Sr. Global Project Manager

About the role

The Senior Global Project Manager at Cabot Corporation is responsible for leading large, complex, and high-value projects across multiple regions. This role ensures alignment with business strategy and delivers results safely, on time, within scope, and on budget. The role drives cross-functional collaboration, manages stakeholders at all organizational levels, and establishes best-in-class project delivery across the company.

Responsibilities

• Defines project(s) goals and deliverables in alignment with business objectives.
• Organizes resources, sets priorities and timeframe for deliverables.
• Identifies risks and obstacles and establishes actions to minimize and mitigate risks.
• Works with the project teams to develop the project scope that satisfies the agreed objectives.
• Executes projects following global project governance, standards, and tools.
• Led across organizational boundaries. Collaborates with other functions as needed for total project success.
• Manages and leverages cross-functional relationships.
• Develops and monitors project(s) budget and schedules, forecasts completion, and identifies and resolves threats to on-time project completion.
• Applies intensive and diverse knowledge of principles and practices in areas of assignment and related fields.
• Shares learnings across the organization.
• Provides input, feedback on team members’ performance.
• Conducts negotiations and oversees outside contractors assigned to work on the project(s).
• Ensures capital project is compliant with local, state and federal regulations, codes and standards.
• Supports efforts to implement and maintain the Responsible Care® Management System in line with the requirements of the RC14001® technical specification, as applicable to the site/region.
• Oversees contractor and vendor performance, including commercial and contractual aspects.
• Champion initiatives that enhance organizational competitiveness, speed to market, and cost efficiency.
• Drives cost competitiveness through disciplined project controls, value engineering, and efficient resource allocation.
• Act as a strategic partner to leadership, advising on project prioritization, execution risks, and investment decisions.

Requirements

• Expert technical knowledge in engineering discipline(s).
• Expert project manager with ability to leverage resources, motivate and lead others.
• Expert knowledge and experience of the installation of manufacturing systems, processes and equipment.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Ability to formulate and present ideas in a convincing and persuasive manner; give technical advice.
• Ability to motivate and influence others to action.
• Promoter of Safety and Environmental Awareness.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering in related discipline with 10+ years of related experience. Graduate degree preferred.
• Experience in project execution and project management with a strong background as a project engineer consisting of high level projects with full accountability.
• PMP certification or a professional engineering license (or foreign equivalent) is strongly preferred.
• Proven success in delivering projects in competitive, cost-sensitive environments.
• International and/or Regional project execution experience is strongly preferred.

Skills

• Expert technical knowledge in engineering discipline(s).
• Expert project manager with ability to leverage resources, motivate and lead others.
• Expert knowledge and experience of the installation of manufacturing systems, processes and equipment.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Ability to formulate and present ideas in a convincing and persuasive manner; give technical advice.
• Ability to motivate and influence others to action.
• Promoter of Safety and Environmental Awareness.

Benefits

• Realizing we function better together than individually, Cabot Corporation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
• We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that embraces our differences and to empower employees to achieve exceptional results, without consideration of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories.
• This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employees’ and applicants’ disabilities or religious beliefs and practices, in accordance with applicable law.
• Cabot is committed to supporting and maintaining a safe and environmentally focused working environment.

Pay

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Schedule

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