{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"842b0cc6d79f357ffde2b226","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/842b0cc6d79f357ffde2b226","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/842b0cc6d79f357ffde2b226","title":"Sr. Program Manager","description":"Primary Duties & Responsibilities\nIdentify the business units key projects. Be able to organize those projects by region, country, size, progress, completion date, project manager and other metrics as requested by leadership\nDevelop a standardized reporting format to be used by the various internal and external PM’s to provide project status updates at a frequency identified by leadership.\nDevelop KPI’s for the global facilities program management group and a format for tracking and reporting them to leadership in QBR’s. Examples would be number of projects tracked, total project value, and stop light summarization of individual projects.\nEstablish strong working relationships with all the PM’s who have direct ownership and responsibility for each of the company’s Projects.\nProvides guidelines on the MOA for approval of all project-based contracts.\nTracks a roll-up of individual spending against budget and aggregated spend against budget\nServe as the project management mentor for all businesses within EMLO.\nIn collaboration with interdisciplinary teams such as Facilities, BU Operations, Engineering, ELT, 3 rd party vendors; responsible for generating development program schedules for key projects that hit key milestones, deliverables and ultimately meet customer requirements.\nResponsible and accountable for implementing and delivering the approved programs, meeting defined program goals and timelines. Program schedules are developed with operations and communicated with the customer on a regular basis. Schedule recovery plans are developed and submitted in a timely manner to customer.\nDeliver project updates directly to Divisional VP, BU SVP, Segment President and Exec as necessary.\nWork with key stakeholders to define necessary capital expenditures, resources and budget on assigned projects.\nAssess projects for key risks and mitigations prior and throughout the program. Report and escalate project issues to management as needed.\nTrack and regularly report out progress against deliverables and communicate gaps and needs.\nBecome embedded in Facilities, Engineering, and Ops Teams to enable intimate understanding and appreciation of functional needs\nManage staff, as well as direct the activities of contractors and clients, ensuring coordination and execution of needed work.\nFacilitate effective communication and coordination on assigned programs between all disciplines, vendors and all project participants including customer interface.\nPrepares requests for proposal and conducts all necessary meetings to facilitate hiring architectural and construction management services. Ensures all permits are opened and closed, as required.\nConducts pre-construction meetings, reviews bids, and recommends award of contract.\nProvide regular project updates at the frequency and in the format provided by the corporate team\nEducation & Experience\nBS in Engineering\nPMP Certified (Project Management Professional) preferred\n7-12+ years project/program management experience required\nExpert with MS Project and Excel or other Program Management tools\nProven ability to build temporary, task-based teams\nManufacturing experience preferred\nWorking knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and process systems\nGeneral finance acumen\nSkills\nStrong tactical decision-maker, handles unforeseen issues\nDemonstrated initiative; ability to undertake additional responsibilities and respond to situations as they arise with little or no supervision.\nExcellent written and oral communication skills\nAcute attention to detail\nDemonstrated business maturity and strong interaction/interpersonal skills\nAdept at collaborating effectively with staff at various levels and from diverse disciplines\nAdept at working with cross functional teams\nDemonstrated versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm\nDue to ITAR compliance, this position requires candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident Alien, or Protected Individual per 8 U.S.C.1324b(a)(3)\nWorking Condition\nWork environment will range from office to plant floor\nRemote, both travel domestically and internationally as required (>25%)\nMust be willing and able to meet all applicable requirements related to business travel (e.g., as to immigration and visa rules, public-health mandates, airline rules, etc.) into and out of (and physical presence in) various countries worldwide\nMust be comfortable working around chemicals and machinery\nMust be willing to receive calls or work on nights or weekends\nPhysical Requirements\nLong periods of sitting or standing (up to 4 hours at a time).\nMay be required to occasionally perform strenuous work. Ability to lift 50 lbs.\nMust be willing to receive calls or work on nights or weekends.\nMust be willing to undergo a pre-employment health screening as well as annual health screenings during employment\nSafety Requirements\n\nAll employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.\nMust be able to wear any required PPE, given depth of project involvement\nQuality and Environmental Responsibilities\n\nDepending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.\nCulture Commitment\nEnsure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:\nI ntegrity – Create an Environment of Trust\nC ollaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas\nA ccountability – Own the Process and the Outcome\nR espect – Recognize the Value in Everyone\nE nthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work\n\nCoherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.\n\nIf you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at talentacquisition@coherent.com .\n\nCoherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!