Technical Program Manager; TPM

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A company that cares. It leads the way in construction, engineering, manufacturing and renewable energy, redefining how energy is designed, applied and consumed. The company focuses on thoughtfully growing to meet market demands and has been recognized as one of the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America. FTI’s Culture of Care prioritizes the mind, body and soul of its team members.

The Technical Program Manager (TPM) will support R&D Technology Development (TD) and Technology Integration (TI) projects. The TPM oversees the transition of projects from R&D to the Product Development (PD) team, ensuring that scope, deliverables, risk, risk mitigation and gate workflow are completed and documented. This deeply technical and strategic role focuses on short‑ and long‑term processes and initiatives intended to meet FTI’s business goals.

The TPM will work closely with engineering and cross‑functional teams to ensure programs have proper resources, develop schedules and timelines, manage budgets, communicate program progress and status, and execute projects to meet agreed‑upon timelines, cost, and quality targets. The ideal candidate has a proven history of managing programs with standard tools and methodologies from design initiation through manufacturing support in a dynamic environment.

The TPM will lead and motivate technical teams to accomplish projects with notable impact on company objectives, driving the team in an agile workflow to meet milestones and target timelines. Additional responsibilities include guiding the team to follow the R&D workflow gates, interacting with stakeholders through gate and design reviews, and executing programs to meet agreed‑upon timelines, cost and quality targets.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering. MBA, Program Management Professional (PgMP) and additional technical certifications are a plus. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Certified Six Sigma Green or Black Belt preferred.

Experience:

Minimum of 10 years Technical Project Management experience.

• Knowledgeable with CMMI
• Experience with program management tools including JIRA, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Confluence, or similar
• Experience with requirements management, project traceability, and risk management tools including JAMA, Polarion, DOORS, or similar
• Experience with graphical analysis and visualization tools including Power BI, Tableau
• Familiarity with Product Data Management or PLM tools including Windchill, ENOVIA 3DEx, CATIA PLM, or similar
• Familiarity with collaborative version management tools including Git, Git Hub, Git Lab, Clear Case, or similar

Travel: 10‑20%.

Work Schedule:

7 AM – 5 PM, Monday‑Friday. Overtime may be required, and work may be performed at any time to meet business needs.

Location:

This role requires being in the office in Menasha, WI 2‑3 days per week.

• Facilitate project management tools and processes across the R&D teams.
• Champion the R&D gate process workflow and workshops.
• Assess gate workflow completion by using scorecards and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Assess project labor demand by department and highlight gaps.
• Ensure project completion within target time and budget without sacrificing quality.
• Challenge the team with technology exploration and foster viable solutions for the path to target.
• Guide the R&D team’s focus on market requirements to develop the right technology and product.
• Implement and offer agile processes to accelerate project deliverables.
• Guide the R&D team to technically manage complex components, subsystems, systems and ecosystems.
• Provide guidance on connecting R&D development technology with market needs.
• Ensure R&D projects are delivered to the PD team with necessary documentation, tools, and technology readiness level.
• Align R&D deliverables to the technology and product roadmap.
• Uncover and understand customer needs and translate them into requirements.
• Work well with internal teams including design, controls, V&V, manufacturing, quality, service, modeling & simulation, markets, strategy, IP and operations.
• Ensur…