Senior Project Manager, Iowa City Beauty Care Plant

Job Location IOWA CITY PLANT

Job Description

At Procter & Gamble, we make products that improve everyday life for millions of consumers around the world. Our Iowa City manufacturing site is a high-volume, highly automated facility producing iconic brands such as Head & Shoulders, Pantene, and Scope. We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead critical capital projects that support innovation, automation, reliability, compliance, and growth across the site.

In this role, you will serve as both a technical leader and project manager, owning projects from concept through startup and operational handoff. Depending on business need and your background, this role may be aligned to either our Making Process organization or our Packing team.

What You’ll Do As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead capital programs ranging from $2-20 million. Project types may include:

• New product initiatives

• Capacity expansion

• Cost savings and productivity improvements

Key Responsibilities

• Lead capital projects end-to-end, from early scope development through design, execution, startup, and handoff

• Serve as the holistic project leader, balancing technical, financial, and execution priorities

• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and resource plans to ensure successful delivery

• Drive strong capital management, including spend forecasting, tracking, and change control

• Own risk management activities, including identifying, mitigating, and escalating key risks and issues

• Provide effective communication to stakeholders at all levels, from project teams to site leadership

• Manage external vendors, contractors, and equipment suppliers to ensure quality execution and performance

• Maintain and drive CPS tracking and other project reporting/documentation requirements

• Partner cross-functionally with operations, engineering, maintenance, quality, finance, purchasing, and other key functions

• Ensure projects meet safety, quality, compliance, and performance expectations

Job Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience

• Experience leading projects in a manufacturing, industrial, or technical environment

• Demonstrated capability in project planning, execution, capital management, and risk management

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

• Experience working with vendors, contractors, and cross-functional teams

Preferred

• Experience in a high-volume, highly automated manufacturing environment

• Background in process/making systems or packing/packaging operations

• Experience with automation, manufacturing technology, or equipment integration

• Experience managing medium-to-large capital projects

• Familiarity with startup, commissioning, and operational handoff processes

What We’re Looking For We are looking for a leader who can combine strong engineering fundamentals with practical project execution. The ideal candidate is comfortable managing complexity, influencing across functions, and driving progress in a dynamic manufacturing setting. You should be someone who:

• Communicates clearly and effectively with diverse stakeholders

• Takes ownership and drives results

• Anticipates risks and solves problems proactively

• Brings technical credibility and sound engineering judgment

• Works well in a fast-paced, team-based environment

Why Join P&G Iowa City? At P&G, you’ll have the opportunity to lead meaningful projects at a site that manufactures trusted brands used by consumers every day. You’ll work on investments that improve how we operate today while helping build the future of our manufacturing systems through innovation, automation, and capability growth.

Compensation for roles at P&G varies depending on a wide array of equal opportunity factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, degree/credentials, relevant skills, and level of experience. At P&G compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Total rewards at P&G include salary + bonus (if applicable) + benefits. Your recruiter may be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the hiring process.

Our company is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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Qualified individuals will not be disadvantaged based on being unemployed. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Job Schedule Tempo pieno

Job Number R000147182

Job Segmentation Experienced Professionals

Starting Pay / Salary Range $110,000.00 - $165,300.00 / year