Title Senior Project Manager

Navitas Systems LLC, a leader in comprehensive energy storage solutions, was formed in 2011 with the merger of Micro Sun Innovative Energy Storage Solutions and Micro Sun Electronics, and the acquisition of lithium battery company A123 Systems’ Government Solutions Group. In 2019, East Penn Manufacturing, one of the world’s leading battery manufacturers, acquired majority interest in Navitas Systems. In SEVEN remarkable decades, East Penn has grown from a one-room shop with a product line of five automotive batteries to one of the world’s leading battery manufacturers with over 10,500 full-time employees, 515 product designs, operations around the world, and hundreds of awards for industry excellence.

At our Navitas facilities we engage in the research, design, development, and manufacture of advanced lithium cells and energy storage products and systems for both commercial and Industrial customers. We invest in our people, they are and always will be the heart of this company. Are you ready to join a family-owned enterprise committed to honoring the contributions of everyone? Then Navitas is the right place for you.

The Senior Project Manager at Navitas Systems, an East Penn company plays a critical role in advancing next-generation lithium battery system applications to align with East Penn’s strategic portfolio. This position is responsible for leading multiple complex projects while strategically guiding the broader Product Development process.

The role ensures that all projects meet scope, cost, quality, and timing objectives while aligning efforts with the company’s long-term operations strategy and technology roadmap. Responsibilities span the product lifecycle—from production readiness hand-off through product End-of Life. The Project Manager drives project planning, execution, financial performance, and reporting, while also fostering collaboration, innovation, and cross-functional alignment.

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for driving Project Management leadership and supporting the PMO to continuously develop best practices, provide guidance to junior PMs, and may have direct reports to manage. Senior Project Managers are part of the staff management team and will be expected to train, retain, and develop their direct reports.

• Manage several concurrent projects through Navitas Product Development APQP process,
• Plan, develop, and execute project schedules, budgets, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with project goals.
• Support regular phase-gate reviews with leadership, ensuring clear go/no-go decisions.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate risks while ensuring scope, timing, and cost objectives are met.
• Lead milestone reviews, drive open issues to closure, and ensure disciplined execution using project management methods.
• Deliver executive-level updates, including project summaries, and presentations
• Track and report project revenue, costs, and variances against budget
• Act as liaison between sustaining teams and leadership functions such as resource planning, end of life strategy development, and product strategy.
• Provides advisory support and assistance to the department managers as needed.
• Be actively involved in optimizing and improving project management and other business work process and methodologies
• Performs in a manner that will prevent errors and omissions.
• Provides advisory support and assistance to the portfolio manager as needed.
• Responsible for meeting project management targets and key performance indicators
• Participate in activities needed to support the management functions of the team.
• Follow all safety guidelines and operate in a safe manner
• Physical presence on the job is essential and necessary
• If a direct report is…