Wilmington) and overseas sites in India, China, and Europe.