\n\nNote to recruiters and employment agencies: We will not pay for unsolicited resumes from recruiters and employment agencies unless we have a signed agreement and have required assistance, in writing, for a specific opening.","company":"Coherent","rawCompany":"coherent","city":"Warrendale","state":"PA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-12T20:42:24.455Z","occupations":[{"code":"13-1082.00","title":"Project Management Specialists","slug":"project-management-specialists"},{"code":"11-1021.00","title":"General and Operations Managers","slug":"general-and-operations-managers"},{"code":"11-9041.00","title":"Architectural and Engineering Managers","slug":"architectural-and-engineering-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541611","title":"Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services","slug":"administrative-management-and-general-management-consulting-services"},{"code":"551114","title":"Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices","slug":"corporate-subsidiary-and-regional-managing-offices"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Sr. Program Manager","description":"Primary Duties & Responsibilities\nIdentify the business units key projects. Be able to organize those projects by region, country, size, progress, completion date, project manager and other metrics as requested by leadership\nDevelop a standardized reporting format to be used by the various internal and external PM’s to provide project status updates at a frequency identified by leadership.\nDevelop KPI’s for the global facilities program management group and a format for tracking and reporting them to leadership in QBR’s. Examples would be number of projects tracked, total project value, and stop light summarization of individual projects.\nEstablish strong working relationships with all the PM’s who have direct ownership and responsibility for each of the company’s Projects.\nProvides guidelines on the MOA for approval of all project-based contracts.\nTracks a roll-up of individual spending against budget and aggregated spend against budget\nServe as the project management mentor for all businesses within EMLO.\nIn collaboration with interdisciplinary teams such as Facilities, BU Operations, Engineering, ELT, 3 rd party vendors; responsible for generating development program schedules for key projects that hit key milestones, deliverables and ultimately meet customer requirements.\nResponsible and accountable for implementing and delivering the approved programs, meeting defined program goals and timelines. Program schedules are developed with operations and communicated with the customer on a regular basis. Schedule recovery plans are developed and submitted in a timely manner to customer.\nDeliver project updates directly to Divisional VP, BU SVP, Segment President and Exec as necessary.\nWork with key stakeholders to define necessary capital expenditures, resources and budget on assigned projects.\nAssess projects for key risks and mitigations prior and throughout the program. Report and escalate project issues to management as needed.\nTrack and regularly report out progress against deliverables and communicate gaps and needs.\nBecome embedded in Facilities, Engineering, and Ops Teams to enable intimate understanding and appreciation of functional needs\nManage staff, as well as direct the activities of contractors and clients, ensuring coordination and execution of needed work.\nFacilitate effective communication and coordination on assigned programs between all disciplines, vendors and all project participants including customer interface.\nPrepares requests for proposal and conducts all necessary meetings to facilitate hiring architectural and construction management services. Ensures all permits are opened and closed, as required.\nConducts pre-construction meetings, reviews bids, and recommends award of contract.\nProvide regular project updates at the frequency and in the format provided by the corporate team\nEducation & Experience\nBS in Engineering\nPMP Certified (Project Management Professional) preferred\n7-12+ years project/program management experience required\nExpert with MS Project and Excel or other Program Management tools\nProven ability to build temporary, task-based teams\nManufacturing experience preferred\nWorking knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and process systems\nGeneral finance acumen\nSkills\nStrong tactical decision-maker, handles unforeseen issues\nDemonstrated initiative; ability to undertake additional responsibilities and respond to situations as they arise with little or no supervision.\nExcellent written and oral communication skills\nAcute attention to detail\nDemonstrated business maturity and strong interaction/interpersonal skills\nAdept at collaborating effectively with staff at various levels and from diverse disciplines\nAdept at working with cross functional teams\nDemonstrated versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm\nDue to ITAR compliance, this position requires candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident Alien, or Protected Individual per 8 U.S.C.1324b(a)(3)\nWorking Condition\nWork environment will range from office to plant floor\nRemote, both travel domestically and internationally as required (>25%)\nMust be willing and able to meet all applicable requirements related to business travel (e.g., as to immigration and visa rules, public-health mandates, airline rules, etc.) into and out of (and physical presence in) various countries worldwide\nMust be comfortable working around chemicals and machinery\nMust be willing to receive calls or work on nights or weekends\nPhysical Requirements\nLong periods of sitting or standing (up to 4 hours at a time).\nMay be required to occasionally perform strenuous work. Ability to lift 50 lbs.\nMust be willing to receive calls or work on nights or weekends.\nMust be willing to undergo a pre-employment health screening as well as annual health screenings during employment\nSafety Requirements\n\nAll employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.\nMust be able to wear any required PPE, given depth of project involvement\nQuality and Environmental Responsibilities\n\nDepending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.\nCulture Commitment\nEnsure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:\nI ntegrity – Create an Environment of Trust\nC ollaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas\nA ccountability – Own the Process and the Outcome\nR espect – Recognize the Value in Everyone\nE nthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work\n\nCoherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.\n\nIf you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at talentacquisition@coherent.com .\n\nCoherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!\n\nNote to recruiters and employment agencies: We will not pay for unsolicited resumes from recruiters and employment agencies unless we have a signed agreement and have required assistance, in writing, for a specific opening.","datePosted":"2026-04-12T20:42:24.455Z","dateModified":"2026-04-12T20:42:24.455Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Coherent","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Warrendale","addressRegion":"PA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"842b0cc6d79f357ffde2b226"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/842b0cc6d79f357ffde2b226"}}