Engineering Project Manager

Company: Procter & Gamble
Location: Iowa City
Posted on: January 2, 2026

Job Description:

Job Summary: P&G is the largest consumer packaged goods company in the world. We have operations in over 75 countries, with 65 trusted brands that improve lives for 5 billion consumers worldwide. This brings many advantages, including the opportunity for our employees to enjoy a diverse and rewarding lifelong career filled with new and exciting challenges. We believe great ideas emerge from the creative connections that happen between our hardworking employees, and we encourage diverse, multi-functional teams to work together to generate new ideas to address challenges we face. The Opportunity Do you get excited working in engineering and collaborating with operations, suppliers, and equipment vendors to bring new technologies and innovative strategies to life? Iowa City Oral Care is seeking an individual with strong technical skills and leadership experience in large and/or complex technical, equipment, and automation projects to join our team as a Project Manager. There are multiple opportunities to lead projects to bring new technologies to life, upgrade / retrofit existing machinery, and enable improvements / cost savings supporting productivity and operational excellence. You will be part of a unique organization based within the manufacturing plant that drives synergies, technical rigor, and focuses on delivering projects with excellence utilizing standard work processes. Position Responsibilities • Lead team(s) in delivering variety of projects from portfolio of smaller projects to full ownership of larger scale project through the entire project management life cycle from chartering the team to start-up of new / upgraded equipment working with internal and external resources. • Lead technology for process, packing, controls, warehouse, and/or facility equipment including scope definition, coordinating design with vendor / technical partners, and testing validation with engineering and start-up team. • Own critical engineering work process(es) including training / qualification, coach others in utilizing standard work processes, and maintain stewardship compliance. • Own project scope, cost, schedule, and resourcing along with associated documentation following standardized work processes, driving risk management / quick issue resolution, and leading project optimization. Scope management, cost containment, and meeting deadlines will be key for successful project delivery. • Lead and/or lead team(s) for equipment VATs (vendor acceptance tests) on purchased equipment. Ensure designs and installation comply with safety, quality, finance, and regulatory requirements. Influence key stakeholders and maintain consistent communication on project status. • Drive collaboration with site / global engineering, technical vendors, equipment suppliers, and production site personnel displaying strong hand-on partnership with operations and supporting operational excellence.

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