Career Area:
Administrative Support
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World
When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don't just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. As Caterpillar employees we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in - the roads, hospitals, homes and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer's needs. Join us.
We are building the future.
Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.
Caterpillar's Electrification & Advanced Power Solutions (E&APS) Division will focus on delivering advanced electrified power train, zero-emissions products/technologies, and the solutions and services associated with these technologies. Focus areas include batteries, fuel cells, motors, inverters, micro grid controllers, charging, energy storage systems, lifecycle solutions/services and integration of components for ePowertrain solutions across industries.
We are looking for top talent to build and scale the next generation of technologies, products and services to help our customers build a better-more sustainable-world. We need self-motivated, intelligent and team-oriented individuals to make our plans a reality. Individuals with high emotional intelligence, humility and openness to discovery will thrive in the teams we are building.
Join us!
The E&APSD Fuel Cell Team has an exciting and impactful career opportunity for a Senior Program Planner.
In this critical role, you will be responsible for creating and managing project plans for New Technology Introduction and New Product Introduction Fuel Cell projects for our E&APS Division. You will work within the NTI / NPI framework to deliver high visibility Fuel Cell programs on-time and to specification by improving the effectiveness of project plans, helping to position Caterpillar to sit at the forefront of the energy transition.
A thorough understanding of project management tools and processes is required. Incumbent will have demonstrated the ability to facilitate programs, lead chartering sessions, develop critical paths, lead integration and compression sessions. Position reports into the NPI Program Manager.
Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
Coordinating with program managers to schedule and support program control meetings & compression sessions and drive schedule changes/corrections
Leading update meetings for program level issues/action logs, risk registers/FMEAs, scope change requests/logs, program work plans, program cost tracking and provide workshop planning, execution and follow-up assistance
Creating accurate and detailed schedules including:
Capturing all information, interpreting, and identifying relationships between activities
Analyzing data from schedule updates
Working with project team members to resolve logic errors, explaining changes due to updates, and recommending actions to resolve schedule problems.
Working with engineering, validation, manufacturing & supply chain to develop their detailed activities and schedule
Working with team members to emphasize the importance of the program schedule to be successful in implementing on time, with in cost, and at the required quality targets.
Project Planning Responsibilities:
Creating project plans using Microsoft Project
Utilizing engineering judgement to help the team construct accurate and thorough project plans to achieve key milestones.
Maintaining project plan accuracy via email, 1 on 1 meetings as needed and post up to date plans in Microsoft Teams.
Creating dashboards for NTI and NPI programs that detail project plan date attainment status.
Attending NTI and NPI team meetings to report out on key milestone timeline risks
Coordinating action, with the NTI / NPI Team Leader, to prevent delay in achieving project milestones including resource tracking and management, task prioritization and delegation
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and 3 years of experience
3+ years of project planning experience with Microsoft Project
Fuel Cell, electrification project experience
Top Candidates will have:
5+ years of engineering experience in Operations, Design, Performance or Supplier Development.
Validation experience
3 years of experience coordinating high performing, cross functional teams
Microsoft Project Certification
Additional Information:
Position may sit in Mossville, IL or Detroit, MI
Hybrid work schedule is available. Role supports a combination of remote work and on-site work on a weekly basis
Approximately 10% travel
Domestic relocation is available for this position
Sponsorship is not available for this position
Position will close June 22 at midnight
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Employee benefit details
Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.
Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.
Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.Caterpillar.com/Careers .
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
There's more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.
Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee's contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we've built.
