Field Project Manager
27 days ago
Scottsdale
Job DescriptionDescription: Primary Objective of Position: The Field Project Manager will manage complex, multi-week service offerings performed by WEG/Electric Machinery across the nation and Canada. This role requires maintaining a presence at customer sites to best support the team in the field. Responsibilities include collaborating with customer contacts, WEG/Electric Machinery personnel, subcontractors, and vendors. The role will lead all aspects of assigned projects, including scope, budgets, installation, safety, training, etc. Requirements: Major Areas of Accountability: • Act as the primary liaison with the client., • Lead project kick-off meetings with sales., • Develop a comprehensive project management plan covering scope, schedule, cost, quality, resource, communication, risk, and procurement management plans., • Develop and monitor the project budget, manage costs, and ensure the project stays within financial constraints with high customer satisfaction., • Draft RFIs as required to receive timely answers from the client for questions related to scope, technical requirements, schedule, or logistics., • Implement and manage project changes, ensuring changes are documented, communicated, and approved according to a defined change control process., • Attend all customer-required daily schedule update meetings, safety meetings, etc., • Participate in all site-specific and general safety training requirements to gain access to the property., • Participate in project wrap-up meetings with sales., • Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards and customer expectations., • Manage the project team and subcontractor schedules, cost, and quality., • Author change orders, SOWs, status reports (daily/weekly/monthly), and other project documentation as applicable., • Coordinate the preparation and delivery of regular project status reports (daily/weekly/monthly) to stakeholders and customers, covering progress, budget, risks, issues, and other project documentation as applicable., • Perform issue/incident management and address/resolve customer concerns., • Manage internal RFIs and control the flow of communication between the field service technicians and the internal engineering group to ensure the timely resolution of technical questions., • Address and resolve issues that arise during project execution, escalating them to senior management if necessary., • Monitor project performance using key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to track progress and identify areas needing attention., • Perform other duties as necessary/assigned. Qualifications: • Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience in the rotating equipment industry. Preference for candidates with 7-10 years’ experience in executing large capital projects within the rotating equipment industry., • Knowledge of SAP or other ERP systems., • Strong knowledge and ability to utilize Microsoft Excel and MS Project (intermediate to expert level) and other Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Visio)., • Demonstrated ability to understand, evaluate, and solve complex issues of technical and commercial content., • Proven record of managing projects that produce quantifiable bottom-line improvements., • Demonstrated critical thinking, negotiating, organizing, reasoning, and problem-solving skills., • Essential customer interaction and management skills., • Self-starting, results-oriented, flexible, and a team player., • Ability to coordinate and manage multiple tasks simultaneously., • Ability to work in a highly independent environment., • Ability to efficiently and effectively manage completion of assignments through appropriate personnel., • Ability to teach, motivate, and work with all levels of internal and external customers., • Ability to lead and interact with teams to obtain consensus., • Experience working on customer sites with internal and external field resources and clients., • Physical ability to travel freely within manufacturing and office facilities, including climbing stairs and moving around shop machinery., • Ability to lift and carry up to 45 pounds unassisted., • Ability to travel via public, commercial, or personal transportation., • Must be able to legally drive a vehicle in the US., • Building Relationships and Networks, • Coaching and Developing Others, • Communicating and Influencing, • Continuous Improvement, • Customer Focus, • Emotional Intelligence, • Enabling Execution, • Initiative and Drive, • Leveraging Learning and Feedback, • Planning, Organizing, and Decision Making, • Positive Approach and Stress Tolerance, • Resolving Conflict