Senior Project Manager - Buffalo, NY

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

“Cooler By Design” - Chart’s principal focus is the design and fabrication of cryogenic equipment; so you can see where we get our tagline from, right? Well, yes and no – see, we think the stuff we design and build is pretty cool too. What’s more, we’re problem solvers. Customers don’t come to Chart with an equipment specification, they come to Chart with a challenge. That’s where you come in, because someone has to figure it out, all the way from conceptual design to installation and commissioning of equipment at site. The applications we service are pretty diverse (and cool) too – from solutions for launching rockets into space; to providing low carbon energy for vehicles, industries and even entire communities; to the preservation of critical human and animal tissue. Pop into a well-known fast food outlet and it’ll likely be Chart equipment supplying your carbonated beverage. If nitro coffee or nitro ice cream is your thing – well, that’s Chart technology too (and it’s also cool)! Interested to learn more? Take a tour of Chart City to get a feel of how Chart equipment solutions impact our daily lives.

The Aftermarket Americas Parts Fulfilment Operations team leads the entire project lifecycle, from order entry through project execution and customer delivery. As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead high-impact, complex projects, drive operational excellence, and ensure customer satisfaction in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. This role requires strategical and functional leadership, advanced coordination skills, and accountability for project outcomes across multiple departments and stakeholders.

This role will be based out of either Buffalo, NY; Medina, OH; or Stafford, TX with the option of a hybrid schedule.

What Will You Do?

• Provide strategic direction and full ownership of multiple and complex projects from order receipt through delivery, ensuring financial, schedule, quality, and customer satisfaction targets are consistently achieved.
• Lead and mentor cross-functional teams (engineering, supply chain, quality, logistics, sales), fostering collaboration and pro-active problem resolution.
• Develop, validate and manage project schedules, budgets, and resource plans, ensuring long-term business objectives are supported.
• Manage projects by driving milestone achievements, reporting, and follow-up to ensure on-time delivery and optimal margin protection.
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks to project performance, implementing robust contingency plans.
• Serve as primary point of contact to customers, managing executive-level communications, escalations, strategic relationships and expectations.

What Else is Expected?

• Drive adherence to project management best practices, standards, strategic projects, innovations and internal procedures, raising overall project delivery maturity.
• Represent Howden, a Chart Industries Company, with senior-level professionalism, accountability and customer focus.
• Promote knowledge-sharing, mentor project team members, and support the development of project coordinators and project managers and foster a culture of collaboration.
• Lead and champion continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen project flow, operational performance and profitability.
• Provide input to leadership on strategic project trends, resource needs, and process optimization opportunities.

Your Experience Should Be...

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in project management within an engineering, heavy industrial or construction environment, preferably overseeing complex or strategic projects.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams and manage high-value, technically complex customer accounts.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field, or 12+ years of progressive project management experience with demonstrated leadership responsibility.
• Strong financial acumen, including experience managing margin, cost variance, forecasting, and cashflow.
• High ethical standards, teamwork, safety, customer focus and compliance with regulations.
• Exceptional organizational, communication, time management, stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Advanced problem-solving capabilities, with a proven ability to manage risk and resolve escalations effectively.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and ERP systems.
• Ability to travel on occasion, as required.
• Experience in matrix organizations, demonstrating influence and indirect leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Microsoft Dynamics AX-4 or JD Edwards.

• Project management certification (i.e. PMP).
• Industry experience with rotating equipment and the general air and gas handling sector.

Our Benefits Package...

• Medical, dental and vision insurance

• Employer contributions to an HSA account

• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage

• Basic life insurance with the option to purchase supplemental individual, spouse and dependent child coverage

• 401k retirement savings plan including a company match

Salary Range: $103,800 - $133,200 (actual salary is based on knowledge, skills and experience)