Project Leader - San Antonio, TX

The Project Leader will provide world class start-up leadership for large, high-profile orders of Liebert power equipment.  The PL is the primary Vertiv Service representative for large jobs, from factory testing, through start-up, site acceptance testing, and project completion. The PL is required to establish, promote and maintain excellent rapport with all customers, co-workers, sales representatives and others as appropriate.  The PL is also required to maintain continuous communication with CRC, Area/District Offices, and Area Managers.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

                ROLE

• Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish work related goals
• Requires no direct supervision
• Leads and directs the work of others
• Provides guidance to others on complicated situations
• Factory certified on a variety of products that interact with Liebert systems:
  • Expert working knowledge of Electrical Power Distribution, Generators, Switchgear, Automatic Transfer Switches, et al.
• Represent Service at all post-sale, customer and contractor meetings for projects which the PL is assigned to by the Area Manager
• Coordinate start-up and site testing activities for assigned projects before it begins
  • Review site testing requirements and service items provided on the sales order
  • Review customer or third-party test procedures, match to what was sold with the order
  • Assist and recommend man-power needs for the job
  • Gather all documentation for job (submittals, as-built drawings, in-house test procedures)
  • Tag equipment and open start-up & site testing tickets
  • Initiate SFA requests for custom made test procedures, when provided by Vertiv Service and sold with the equipment
• Attend Factory Witness Testing for assigned projects, represent Service in front of the customer, contractor, and consultant
• Assist contractors as required during installation of assigned projects
  • Coordinate Pre-Site meetings with contractor
  • Visit site on regular basis as agreed upon, typically once per week for large jobs
  • Provide phone support to contractor for technical questions during installation
• Support start-up and site testing activities for assigned projects
  • Ensure sufficient man-power on site each day to perform start-up and site testing work
  • Assist during start-up and site testing as necessary, depending upon man-power availability and site location
  • Provide first level of tech support assistance to speed up problem resolution
  • Arrange proper test equipment and heavy equipment (such as load banks), ensure all is on site at the times required
  • Monitor start-ups for timely completion, work with sales rep and District Manager on providing quotes for additional services not paid for, or excess labor requirements resulting from delays beyond Service control
  • Provide daily status reports to Service management and sales rep
  • Support District Offices, or Power Technical Support, as requested even for projects not directly assigned to by the Area Manager
  • Assist or coordinate PM's for large customers, as requested by District Manager
  • Provide phone or on-site support for remedial services calls
  • Provide a first line of high-level technical support on-site for critical customer problem resolutions
  • International start-up or support as requested by Power Technical Support or Field Management

TECHNICAL

• Provide On-the-Job training and on-site direction to associates for assigned projects
  • Conduct field customer training for assigned projects as required
  • Communicate with National Technical Support on equipment issues
  • Keep current on Safety Bulletins, Safety Field Change Notices, Field Change Notices, and Service Tips

SAFETY

• Operate in a safe manner in accordance with published safety guidelines
  • Must wear appropriate PPE as per company guidelines and accordance with job duties
  • Adhere to work hours policy guidelines – “14 hours rule”
  • Report all work related accidents or injuries within 24 hours to the appropriate personnel
  • Must be a role model to fellow associates with regards to safety by setting a positive example
  • Point out potentially unsafe conditions to a customer or contractor, as necessary and based on extensive experience, with the authority to halt work on a project until conditions are corrected

ADMINISTRATION

• Coordinate assigned project completion, customer training, and close-out
  • Provide all test data and start-up reports in a final package to the customer
  • Coordinate any additional training bought with the sales order, provided either by the Customer Engineer, Power Tech Support, or the Project Leader directly
• Provide Time and Material quotes for customers or contractors for assigned projects, as necessary
• Coordinate subcontracted services and equipment rentals for assigned projects, provide purchase orders to vendors as required
• Gather all Service revenue (sales order and any additional PO's) & costs (labor, equipment, and subcontracted) for assigned projects and report to Power Technical Support for regular profit/loss reports to Service management
• Review and process submittal drawings
• Log all technical support telephone calls
• Provide accurate and timely reporting in accordance with published guidelines
  • Time cards, expense reports, mileage reports, ticket closure, forms, et al.
• Maintain company property according to company policies 
  • Vehicle, credit cards, PPE, test equipment, laptop, pager, et al.

