Project Manager Sales Specialist GSA

Job Summary:

Vertiv is hiring a Project Manager for key data center accounts. This is a highly visible and critical role that is responsible for managing multiple data center customer projects and liaising with the project management team to drive communication and coordination between external partners for our data center customer base (customers general contractors site personnel suppliers) and internally across departments (Sales Operations Purchasing Field Services and Finance) to deliver exceptional customer service and on-time delivery for our customers from order acknowledgement to equipment startup.

The Project Manager is responsible for execution of projects including cost schedule quality and customer satisfaction for the assigned customer projects. They will lead the project management team in driving project tasks to completion while taking ownership of Vertiv scope delivery as the primary Vertiv project contact for internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Project Management Office (PMO) to help define and develop methods and procedures and institute best practices. Ensures all procedures are enforced on projects.
• Define the required project scope of work and all tasks required to deliver. Collaborate with functional group leaders to develop project execution plans. Coordinate with Order Management plant production Logistics contractors services and warranty groups throughout the project serving as primary point of escalation for potential conflicts to avoid impact to the customer.
• Follow reporting and tracking processes to assure the project is on target for quality schedule and cost targets. Track project reporting and KPIs. Document meeting notes action items and follow through to completion.
• Ensure service and delivery execution and delivery of contract requirements and customer expectations by enforcing cross-functional management of project execution teams.
• Identify project risks and accompanying risk mitigation plan to ensure that issues are resolved in a timely manner and communicated to the stakeholders.
• Monitor team schedules and ensure coordination of activities on a critical path. Coordinate the team to implement short term and long-term resolution.
• Build develop and maintain business relationships with key stakeholders (contractors customers suppliers etc.).
• Ensure service and delivery execution and delivery of contract requirements and customer expectations by collaborating with cross-functional operational teams.

Requirements:

• Associate or Bachelors degree.
• 3-5 years of project management experience.

Preferred Experience:

• MBA or advanced degree
• Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Construction project management experience.
• Prior power distribution equipment experience.
• Knowledge of construction electrical and mechanical contracting.
• Critical infrastructure and data center expertise with UPS thermal battery and monitoring.
• Knowledge of engineering manufacturing processes data center infrastructure and commissioning processes.

Travel: 25% travel required