Assistant Product Manager I

TAS•Houston, TX

20h

About The Position

POSITION OVERVIEW: The Assistant Product Manager I (APM) role is to accomplish specific tasks within a project, as assigned by a Product Manager. The APM typically: Manages a major task or a function of a project Serves as supporting or back up customer interface at the technical task level Serves as supporting or back up interface with the internal resources at the technical and commercial task level Has 2 years of project experience as a project engineer, application engineer or similar role that has project experience with activities on a project or directly supporting the activities of a project May manage small projects with support and mentoring by a PM or the Director of Product Management

Requirements

Sound knowledge of business management principles, practices and procedures and strong negotiations skills
Strong contract management skills/experience
Excellent communication, organizational and time management skill
Ability to set priorities and work independently
Strong crossover skills in the areas of refrigeration principles, civil/structural/mechanical design, power wiring, and controls architecture
Proficient in MS Office, MS Project, ERP, and other databases.
Familiarity with ANSI, ASME, API, and OSHA Standards.
Minimum 2 years’ experience in Project Engineering or Project Management with significant level of experience in a packaged equipment.
Industrial HVAC, energy service contracting (ESCO), geothermal process, or data centers.
Power generation experience.
Project cost estimating, project management, construction management, risk management, vendor management, and familiar with insurance and bonding.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited four-year engineering program
Extensive travel to both domestic and international job sites
Ability to work in field construction locations, including climbing ladders.

Nice To Haves

P.E. license and financial course work/degree would be a plus
A substitution of military leadership and/or technical work experience will be considered in lieu of an engineering degree

Responsibilities

Provide assistance to Application Engineering in providing construction cost interface from the Installation Contractor.
Manage the preliminary design process as it pertains to the solicitation of bids from Installation Contractors and other suppliers.
Provide guidance to Application Engineering in fine-tuning of the project scope and pre-award budgets.
At the time of project order (and subsequent project kick-off meeting) the Project Manager assumes full Customer interface for engineering, deliver, and construction execution.
The Project Manager will also be active in the contract pre-award stage to ensure clear definitions of project scope of work, schedule and appropriate budget controls.
Primary focal point for project written and verbal communication between TAS and the customer.
Work closely with the Master Scheduler in determining the project start–to-finish schedule.
Responsible for internal distribution of all project related documentation for review and revisions as required.
Interacts with suppliers on all scope, commercial, and schedule issues.
Responsible for orchestrating the internal resources needed for project execution (ie Materials Management, Document Control, QA/QC, Fabrication, Engineering, and Service)
Responsible for preparation of scope related documents such as a Master Document Lists, and Project Document Distribution Lists, and Project Document Distribution Lists.
Conduct periodic project budget reviews and prepare forecasts to completion.
Solicit and review project specific accounting data for budget analysis and forecasting.
Assumes full Customer interface for engineering, delivery, and construction issues.
The Project Manager is the Customer’s single contact point for all technical issues.
Promptly issue all field construction documents to installation contractors after receipt of order.
Coordinate with Project Engineer designated by the Engineering Manager for equipment selections, ongoing production issues, purchasing, production control, etc.
Field all inquiries from the Customer and the Customer’s main EPC contractor (where applicable).
The Project manager ensures that the Project Engineer compiles and transmits all O&M information.
Coordinate payment issues, attempting to maximize our leverage between payments to our installation contractors and suppliers, and invoicing to our customer.
The Project Manager protects against scope creep and solicits project change orders where appropriate.
The Project Manager implements risk management processes throughout the project life cycle and ensures lessons learned are captured.
Coordinates with the Service Department in the start-up, commissioning, and training needs of the project by providing all technical references and by coordinating schedules with the Customer.
Expedites project closeout and release of any related retainage.
Implements a warranty kick-off meeting with the Service Department.
Any other responsibilities as assigned by TAS.