Senior Project Manager

Company Description

Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation.

Within this framework, Veolia's Water Technology Business brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Project Manager. In this role, you will execute complex, cross functional projects for Veolia WTS Analytical Instruments located in Boulder, CO. The ideal candidate has a strong project management background in a manufacturing environment, is self‑motivated, strategic, and team‑focused. Proven communication and high performing team‑building skills are essential to success. We are looking for a candidate who can be a key contributor and leader on a talented and diverse team to meet both project and customer expectations.

Key Characteristics:

• Lead diverse, cross‑functional teams effectively within a strategic project environment.
• Communicate effectively across all company levels.
• Motivate teams toward high performance.
• Prioritize assignments and manage multiple tasks in a fast‑paced environment.
• Collaborate and build teams to lead change.
• Drive continuous improvement across project management processes.
• Solve problems with attention to detail and emotional intelligence.
• Understand key governance processes in project and portfolio management.
• Understand manufacturing and product introduction processes.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Define project scope, timeline, and budget with the team.
• Monitor and report progress, accountability, and critical milestones.
• Communicate task dependencies and ensure realistic estimates.
• Facilitate project meetings and establish communication plans.
• Adapt plans to changing business needs and resolve conflicts.
• Collaborate with resource managers to allocate personnel to assigned projects.
• Manage change orders and enforce process rigor.
• Document decisions, risks, and lessons learned.
• Ensure project information is organized and accessible.
• Alert leadership to unachievable requests and escalate issues.
• Share best practices and champion change for the PMO.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Experience with project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Scrum).
• Communicate complex data excellently in oral and written forms.
• Present complex data clearly to diverse audiences.
• Solve complex problems promptly.
• Manage changing priorities in fast‑paced environments.
• Manage conflict effectively.
• Mentor others effectively.
• Comfortable working in Google Workspace including use of Google Docs, Google Sheets, Gmail, Google Drive and Sites as well as Microsoft Office 365.

Education and Experience

Required:

• B.S or M.S. degree in an Engineering discipline or related degree.
• 10+ years of Project Management experience.

Preferred:

• Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) / Product Develop Process (PDP) deployment processes.
• Working knowledge of Product Management and New Technology/RD governance processes.
• Experience with Project Management tools such as One Plan, Planview, Microsoft Project or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of SAP.
• PROCSI Certification.

At Veolia, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We’re an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Because our people are our greatest assets, we also offer competitive compensation and benefits that include:

• Compensation – The salary range is tied to the market for similarly benchmarked roles. The range is not an absolute, but a guide, and offers will be based on the individual candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, and…