Manager III, Engineering

Manager III, Engineering

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation is a thriving, values-driven company focused on doing the right things. We’re a fast growing, publicly traded company (NYSE : ZWS), with an enduring reputation for integrity, giving back, and providing an engaging, inclusive environment where careers flourish and grow.

Named by Newsweek as One of America’s Most Responsible Companies and an Energage USA Top Workplace, at Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation, we never forget that our people are at the center of what makes us successful. They are the driving force behind our superior quality, product ingenuity, and exceptional customer experience. Our commitment to our people and their professional development is a recipe for success that has fueled our growth for over 100 years, as one of today’s leading international suppliers of plumbing and water delivery solutions.

Headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation employs over 2800 employees worldwide, working from 24 locations across the U.S., China, Canada, Dubai, and Mexico, with sales offices available around the globe. We hope you’ll visit our website and learn more about Zurn Elkay at zurnelkay.com.

If you’re ready to join a company where what you do makes a difference and you have pride in the work you are doing, talk to us about joining the Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation family!

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• Lead R&D efforts to develop new applications and support product development.
• Conduct industry research on material and application trends and be the subject matter expert on applying to products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, manufacturing, and other engineers.
• Prepare technical reports and presentations for stakeholders
• Manage engineering initiatives based on strategy deployment improvement priorities
• Provide technical oversight and coordination of project engineering work; monitor and adjust to insure progress against project schedules and budgets; allocate resources as required to accomplish goals
• Evaluate current projects and provide input to increase efficiency and productivity
• Negotiate and utilize 3rd party engineering suppliers
• Implement approved engineering budgets and monitor actual expenses to ensure they fall within budgets, analyzing out of budget expenses and ensuring they are offset in other areas of the project unless fully justified
• Perform administrative and oversight functions in approving proposals, expenditures, enforcing policies and hiring of engineers
• Work closely with operations and customers to provide input and guidance on technical issues and negotiate and finalize engineering requirements
• Review and approve proposed engineering designs and subsequent product and process enhancements or changes
• Interface with marketing, vendors and manufacturing operations to resolve requirements for new product development, design issues, product use concerns, production issues, and field problems
• Develop strong personal relationships with internal customers and play a key role in providing VOC that will influence engineering strategy and priorities
• Support marketing in product research & analysis and identification of new product roadmap
• Drive a culture of winning and employee engagement
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering; Master’s Degree preferred
• 6+ years of experience in engineering management, R&D experience preferred
• Leadership and project managements skills
• Strong written, oral, and presentation skills
• Creative thinker
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills
• Exceptional track record of dealing with and influencing internal and external customers

The compensation range identified below are a good faith estimate of the salary expected to be paid as performed from these locations. Actual salaries may vary based on compensable factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, education and training, and other relevant business and organizational factors. Most candidates will start in the lower half of the range.

Salary Range : $128,501- $160,627

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