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

• Provide proper and adequate communication to internal and external customers
  • Provide estimated time of arrival to the customer or contractor where applicable
  • Coordinate and attend customer or contractor meetings as required
  • Maintain customer satisfaction rates according to company guidelines 

PERFORMANCE

• Complete all work in an efficient and timely manner
  • Capable of making strong decisions, technical and commercial, under pressure
  • Properly evaluate site and equipment for appropriate billing status
  • Maintain productive utilization rate according to company guidelines
  • Adhere to company dress code and safety regulations
  • Understand and comply with company startup/escalation process and procedures
  • In all aspects of job requirements, must lead by example, and conduct themselves in a higher standard.  Must act and perform as a role model to all field associates
    • Maintain proper and adequate level of internal communications 
    • Ability to communicate with all levels within the organization -Managers, co-workers, Support Services, sales, electronic communications, et al.
  • Conduct themselves in a high degree of professionalism, and of service delivery
  • Ability to handle stressful situations and provide a calming effect to customer
  • High level of diplomacy when interacting with internal and external customers

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Required experience (one or more of the following)
  • ASEET – preferred
  • ASMET
  • Six years military experience in a related field
  • Equivalent industry experience
• Job progression requirements
  • Minimum 5 years as a CE IV or Project Management experience
  • Product certifications and field knowledge assessment  up to date in accordance with job level (refer to job progression chart)
  • Meet all aspect of your current job description
• Interpersonal Skills
  • Professional
  • Reliable
  • Team Player 
• Mastery of electrical / electronic test equipment and theory
• Must be able to read and interpret electrical one-line diagrams and blueprints
• In all aspects of the job, need to lead by example, and held to a higher standard of conduct
  • Product certifications up to date
  • Meet all aspects of the job description
  • Performance evaluation rating of meets all aspects of job requirement or better
  • Consistent performance and customer relation skills
• Technical skills
  • Ability to make an immediate site evaluation, skills to include: environmental temperature, and general operating conditions without supervision
  • Ability to summarize and report all work related tasks performed
  • Ability to give technical assistance via the telephone to customers on a regular basis
  • Provide phone or on-site technical support to junior level associates
  • Independently evaluate, recognize and recommend acceptable customer solutions based upon site evaluation
  • Recommend and direct activities at a customer site by leading technical activities of other technicians
  • Provide on-site customer consultation, must be able to present themselves as an expert in the field
  • Capable of providing project leadership and on-site direction for assigned projects
  • Provide expert site evaluation for Liebert Power Products and related systems                                 
  • Assist Liebert Engineering and National Tech Support with site evaluations, site visits, and recommendations/solutions as required
  • Expert in site acceptance testing procedures and equipment
• Strong skill sets:
  • Strong communication skills
    • Ability to communicate with all levels within the customer organization
    • Strong verbal communication
    • Excellent written skills
  • Able to manage stressful situations
  • Diplomacy
  • Troubleshooting skills
  • Safety procedures
  • Strong organizational and planning skills
  • Excellent time management ability, capable of working without direct supervision
  • Computer skills
    • Advanced word processing, report generation
    • Spreadsheet processing
    • Electronic mail
    • Test equipment and data analysis programs
    • Familiarity with computer networks
  • Mechanical aptitude

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Minimum of 90% domestic travel is required.
• International travel as directed by Power Technical Support or Field Operations
• Hour/Day on-call availability through a national paging system 
• Flexible schedules (weekends, evenings, and holidays)
• Valid driver’s license
• Valid U.S. passport required
• Deployable in the event of emergencies

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing duties of the above jobs, the associate is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or other components; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk, hear and smell. The associate frequently is required to sit and climb or balance.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.  Must be able to consistently lift up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds.

Notes: Vertiv will make reasonable accommodations whenever necessary for all qualified employees or candidates with disabilities (as defined by applicable law), provided that (1) the individual is otherwise qualified to safely perform the essential functions of the job and (2) such accommodations due not impose an undue hardship.

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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

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