Project Manager, GSA

US Diversity Job Search; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv is hiring a Project Manager to lead national data center and critical infrastructure projects, spanning pre-sales through commissioning. You will coordinate with multiple functions, manage schedules, budgets and scope, and drive safety culture across sites.

The role emphasizes effective communication, stakeholder management, and the use of digital platforms such as Oracle, Smartsheet, and Power BI to enable repeatable, efficient project execution.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of project management experience; critical infrastructure/UPS experience a plus.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Bachelor's or Associates degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Utilize standard Project Management tools to conduct the project effectively, achieving quality, financial and schedule targets.
• Define and obtain the appropriate resources required to fulfill the project scope of work; collaborate with functional group leaders.
• Coordinate with order management, plant production, logistics, contractors, services, and warranty groups; escalate conflicts to protect the customer.
• Engage with jobsite and field resources to share schedule, budget, and scope; visit sites to build relationships with key personnel.
• Escalate issues to ensure timely resolution and communicate with stakeholders; run effective meetings and presentations.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Customer service

Detail-oriented

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's or Associates degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Oracle

Smartsheet

Power BI

Job description

Job Description SUMMARY Vertiv's Global Strategic Account (GSA) organization is hiring a Project Manager to lead projects for critical infrastructure and data center projects nationally for our thermal, power, battery, and monitoring products. This person will focus on establishing relationships and processes from pre-sales through equipment commissioning to ensure a smooth repeatable process is established, implemented, and followed. This job requires effective communication with all levels of multiple organizations. This person will also focus on our digital platforms, mainly Oracle, Smartsheet and Power BI which is used to aid in the execution of our business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Utilize standard Project Management tools to conduct the project effectively, achieving quality, financial and schedule targets.
• Define and obtain the appropriate resources required to fulfill the project scope of work. Work with all functional group leaders to develop 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. Visit the site periodically to establish relationships with key contractor and customer personnel.
• 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. Must have ability to communicate effectively, including conducting effective meetings and presentations.
• Follow reporting and tracking programs to assure the project is on target for quality, schedule, and cost targets.
• Responsible for the financial performance on assigned projects. Must be able to create cost budget, track and investigate spend and maintain established margins on project.
• Be proactive in establishing a culture of Safety for each project. Host periodic safety meetings to ensure the project is always considering safety first.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum Job Qualifications:
• 3 to 5 years of project management experience, critical infrastructure expertise with UPS, thermal, battery and monitoring is a plus.
• Knowledge of construction, electrical and mechanical contracting.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent project management skills
• 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.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred

PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS

None

TIME TRAVEL REQUIRED

25-30% 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

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.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

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