ERS - Project Manager - Kansas City, MO

Vertiv; Kansas City (MO); Presencial; USD 100.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Vertiv is seeking a seasoned project leader to plan, direct, and coordinate large-scale projects. You will oversee field engineers and technicians, ensuring targets, schedules, and profitability are met across multiple phases.

The role requires technical leadership, strong communication, and hands-on problem solving in a service-center and field environment, with travel as needed.

Formación

• PMP Certification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of the National Electric Code and OSHA/NFPA standards.
• Proficient with MS Word, Project, Excel, Power Point, Latista, Google Docs.
• Willing to work flexible hours, including weekends.
• Requires work in a service center or field environment, including extensive computer use.
• Excellent verbal and writing skills to communicate with clients and management.
• Ability to lift and move test equipment up to 100 pounds.

Responsabilidades

• Reviews project proposal or plan to determine time frame, funding, procedures, staffing needs, and resources.
• Confers with management to outline work plan and assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.
• Establishes work plan and staffing for each phase of project and arranges personnel.
• Directs and coordinates activities to ensure progress within schedule and budget.
• Reviews status reports and revises schedules or plans as needed.
• Prepares and presents project reports for management and clients.
• Gathers and develops backup material for change orders.
• Mentors junior personnel in project management practices.
• Coordinates project activities with clients and contractors as required.
• Direct supervisory responsibility for field engineers and technicians.

Conocimientos

Project management

Leadership

Budgeting

Scheduling

Communication

Staff coordination

Problem solving

Travel readiness

Educación

PMP Certification Preferred

Herramientas

MS Project

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Latista

Google Docs

Descripción del empleo

POSITION SUMMARY

Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of designated large-scale projects. May be overseeing a single or multiple projects as the situation allows. Will be responsible for ensuring the goals and objectives of projects are accomplished within prescribed time frame and profitability by performing the following duties, personally and through assigned Field Engineers and Technicians.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reviews project proposal or plan to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project.
• Confers with Service Center Manager or Region Director to outline work plan and assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.
• Establishes work plan and staffing for each phase of project and arranges for assignment of project personnel.
• Directs and coordinates activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget.
• Reviews status reports and other documentation prepared by project personnel, clients and other contractors and modifies schedules or plans as required.
• Prepares and presents project reports for management, client, or others. Gathers and develops back-up material for change order requests.
• Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems.
• Coordinates project activities with clients and other contractors (as required).
• Direct supervisory responsibility for Field Engineers and Technicians during the time frame they are assigned to projects.
• Develops large-scale project management processes and routines for use throughout the Company.
• Mentors junior personnel and teaches good project management practices.

Competencies

• Customer Focus - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customer; Gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; Acts with customers in mind; Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Decision Quality - Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.
• Integrity and Trust - Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual, can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidences; doesn't blame others for his/her own mistakes or misrepresent him/herself for personal gain.
• Listening - Practices attentive and active listening; has the patience to hear people out; can accurately restate the opinions of others even when he/she disagrees.
• Problem Solving - Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at first answers.
• Standing Alone - Will stand up and be counted; doesn't shirk from personal responsibility; can be counted on when times are tough; looks forward to taking charge of a problem or issue; is comfortable working alone on a tough assignment.

REQUIREMENTS

• PMP Certification Preferred
• Strong knowledge of the National Electric Code and various industry standards such as OSHA and NFPA.
• Proficient with MS Word, Project, Excel, Power Point, Latista, Google Docs and other project management software and applications.
• Willing to work flexible hours, weekends, if required.
• Requires work in a service center or field environment, including extensive computer and telephone use.
• Requires excellent verbal and writing skills to communicate effectively with clients and their representatives, contractors, field engineers, peers and management.
• Requires mature judgment, responsible for assigned projects and supervises, organizes and directs the work of others.
• Requires high degree of communication, supervisory and organization skills.
• Willing to work flexible hours, weekends, holidays and night work.
• Must be available for out-of-town travel of up 50%.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, talk and hear. Frequently required to sit, and work at computer. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, basic color differentiation and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to lift and/or move test equipment weighing up to 100 pounds.
• Valid Driver's License.

THE VERTIV OPPORTUNITY

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
• Innovatio