Business Development/Capital Project Manager

Marmon Holdings•Frankfort, IN

5d•$89,000 - $107,000

About The Position

Ameritrack Rail As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway— you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best. This role will be an integral part of Ameritrack’s project development team and ongoing growth strategy. You will provide end-to-end project management expertise including customer facing business development to leadership oversight on projects to successful handoff. You will provide the important function of overall coordination and collaboration of a variety of responsibilities. This position calls for a rail project management professional with strong interpersonal skills in addition to the technical competencies outlined below.

Requirements

College degree in Engineering, Building and Construction Technology or equivalent relevant construction management experience required.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as blueprints, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write professional proposals, routine reports, and customer correspondence
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization
Math / Computer skills: AutoCAD preferred.
Ability to work with all units of measure such as computing ratios, percents and interpreting bar graphs.
Microsoft Excel and Word …. fully functional
Experience with standard problems that occur in a construction environment.

Nice To Haves

AutoCAD preferred.

Responsibilities

Engage with customers and potential customers for ongoing strategic business development and growth.
Effectively manage relationships between customer, corporate leadership and frontline operations for successful project outcomes.
Analyzes requests for proposals to develop professional responses for construction projects
Ensure a safe working environment is maintained at all times through guidance and collaboration with our safety professionals.
Ensure financial performance of projects align to stated goals utilizing evaluation forms, customer reports, PO requests, safety audits, month end reporting, progress billing and end of project billing.
Identify deficiencies in track infrastructure and prepare proposals and pricing for correcting deficiencies for customers.
Manage projects through constant communication with our operation leaders, ensuring that all conditions of proposals are met.
Manage inventory and vendor orders going to jobs, making sure that all materials are on site in a timely manner.
Motivate and maintain a high level of morale among employees.
Maintain a thorough knowledge of operating procedures, safety rules, and rail construction operations.
Ensure that payroll, fuel costs, equipment costs, and other costs are managed effectively.
Properly maintains the purchase order system.
Coordinate with operations adequate resources and work schedules so that each crew has a balanced mix of experience with appropriate expertise in all job types.