Associate Project Manager, Global Strategic Account Execution

Vertiv; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv in Westerville, OH is seeking a Project Manager to lead mid‑ to large‑scale infrastructure projects. You will use standard PM tools to control quality, schedule, and cost, mobilize resources across functions, and coordinate with order management, production, logistics, and field teams.

You will monitor budgets, escalate risks, and ensure safety culture on every project while delivering on time and within margins.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant work experience.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Detail-oriented
• Excellent organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Bachelor’s or Associates degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Use standard Project Management tools to conduct the project effectively, achieving quality, financial and schedule targets.
• Leverage resources required to fulfill the project scope; work with all functional group leaders according to the project resource chart.
• Coordinate with order management, plant production, logistics, contractors, services, and warranty groups; escalate conflicts to protect the customer.
• Work closely with jobsite and field resources to communicate the schedule, budget, and scope.
• Escalate issues promptly and ensure timely resolution and stakeholder communication.
• Follow reporting and tracking programs to keep the project on target for quality, schedule, and cost.
• Understand financial performance on assigned projects; support cost budgeting, track spend, and maintain margins.
• Proactively establish a culture of Safety for each project.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Detail oriented

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate degree

Job description

Responsibilities

• Utilize standard Project Management tools to conduct the project effectively, achieving quality, financial and schedule targets.
• Leverage the appropriate resources required to fulfill the project scope of work. Work with all functional group leaders according to the project organizational resource chart.
• Coordinate with order management, plant production, logistics, contractors, services, and warranty groups throughout the project, escalating potential conflicts to avoid impact to the customer.
• Work closely with the jobsite and field resources to ensure understanding and communication of the schedule, budget, and scope.
• Escalate and create urgency around any issues that would impede the success of the project. Ensure that issues are resolved in a timely manner and communicated to the stakeholders.
• Follow reporting and tracking programs to assure the project is on target for quality, schedule, and cost targets.
• Understand the financial performance on assigned projects. Will support creation of the cost budget, track and investigate spend and maintain established margins on project.
• Be proactive in establishing a culture of Safety for each project.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Description

• Utilize standard Project Management tools to conduct the project effectively, achieving quality, financial and schedule targets.
• Leverage the appropriate resources required to fulfill the project scope of work. Work with all functional group leaders according to the project organizational resource chart.
• Coordinate with order management, plant production, logistics, contractors, services, and warranty groups throughout the project, escalating potential conflicts to avoid impact to the customer.
• Work closely with the jobsite and field resources to ensure understanding and communication of the schedule, budget, and scope.
• Escalate and create urgency around any issues that would impede the success of the project. Ensure that issues are resolved in a timely manner and communicated to the stakeholders.
• Follow reporting and tracking programs to assure the project is on target for quality, schedule, and cost targets.
• Understand the financial performance on assigned projects. Will support creation of the cost budget, track and investigate spend and maintain established margins on project.
• Be proactive in establishing a culture of Safety for each project.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant work experience. Critical infrastructure expertise with UPS, thermal, battery and monitoring are a plus.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Detail-oriented
• Excellent organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Bachelor’s or Associates degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of engineering, manufacturing processes, data center infrastructure and commissioning processes is helpful.

Physical & Environmental Demands

• None

Time Travel Required

• 5-10%
• Variable schedules (weekends, evenings, and holidays)

About Us

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• High-Performance Culture
• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

VERTIV BEHAVIORS

• Own it
• Act with urgency
• Foster a customer-first mindset
• Think big and execute
• Lead by example
• Drive continuous improvement
• Learn and seek out development
• Promote transparent & open communication

About Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.

Work Authorization

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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