Technical Program Manager, New Product Development (Clean Energy)
Step into a high-impact role at OPW Clean Energy Solutions where you’ll orchestrate complex programs from concept through launch. Based at our Ball Ground, GA Center of Excellence and reporting to the Senior Director, Program Management, you’ll own the end-to-end delivery of strategic projects that push our clean energy portfolio forward.
A day in your role
Your morning might begin by reviewing cost, quality, technical performance, and delivery metrics across multiple projects. By midday, you’re facilitating a cross-functional handoff between engineering and operations, ensuring the right work transitions happen at the right time. In the afternoon, you’re leading a customer check-inaligning on scope, timelines, and risksbefore finalizing a Green/Yellow/Red program status report for senior executives and plant leaders.
Your core responsibilities
- Assume full Responsibility, Authority, and Accountability for project scope, schedule, cost, and quality commitments.
- Manage project-level Profit & Loss, building business cases and aligning resources, budgets, and schedules to meet objectives.
- Establish, document, and secure approvals for clear project objectives and deliverables; own and drive them to completion.
- Lead customer-facing engagements, including routine and timely check-ins for demanding external stakeholders.
- Coach project teams; solicit team input to resolve issues quickly and recognize performance against key indicators.
- Guide teams through customer concerns, scope changes, and risk assessments; embed project management processes and best practices.
- Elevate organizational responsiveness by communicating and managing internal and external customer expectations.
- Prepare and publish project metrics and reports; maintain performance indicators across all phases.
- Provide periodic program updates (Program Status Report – Green/Yellow/Red) highlighting milestones, risks, and variances.
- Enable efficient transitions between functional groups to maintain momentum and quality.
- Support integration initiatives and management tasks driven by local and corporate leadership to improve company structure and outcomes.
- Own monthly business review items and communicate outcomes to focused workgroups and the broader team.
What you bring
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution (Engineering preferred).
- PMP (PMI) certification preferred.
- 5+ years of project management experience; or a blend of PM with engineering and/or product development management.
- Proven leadership across multiple sites and global customers.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills; able to deliver status updates and technical presentations to management and customers.
- Demonstrated risk management expertise.
- Hands-on experience with New Product Development and the Stage-Gate process.
- Strong analytical capability and business acumen.
Proficiencies: Bachelor’s Degree; Project Management
Where you’ll work
Ball Ground, GA OPW Clean Energy Solutions Center of Excellence.
