Operations Project Manager

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Operations Project Manager

Chem-Aqua is the wholly owned water treatment subsidiary of NCH Corporation, a privately owned specialty chemicals, maintenance supplies, and services company with over $1 billion in annual sales. We are currently seeking a highly skilled Operations Project Manager to work across business teams to oversee critical projects. The Project Manager (PM) is responsible for leading various business teams through the project life cycle by planning, budgeting, scheduling, and tracking the project plan. If you’re seeking a position with high visibility and responsibility in a personable, stable yet thriving environment, our Project Manager opportunity, could be a match for you!

A little about us

Applying for a new job is a little like entering uncharted territory. We want you to feel 100% confident about the application process, the position, and our company before committing your time to apply, so that none of the above comes as a surprise. Let’s start with some information about our company, Chem-Aqua, so you can get to know us better.

Chem-Aqua is a subsidiary company of NCH Corporation, a privately held, family-owned, global business headquartered in Irving, Texas, near Dallas. NCH has more than 7,500 employees, offices, and facilities on six continents, and clients in more than 50 countries. This includes the corporate headquarters as well as the other subsidiary companies. We clean and conserve water, save energy, and deliver best-in-class maintenance solutions, with a focus on industrial and commercial businesses.

• About Chem-Aqua and our history
• Our products and solutions
• NCH brands and divisions  

Culture and benefits

We’re a global company with a family feel, offering the same benefits of an international corporation with the personal relationships of a small business. Working in our small teams and close-knit environment, you’d never guess we had a 7,500+ employee headcount. We realize a job is more than just a job – it’s an extension of your life and family – and we’re committed to maintaining just that. For us, culture is not just a perk; it’s essential to how we thrive. And that’s speaking for 100 years in the business!

• Employee-centric environment (regular corporate activities, personal relationships, small teams)
• Family-first attitude (work-life balance support, paid parental leave, flexible hours)
• Approachable leadership (collaboration with top leaders, open-door policy)
• Growth-oriented mindset (autonomy, creative freedom to explore new ideas)
• Paid vacation and holiday leave
• Wellness initiatives (on-site fitness facility and cafeteria, planned activities)
• Community involvement (volunteering, fundraisers, charity events, school sponsorships and donations)
• Employee recognition programs (appreciation week, awards and ceremonies)
• Personal and professional development and growth
• Financial wellness (retirement options, 401K match, employee credit union)
• Benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life, long and short-term disability)

If this sounds like a fit for you so far, keep reading.

A little about you

1. Experience
   1. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science or related discipline
   2. 3+ years of experience in project management related to construction or project coordination
   3. PMP and/or Agile certification is a plus
   4. Experience in running concurrent tasks and resource allocation
   5. Experience in a diverse and complex global organization
   6. Experience with Salesforce.com, Oracle, custom development, and mobility projects
   7. Experience in procurement and managing vendors including contract negotiation

2. Skills
   1. Focused, top-notch customer service and communication skills.
   2. Ability to draw out issues, form partnerships, and build consensus
   3. Resourceful, inquisitive, confident listener and participant
   4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
   5. Passion for driving high-quality, on-time, on-budget solutions.
   6. Ability to build high-performance teams
   7. Willingness to understand the business from the user’s perspective
   8. Commitment to service excellence, cost efficiency, performance enhancement
   9. Strong relationship-building skills and high business ethics
   10. Strong coordination, collaboration, and organization skills
   11. A confident, assertive, and caring leader

Day-to-Day Work Examples

We support growth, opportunity and variety, which means your day-to-day has the potential to adapt with you and your passions. If you’re not challenged and growing, neither are we. For starters, though, here are some day-to-day examples of what you will be doing:

1. Projects and Project Portfolio
   1. Ensuring operations projects are:
      1. following governance practices,
      2. kept on track / on budget / on scope to the best ability
      3. are managed in such a way that issues and obstacles are actively raised and addressed
      4. accurately reported and status is accurately reflected
   2. Acting in role of Program Manager as needed
   3. Providing regular visibility to progress  and issues regarding strategic and high-visibility initiatives
   4. Acting as a liaison to external or Corporate audit or compliance teams
   5. Monitoring the status and financial health of the Business Unit and Regional portfolios of critical projects
   6. Ensuring projects that merit Executive attention have representation at project prioritization and demand planning meetings

2. Vendor Management
   1. Work with critical vendors
      1. to ensure  they meet service and contractual obligations
      2. to review critical metrics
      3. to maintain relationships
      4. to drive continuous improvement

Sound like a fit for you?

If yes, jump aboard, and apply today.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.