Assistant Product Manager I

TAS • Houston, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Product Manager’s (APM) role is to accomplish specific tasks within a project and may manage small projects with the support and mentoring of a Product Manager or Director of Product Management. The APM serves as a supporting or back up customer interface with internal resources at the technical and commercial task level.

Requirements

• Sound knowledge of business management principles, practices and procedures
• 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, application engineering or project management.
• Ability to work in field construction locations, including climbing ladders.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in packaged equipment is a plus.
• Industrial HVAC, energy service contracting (ESCO), data centers or Power generation experience.
• Project cost estimating, project management, construction management, risk management, vendor management, and familiar with insurance and bonding.
• 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

• Assist Application Engineering in developing technical solutions and cost estimates.
• Assist in managing the preliminary design process as it pertains to the solicitation of bids from suppliers.
• Provide guidance to Application Engineering in fine-tuning the project scope and pre-award budgets.
• Support the Product Manager in assuming full Customer interface for engineering, delivery, and construction execution.
• Serve as the lead under the guidance of a Product Manager or Director of Product Management for small projects.
• Serve as the 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.
• Coordinate with Procurement to ensure materials are purchased and delivered to maintain project schedules.
• Interact with suppliers when needed on all scope, commercial, and schedule issues.
• Responsible for orchestrating the internal resources needed for project execution (i.e., Materials Management, Document Control, QA/QC, Fabrication, Engineering, and Service).
• Responsible for preparation of scope related documents such as a Master Document Lists, 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.
• Assume full Customer interface for engineering, delivery, and construction issues.
• Serve as the Customer’s single contact point for all technical issues.
• 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).
• Ensure 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.
• Protect against scope creep and solicit project change orders where appropriate.
• Implement risk management processes throughout the project life cycle and ensure lessons learned are captured.
• Travel to job sites as needed to manage and close out conflicts with the Customer.
• Coordinate 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.
• Expedite project closeout and release of any related retainage.
• Implement a warranty kick-off meeting with the Service Department.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned by TAS.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level