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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions · 1 day ago

Manager III, Engineering

Downers Grove, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$129K/yr - $161K/yr

6+ years exp

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation is a thriving, values-driven company focused on doing the right things. The Manager III, Engineering will lead R&D efforts to develop new applications, manage engineering initiatives, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project success.

ConsultingManufacturingWaterWater Purification

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringEngineering ManagementR&D ExperienceProject ManagementAnalytical SkillsCustomer InfluenceLeadership SkillsPresentation SkillsCreative ThinkingDecision-Making Skills