Brief Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee switchgear projects from order inception through final commissioning. This role manages both internal production coordination and external customer relationships, ensuring successful project execution and customer satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Management:
- Lead complete project lifecycle from design transfer and order processing through commissioning
- Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, and resource allocation plans
- Monitor and control project scope, timeline, and costs
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks
- Prepare and present project status reports
- Manage project documentation and closeout processes
Internal Coordination:
- Coordinate between Engineering, Production, Quality, and Supply Chain departments
- Monitor production progress and ensure on-time delivery
- Implement and maintain project management processes
- Ensure quality standards compliance throughout production
- Optimize internal processes and resolve operational bottlenecks
External Management:
- Serve as primary customer contact for project execution
- Conduct regular project status meetings with customers
- Manage customer expectations and relationships
- Coordinate with contractors and site teams
- Oversee installation, testing, and commissioning activities
- Handle change orders and contract modifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- 10+ years of project management experience in switchgear or electrical equipment industry
- Strong knowledge of switchgear systems and electrical installations
- Experience in manufacturing environment and site coordination
- Proven track record of successful project delivery
- PMP certification preferred
- Willingness to travel (30-40%)
Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in project management software and MS Office Suite
- Knowledge of electrical standards (IEC, ANSI/IEEE)
- Experience with ERP systems
- Understanding of electrical design and manufacturing processes
- Familiarity with quality control systems and procedures
- Professional Competencies:
- Strong leadership and team management abilities
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
- Risk management and mitigation expertise
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Strong customer service orientation
- Adaptability to changing priorities
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- 10+ years of project management experience in switchgear or electrical equipment industry
- Strong knowledge of switchgear systems and electrical installations
- Experience in manufacturing environment and site coordination
- Willingness to travel 30-40%
- Proficiency in project management software and MS Office Suite
- Knowledge of electrical standards (IEC, ANSI/IEEE)
- Experience with ERP systems
- Understanding of electrical design and manufacturing processes
- Familiarity with quality control systems and procedures
- PMP certification
- Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
What We Do
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to ensure its customers’ vital applications 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 extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs approximately 20,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. For more information, and for the latest news and content from Vertiv, visit Vertiv.com.
