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Project Engineer

nVent
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 9 Oct 2025
💰 $141,100/yr($76,000/yr$141,100/yr)

About the role

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

  • As a Project Engineer, you will lead and manage all aspects of capital equipment projects from initial concept to completion, working with cross functional team members to meet project objectives. 
  • Responsible for defining project scope, goals, deliverables, and creating detailed project plans, timelines, and schedules. 
  • Capable of identifying potential risks and challenges and developing strategies to mitigate them to keep projects on track. 
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders. Effectively communicate and present project updates, reports, and documentation to leadership, project teams, and customers.
  • Create comprehensive business cases, including financial analysis (ROI, payback period, cost-benefit), strategic justification, and risk assessment to support requests for new equipment or technology.
  • Work with engineering team to specify and validate new machines, or modifications of existing machines, to ensure safe, efficient, and quality production before operating. Assist in ongoing machine improvements to continually drive system improvement.
  • Analysis of manufacturing processes and large datasets to identify areas of improvement along with the validation of improvements of their desired intent.

YOU HAVE:

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related degree
  • 5+ years of project management experience
  • Proficient with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar project management software
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred

WE HAVE:

A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

  • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.
  • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nVent.com.

Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

  • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide
  • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:

  • Innovative & adaptable
  • Dedicated to absolute integrity
  • Focused on the customer first
  • Respectful and team oriented
  • Optimistic and energizing
  • Accountable for performance

Benefits to support the lives of our employees

WE HAVE:

  • A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

    • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

    • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapoli

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