Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Konecranes is a global leader in material handling solutions. The Field Project Manager manages large field projects, including scope, customer interfaces, supervision, resource planning, safety requirements, installation coordination, schedules, and financial performance.
Responsibilities
- Present the kick off meetings with field sales staff, internal branch personnel, and internal or external engineers
- Facilitate on site client and sub-contractor meetings and draft milestone delivery schedules to meet the customer delivery promises
- Manages and monitors the production processes, selection of vendors, maintain product standards
- Develop installation packages and conduct installation meetings with branch services and sub contracts to communicate the entire process to a successful and timely delivery within estimated margin expectations
- Responsible for increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of each project using communication, technical expertise, and organizational skills to achieve customer satisfaction and meet the financial goals of the business unit
- Direct interface between Modernization Group, sub-contract resources, suppliers and in-house technical experts in order to be successful in a quality order delivery
- Establish and maintain project plan to ensure records are accurate
- Develop bill of materials from the order to clarify the exact deliverable package
- Verify approval drawings and field dimensions for accuracy
- Verify all customer safety requirements and ensure the project personnel are equipped to meet or exceed the requirements
- Use Microsoft Project or other planning tools to develop timelines and task responsibilities that can be shared with the customer and used internally
- Issue purchase requisitions to the branch for materials, equipment and subcontractors
- Maintain cost sheets, continuously monitoring cost versus estimate on each product line to manage overall budget forecast
- Develop relationships with field install crews by having knowledge of the project site requirements so the final deliverables meet our customer satisfaction requirements
- Order and coordinate delivery of installation field material with sub-contractor and/or branch personnel
- Maintain continuous dialog with customers (internal & external) updating them on all key milestones
- Manage and identify change in contracted scope with customer and present material or labor pricing alternatives to the customer
- Monitor progress billing milestones coordinating with the branch administrators
- Work with in house administrator to close out timely invoicing with a prior project review before final closing of order
- Manage product cost to maintain or improve order Gross Margin forecast
- Perform other duties as assigned
Skills
- Skilled in effectiveness for planning, control monitoring, engineering processes, conflict management and resolution, contracting, procurement and quality assurance management, and advance communication abilities
- Be able to process technical information and provide technical instructions
- Be able to read and understand mechanical and electrical prints
- Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, and Word are required
- Bachelor degree in Engineering, Project Management or General Business Administration
- Previous technical and organizational experience will be considered
- 3-5 years of project management experience
- Technical expertise for electrical, mechanical, and field installations relating to the overhead crane industry
Benefits
- Medical Plan
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k plan with a match from day one
- Identity theft protection
- Accident insurance
- Travel insurance
- 2 weeks of vacation per year (pro-rated for the first year depending on start date)
- 5-12 years of service, 3 weeks of vacation
- 13+ years of service, 4 weeks of vacation
- 5 days of Sick Leave per year, pro-rated the first year after 90 days of service
- 10 paid holidays per year
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