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Commercial Project Manager / Project Controller

Siemens

Lexington, NCFull-time$115–135K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$115–135K/yr
Location
Lexington, NC
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Commercial Project Manager partners with the CPM Director to manage the commercial and financial side of large-scale projects from sales handover through closeout. The role supports a project portfolio valued at approximately $1.5 billion, overseeing forecasting, cost control, cash flow, risk management, and financial performance. It works with project stakeholders across functions to support commercial outcomes, compliance, change management, and continuous improvement.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Financial PlanningAccountingFinancial ModelingMicrosoft ExcelERP SystemsBusiness ModelingCommunicationSAP

Qualifications

3+ Years Finance/Commercial Project Management ExperienceBachelor's in Finance, Economics, Business or AccountingSiemens CPM Certification Level-C

Full job description

Job Family: Customer Services

Req ID: 526987

Pioneering in America, from the first mile to the last. This is what drives us.

We’re proud to be Great Place to Work® certified—a reflection of our commitment to creating an environment where innovation thrives, and every voice matters. Apply today and be part of shaping the future with us!

Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html

Position Overview:

Want to drive the financial success of a $1.5 billion project portfolio? Join Siemens Mobility in Lexington, NC as a Commercial Project Manager and partner with the CPM Director to power the commercial and financial side of large-scale projects, from sales handover to closeout!

You will own the numbers that drive results, from forecasting and cost control to cash flow and risk management, while teaming up with Project Managers, Engineering, Procurement, Legal, and Finance. If you are proactive, analytical, and thrive on fast-moving projects, this is your chance to make a big impact!

What your day-to-day will look like:

  • Support the CPM Director in the commercial and financial management of a project portfolio valued at approximately $1.5 billion, helping keep projects financially healthy and on target.

  • Monitor and analyze project costs, revenues, profitability, and cash flow, and prepare budgets, forecasts, variance analyses, and financial reports that give leadership accurate, transparent insight into project performance.

  • Support contract administration, change order management, claims, and customer and supplier commercial negotiations as delegated by the CPM Director, protecting project margins and strengthening commercial outcomes.

  • Proactively identify financial risks, opportunities, and process improvements; contribute to risk and opportunity management and track mitigation and corrective action plans to protect and improve project results.

  • Take ownership of assigned project KPIs and commercial performance targets, coordinating closely with project stakeholders to achieve financial targets and project objectives.

  • Ensure compliance with internal financial policies, governance requirements, and audit standards, keeping projects audit-ready and risk-aware.

  • Support and drive change management initiatives by assessing and communicating financial impacts, so changes are implemented effectively across project stakeholders.

  • Promote continuous improvement and best practices in commercial project management, reporting, forecasting, and financial governance to raise efficiency and consistency across projects.

This posting outlines the primary responsibilities of the role, but is not all-inclusive; additional duties may be assigned in alignment with business needs.

To thrive in this role, you have:

  • Bachelor's degree with a major in Finance, Economics, Business or Accounting strongly preferred,

  • 3+ years of successful Finance/Commercial Project Management experience including financial planning, accounting, and finance,

  • Advanced analytical abilities, financial modeling, strong Microsoft Excel, knowledge of ERP systems, and strong business modeling skills,

  • Excellently demonstrated verbal and written communication skills while interacting at all levels of the organization,

  • Experience with SAP would be a plus along with Siemens CPM certification (Level-C).

Candidates should be willing to work in non-climate-controlled environments and inclement weather if required or if applicable.

Purpose is the reason a company exists. It's not about making money or selling products - it's the deeper "why" behind everything we do. It answers the question: What problem are we solving? What positive change are we creating?

For Siemens, our purpose has been clear for over 175 years: We create technology to transform the everyday, for everyone.

The world needs technologies that work. Technologies that matter. Technologies that solve today's challenges and help shape a better tomorrow. And that's exactly what we build. By bringing together the real world (factories, buildings, power grids, trains) with the digital world (software, data, AI, digital twins), we help our customers become more competitive, resilient, and sustainable.

Our technology is everywhere - in trains and transportation, we help move people faster, safer, and more sustainably.

$114,620.00 $134,582.00 10%

Organization: Mobility

Job Type: Full-time

Category: Finance

How this job compares

Set against the 5,766 open Finance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$115–135K/yr
  • North Carolina median$99–187K/yr96 salary ranges
  • US median$111–187K/yr3,799 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $125K, is 10% below the North Carolina median midpoint ($138K) — in the middle half of Finance salary ranges in North Carolina.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 155 open Finance jobs in North Carolina and 5,766 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in North Carolina
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Finance postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (4,595 postings).
Education
3,370 of the 5,766 open Finance jobs (58%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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