Assistant Product Manager I

TAS Energy; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

TAS Energy in Houston, TX is seeking an Assistant Product Manager to support the Product Management team on targeted tasks and small projects. The APM acts as a bridge between customers and internal engineering, procurement, and service groups, under the guidance of a Product Manager or Director of Product Management.

You will help refine project scope, assist in design and budgeting, coordinate with suppliers and internal stakeholders, and help manage project documentation, schedules, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering; P.E. license and related coursework are a plus.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in project engineering, application engineering or project management.
• Experience with packaged equipment is a plus; HVAC, ESCO, data centers or power generation exposure is desirable.
• Strong budgeting, risk management, vendor management and change-order awareness.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing technical solutions and cost estimates for proposals.
• Support preliminary design, bid solicitation, and scope refinement with internal teams.
• Support Product Manager at project award for engineering, delivery and construction interface.
• Coordinate internal resources, schedules, and project documentation across departments.
• Manage customer communications and interface with suppliers on scope and schedule.
• Assist in project budgeting reviews and forecast updates.

Skills

Contract management

Communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

ERP

Job description

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Assistant Product Manager’s (APM) role is to accomplish specific tasks within a project and may manage small projects with the support and mentoring of a Product Manager or Director of Product Management. The APM serves as a supporting or back up customer interface with internal resources at the technical and commercial task level.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

PROPOSAL STAGE:

Assist Application Engineering in developing technical solutions and cost estimates.

Assist in managing the preliminary design process as it pertains to the solicitation of bids from suppliers. Provide guidance to Application Engineering in fine-tuning the project scope and pre-award budgets.

PROJECT AWARD:

At the time of project order (and subsequent project kick‑off meeting) the APM will support the Product Manager in assuming full Customer interface for engineering, delivery, and construction execution.

The APM may assist/support any of the Product Management functions below. For small projects, the APM may serve as the lead under the guidance of a Product Manager or Director of Product Management.

ENGINEERING & FABRICATION:

• Primary focal point for project written and verbal communication between TAS and the customer.
• Work closely with the Master Scheduler in determining the project start–to-finish schedule.
• Responsible for internal distribution of all project-related documentation for review and revisions as required.
• Coordinate with Procurement to ensure materials are purchased and delivered to maintain project schedules. Interact with suppliers when needed on all scope, commercial, and schedule issues.
• Responsible for orchestrating the internal resources needed for project execution (i.e., Materials Management, Document Control, QA/QC, Fabrication, Engineering, and Service)
• Responsible for preparation of scope related documents such as a Master Document Lists, Project Document Distribution Lists, and Project Document Distribution Lists.
• Conduct periodic project budget reviews and prepare forecasts to completion.
• Solicit and review project specific accounting data for budget analysis and forecasting.

CONTRACT/CONSTRUCTION:

• Assume full Customer interface for engineering, delivery, and construction issues.
• Serve as the Customer’s single contact point for all technical issues.
• Coordinate with Project Engineer designated by the Engineering Manager for equipment selections, ongoing production issues, purchasing, production control, etc.
• Field all inquiries from the Customer and the Customer’s main EPC contractor (where applicable). The Product Manager ensures that the Project Engineer compiles and transmits all O&M information.
• Coordinate payment issues, attempting to maximize our leverage between payments to our installation contractors and suppliers, and invoicing to our customer. The Product Manager protects against scope creep and solicits project change orders where appropriate.
• Implement risk management processes throughout the project life cycle and ensure lessons learned are captured.
• Travel to job sites as needed to manage and close out conflicts with the Customer.

STARTUP AND CLOSEOUT:

• Coordinate with the Service Department in the start-up, commissioning, and training needs of the project by providing all technical references and by coordinating schedules with the Customer.
• Expedite project closeout and release of any related retainage.
• Implement a warranty kick-off meeting with the Service Department.
• Any other responsibilities as assigned by TAS.

JOB SKILLS:

• Sound knowledge of business management principles, practices and procedures and strong negotiations skills
• Strong contract management skills/experience
• Excellent communication, organizational and time management skill
• Ability to set priorities and work independently
• Strong crossover skills in the areas of refrigeration principles, civil/structural/mechanical design, power wiring, and controls architecture
• Proficient in MS Office, MS Project, ERP, and other databases.
• Familiarity with ANSI, ASME, API, and OSHA Standards.

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in project engineering, application engineering or project management. Experience in packaged equipment is a plus.
• Industrial HVAC, energy service contracting (ESCO), data centers or Power generation experience.
• Project cost estimating, project management, construction management, risk management, vendor management, and familiar with insurance and bonding.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited four-year engineering program, P.E. license and financial course work/degree would be a plus
• A substitution of military leadership and/or technical work experience will be considered in lieu of an engineering degree

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Extensive travel to both domestic and international job sites
• Ability to work in field construction locations, including climbing ladders.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

Position is at least 80% to 95% at a desk working with computer. Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Performs other physical activities including use of fingers, sitting, stooping, bending, crouching, talking, hearing, and performing repetitive motions. Visual acuity requirements include color, depth perception and field of vision necessary to prepare and analyze data and figures, operate a computer terminal, and conduct extensive reading. The incumbent will be subject to inside environmental conditions.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Join a team driven to excel in all that we do! When you join TAS, you join a Houston-headquartered company that is part of a large Houston-headquartered publicly traded company, Comfort Systems USA, with a solid reputation built on outstanding value, integrity, and customer focus. We offer our customers and employees the best of both worlds: a small company feel with the resources, talent, process, and international reach of a large company.

TAS delivers innovative packaged modular systems that are engineered and manufactured in one of our Houston, TX facilities and utilized in data centers, power, and commercial/industrial utility system applications. TAS has successfully delivered and commissioned over 520 packages to over 33 countries. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX and has five ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Houston, encompassing 1.2m sq. feet with proximity to major shipping ports and interstate highways. TAS manages all logistics and transportation facilitating accelerated construction at customer’s facilities.

TAS’ fastest growing business is the data center market. By applying deep expertise in cooling, thermodynamics, and power, TAS has developed an entire product line that revolutionizes data center delivery.

With our tremendous market potential, advanced technological systems, entrepreneurial culture as well as a talented and productive workforce, we continue to set and exceed aggressive market penetration and financial goals. More information is available on the company website at: www.tas.com.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: TAS has a tobacco‑free workplace policy, under which individuals are not allowed to smoke or use tobacco or nicotine products on the TAS premises, while conducting TAS business off premises or take "smoking" breaks during working hours. “smoking” and “tobacco or nicotine products” includes, but is not limited to, product such as cigarettes, e‑cigarettes, cigars, pipes, vaping, all forms of smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip) and clove cigarettes

The above declarations are not intended to be an all‑inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

TAS Energy Inc. guarantees equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.