Project Manager, Locomotive

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This position can report to any of the following Progress Rail Locomotive facilities:
La Grange, IL;
Mayfield, KY; or Muncie, IN.

• The Project Manager is a member of the Project Management Office and is responsible for leading locomotive design and build projects that are large in scope and complexity. This includes managing multiple concurrent efforts across Locomotive Builds, Research and Development, Rebuild and Repower, Aftermarket, and Power Products—ranging from small-scale initiatives to New Product Introduction (NPI).
• Oversees all phases of the project lifecycle: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. Responsibilities include planning, budgeting, team coordination, stakeholder communication, and documentation to ensure successful project delivery aligned with contractual and organizational goals.
• Collaborates with senior leadership to ensure transparency regarding project health, scope, and direction, and works cross-functionally with engineering, supply chain, operations, and customer-facing teams. The ideal candidate demonstrates entrepreneurial problem-solving skills and a proven ability to manage complex, capital-intensive projects.

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree with emphasis in Business, Engineering, Project Management or equivalent.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, Project) and scheduling software (Primavera or equivalent).
• Minimum 10 years’ experience on capital intensive, highly engineered, long life cycle product lines.

Preferred:

• Masters in Engineering, Operations, or Business.
• Exposure to ERP systems.
• CAPM certified preferred.
• PMP certified highly preferred.
• Locomotive industry knowledge preferred.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong conflict resolution and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to manage people, projects, and programs in a matrix environment.
• Ability to influence and lead across organizational levels.
• High analytical ability to assess and facilitate alternative courses of action.
• Strong attention to detail; ability to multitask and meet strict deadlines.
• Demonstrated understanding of locomotive products and systems.

• Strength – Position typically involves work in an office environment with occasional visits to an industrial environment. Frequent/constant sitting. Occasional standing and walking. Occasional light to medium- level lifting or carrying (up to 50 pounds).
• Motion – Position regularly requires standard motions associated with working in an office environment. Depending on assigned project, position may occasionally require motions involved in an industrial working environment, including some low to intense levels of pushing, pulling, climbing, balancing, crouching, stooping, kneeling, reaching, grasping.
• Vision/Hearing Requirements – Frequent verbal communications, including both talking and hearing.
• Work Environment – Position is typically located in an office environment with occasional visits to an industrial environment which may include a non-temperature-controlled environment, as well as exposure to noise (85+ decibels), occasional exposure to temperature changes, heavy machinery and other hazardous working conditions requiring the use of PPE. Position may require travel as necessary, both domestic and international.
• Emotional Demands – Very high level of responsibility. Must be able to coordinate diverse aspects of a project. Requires significant interpersonal skills while sustaining very high standards.
• Safety – Position may occasionally require the use of Personal Protective Equipment during visits to industrial areas.

• Competitive Salary
• 401(k) plan with up to 6% company match (no waiting period with immediate vesting)
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Accident, Critical Care, and Hospital Insurance available along with an HDHP and HSA with seed money
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time-Off (PTO)
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Education Assistance Program
• Employee Recognition Programs
• Site specific Production and Incentive Plans
• Site specific Step and Skill Level Wage Adjustment Plans
• Site Specific Relocation and Sign-on Bonus Programs
• Benefits eligibility varies by job position, full-time/part-time and regular/temporary status. The provisions of the plan documents control such benefits.
• Subject to position, eligibility, and plan guidelines. EEO Progress Rail is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

Job Category:
Engineering

PRS Facility

Location:

Muncie, IN Locomotive - 293

Summary Pay Range: $77,069.75 - $