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Together, we’ll continue on a journey of innovation, creating a connected world and paving the way for automation. Join us and let’s build the future.
Job Summary
Do you enjoy being at the epicenter of a project? Are you an expert multi-tasker who can juggle tasks while staying focused enough to execute like a pro? You will become a critical part of our PMO as a Project Specialist. You will be in charge of tasks involved with a project, supporting order entry, scheduling, budgeting, invoicing, organizing with other cross-functional teams, and handling communication between the customer and internal stakeholders. You will be responsible for monitoring the overall progress of the project and tracking internal teams and external vendors progress and timeline. We are looking for someone who can schedule a regular cadence for communication internally for the PMO, as well as with customers, both remote and onsite as needed. You will prepare the agenda for internal and external meetings, capture notes and action items and ensure all parties follow up as required for a successful project launch and implementation. You will coordinate with vendors and internal teams for flawless execution on projects, ensuring budgetary requirements are met, and projects are delivered on time. Other tasks will arise as needed, and you’ll not only enjoy taking them on, but create processes to drive consistency within our business in case we see them again.
What you will do
- Coordinate cross-functional internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects.
- Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
- Ensure resource availability and allocation.
- Create relevant project management documents for fulfilling each goal and objective.
- Organize and participate in meetings with leadership to determine the priority of action items, and fully understand what the end vision looks like in order to make accurate and effective judgement calls during project management process
- Undertake project tasks as required.
- Ensure projects adhere to PMO framework and all documentation is maintained appropriately for each project.
- Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques.
- Assess project risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable.
- Report and escalate issues to leadership as needed.
- Organize, attend, and participate in stakeholder meetings.
- Chair and facilitate meetings where appropriate and distribute minutes to all project team members.
- Establish structured communication cadence on all projects and timelines.
- Document and follow up on important actions and decisions post meetings.
- Prepare necessary presentation materials for meetings.
- Determine project changes, as necessary, and review with all stakeholders.
- Ensure stakeholder views are managed towards the best solution.
- Provide administrative support as needed.
- Performs other duties, as necessary.
What you will bring
- Bachelor's degree in business or related field of study.
- At least 3-5 years related experience and/or training in project management.
- Experience in industrial networking and/or automation preferred
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to comprehend leadership visions and translate to operational steps
- Proven analytical skills, with the ability to approach problems logically and systematically.
- Ability to work on tight deadlines – adherence to timelines, schedules and deliverables is a critical proficiency.
- Able to work in ambiguous environments.
- Experience leading cross-functional review discussions.
- Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills.
- Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
- Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Experience using Smartsheet preferred.
- Knowledge of project estimates, schedules, budgets, and forecasting.
- Flexibility to work various schedules and focus on project completion.
- The candidate must be self-motivated and have experience in working in a large matrix corporate environment.
- Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
Applicants can expect a base compensation range of $85,200 - $127,800 plus benefits and additional incentives based on the level of the role. This is the reasonable estimate that Belden believes it might pay for this job based on applicable circumstances at the time of posting. Belden may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law, and commensurate with the applicant’s experience, qualifications, and geographical location.
Belden also offers hybrid and remote work practices where feasible and provides employees with benefits that could include health/dental/vision, long term/short term disability, life insurance, HSA/FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, paid leave for volunteer work in your community, training opportunities, professional talent management and succession planning, corporate health well-being initiatives and a work culture which includes commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability!
Let’s Write the Next 100 Years Together.
Join a global community striving to improve connectivity and security. The work we’re doing puts our people on the front lines of impacting lives and shaping the future. Propel your story of innovation by helping Belden write the next chapter in ours. Shape your future at Belden.
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These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job.
