Global Project Lead

At Dura-Line, we aspire to create a more connected world, because we believe every company, every community, every person deserves the chance to advance their lives through better access to high-speed broadband. We take pride in our state-of-the-art quality products and are recognized as a key partner with all of the major telecommunications companies across the world. In one year, Dura-Line produced over 1.4 billion feet of digital network infrastructure.

Dura-Line creates what connects us. Every time you pick up your cell phone, log into the internet, or use your I‑anything, it’s because our HDPE pathways protect that delicate string of glass called a fiber optic cable that carries everything from precious pictures of your puppy to the latest sports scores. Your safety, health, family, work, entertainment…your whole life; that’s our connection.

At Dura-Line, we create solutions that better connect people and information across the globe. No matter how big or small a role we each play, everything we do is connected to that shared purpose. Your work with us will help reinvent the future of cities and homes, link communities to data infrastructure, expand access to health and wellness, and create critical human connections between families and friends.

We’re looking to hire a Global Project Lead for our Elyria, OH site. The role is responsible for and accountable for the accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of the project implementation process for assigned projects using the defined project management methodology. Supports development of strategical frameworks, business processes, and KPIs.

• Sustain & contribute to project management framework, governance, and associated business systems and processes to deliver strategic business initiatives in close coordination with leaders and their teams
• Provide timely communication and control of information at each stage of project implementation with the ability to handle unexpected crises and deviations from plan.
• Maintain a high standard of technical assistance to project team members and stakeholders with respect to project engineering applications and technical information management.
• Deliver analysis to monitor work stream milestone reports so that any impacts to schedule can be escalated as needed
• Create incremental value and tracking delivery via work breakdown structures and other project tracking tools.
• Schedule and lead project‑related meetings and calls with internal teams, vendors, and stakeholders. Monitor and track action items and decisions for work streams/projects.
• Communicate across the traditional lines of command by bringing together as peers those persons necessary to accomplish a given task.
• Assist with the development and oversee implementation of policies & procedures, tools and best practices.
• Manages processes that communicate a shared path to achieve success leveraging infrastructure, workflow, people, and operational governance tools.
• Support Management structure standardized by the Project Management Office. Builds up processes, procedures, and corporate knowledge base. Sustains or improves PMIS.
• Ability to communicate and influence various organizational levels of stakeholders and project team members.
• Maintain awareness of operational and strategic priorities to effectively manager project timelines and deliverables.

• Must be able to travel 25% of the time and have experience working individually/remotely
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/related field or equivalent work experience.
• Certified Professional in PMP or on the path to certification desired.
• 5+ years of experience in managing technical and non-technical projects of various scopes and size, preferably in an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Well‑versed with Project Business Artifact Characteristics, (Benefits, Change, Communications, Procurement, Quality, Risk, & Stakeholder Management Plans), Lesson Learned, Project Post Mortem.
• Knowledgeable of change control logs, Critical Path Management, Project Charter, Business Case (Value), and creation of granular value creation goals. Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
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