Construction project engineer Jobs in Sugar Land, TX

Job Description

If you are a Project Management professional looking for an opportunity to grow your career, Emerson has an exciting opportunity for you! In this leadership role, you will guide a team of Project Managers responsible for delivering customer projects from order entry through final fulfillment. You will play a key role in driving operational excellence, enhancing customer satisfaction, improving project execution processes, and partnering across functions to support business growth. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact through collaboration, innovation, continuous improvement, and people leadership.

In this role, your responsibilities will be:

• Lead and develop a team of Project Managers responsible for the successful execution of customer projects from order entry through final fulfillment.
• Establish, monitor, and communicate key performance indicators (KPIs) that provide visibility into project health, on-time delivery, backlog execution, forecast accuracy, resource utilization, customer satisfaction, and operational performance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across project management and operational functions to improve execution efficiency, standardize processes, reduce risk, and enhance customer experience.
• Coordinate priorities across Manufacturing, Materials, Production Scheduling, Inventory Control, Shipping, and Receiving functions to ensure alignment with project requirements and customer commitments.
• Partner with plant and business leadership in strategic planning, budgeting, capacity planning, and long-term growth initiatives.
• Serve as the escalation point for project execution challenges, customer concerns, and operational risks, driving timely resolution and corrective actions.
• Act as a liaison between Sales, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and other functional teams to ensure alignment on project objectives, schedules, and deliverables.
• Champion a continuous improvement approach to project execution by identifying bottlenecks, improving workflows, and driving cross-functional accountability.
• Provide governance and leadership for project execution activities, ensuring consistent application of project management standards, tools, and best practices.
• Own factory-level project and backlog forecasting, reporting, and execution performance, prioritizing customer delivery commitments while proactively identifying and mitigating risks.
• Develop performance goals and accountability measures for project management team utilizing KPI reviews and data-driven decision making to improve results.
• Prepare and present project, backlog, and operational performance reviews to plant and business leadership, highlighting trends, risks, opportunities, and improvement actions.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement while developing team capabilities and supporting organizational growth.

Who you are:

• You serve as a strategic partner to build, grow, and maintain profitable and long-lasting relationships with key accounts.
• You see the big picture, constantly are imagining future scenarios, and create strategies to sustain competitive advantage.
• You use milestones to diligently track and manage the progress of the work.
• You pursue everything with energy, drive, and the need to finish.
• You understand interpersonal and group dynamics and react in an effective manner.

For this role, you will need:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant professional experience
• Eight (8) years or more of experience in project management, operations, manufacturing, supply chain, or a related field
• Experience with change management and driving continuous improvement activities
• Previous experience in demonstrating positive leadership in areas such as sales, manufacturing and materials
• Results driven and ability to consistently achieve positive results, even under tough circumstances
• Must have demonstrated working effectively across a site to develop and strengthen key business relationships
• Customer focus with the ability to build strong customer relationships and meet customer expectations
• Skills to manage complexity, conflicts, problem solve, and work well under pressure
• Excellent analytical and communication and strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Ability to develop, implement and measure KPI's for the team
• Demonstrates clear understanding of all tasks and processes within manufacturing
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
• Legal authorization to work in the United States - sponsorship will not be provided for this position

Preferred qualifications that set you apart:

• 3+ years of previous people leadership or team management experience
• PMP certification

Our culture & commitment to you:

• At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We cultivate an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectivesbecause we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe in complementary teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.
• We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family's physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.