District Manager - Ashburn, VA

Electrical Reliability Services•Ashburn, VA

About The Position

At Vertiv, we design, manufacture, and service the mission-critical infrastructure technologies for vital applications in data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial environments. We are the trusted Service Provider for 70%+ of Fortune 500 companies, including industry-leading data centers and providers of colocation and cloud service. Why Vertiv is the best company for Field Service professionals: Vertiv is an industry leader in Technology and Services with a best-in-class Customer Service and Safety culture Company leaders have many years of hands-on Field Service experience in this industry and many others Tremendous focus is placed on employee technical and leadership development Technical Training takes place in our state of the art Training Academy or Regional Training Center with a strong focus on immersive, hands-on learning Competitive benefits include: Company vehicle, smartphone, laptop, personal protective equipment (PPE), other tools-of-the-trade, 401k, Profit Sharing, & Generous PTO/Vacation Plan, Medical, Vision & Dental & more Abundant technical resources including 24/7 Technical/Factory Support and technical online libraries of product documentation, work instructions, and self-help troubleshooting guides Company-wide commitment to promoting a strong work/life balance An employer-of-choice for Veterans with technical backgrounds Under general direction, the District Manager leads a field directed service business focused on safe work practice and operational excellence. Deploys and maintains standardized tools, systems and support for the assigned District team. Manages resources to maximize customer satisfaction and improve productivity and profitability, delivers customer satisfaction plans including contract commitments, service level agreements, and service asset management. Effectively recruits, develops, and retains employees. Ensures overall operational excellence and service growth. Fosters a team environment while providing regular performance feedback, development, and coaching. Requires extensive interaction and relationship building with internal and external customers.

Requirements

Graduate Engineer BSEE or BSME and six years' experience OR Graduate of applicable Electrical Technical School or Military equivalent and nine years minimum same or similar work experience. OR High school education or equivalent and ten years minimum same or similar work experience.
A high degree of communication, supervisory, organizational and management skills are required
High-level competence in written and verbal communication.
Strong presentation skills and proficiency in speaking to large audiences.
Able to lead and direct diverse teams.
Strong knowledge of Critical Power Infrastructure Services & related industry standards, such as OSHA and NFPA.
A good theoretical background and strong management skills are necessary.
Communicate effectively, in writing and verbally, with clients, peers and management.
Good judgment, dependable, supervises large-scale projects with technical expertise and good business management skills.
Strong computer skills including editing, formatting and using templates in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and use of Internet for standards/products/manufacturer research.
Willing to work flexible hours, weekends, holidays and night work.
Able to travel up to 50% of time.
Valid Driver's License.
Due to the safety sensitive aspect of the role, candidates are required to successfully pass a drug test prior to employment.
In addition, you will also be required to complete and pass a pre-employment background check.

Responsibilities

Builds and motivates teams to execute Service's sold solutions including, Service Contract work, Product Startup and warranty support, systems upgrades (Cap/Fan replacements) and T&M business growth.
Drives profitable growth initiatives through effective management of assigned assets (people, financial and material).
Manages assigned assets in a manner that meets or exceeds key performance goals (KPI's).
Builds an environment that energizes team members to provide high quality, cost efficient, customer-directed service and exceed performance targets (KPI's).
Ensures tools and processes are executed per established standards to achieve customer satisfaction at the most effective cost.
Analyzes operations processes and provide recommendations for improvements.
Analyzes service operations to identify improvement areas.
Implements required changes.
Leads local effort to drive and strengthen customer loyalty programs that secure and retain service contract customers.
Leverages internal and external relationships by actively networking with sales professionals, customer's decision-making associates, all of which enhance the local reputation of Liebert Services and the local team.
Drives operational review meetings, reviewing safety and operational excellence performance metrics.
Executes other managerial responsibilities, i.e., hiring, performance reviews consistent with established business strategy.
Prepares and delivers clear performance expectations, performance reviews and development plans for direct reports teaming with the appropriate matrix functional manager as required.
Ensures a consistent level of coaching, which includes, monthly 1-1's and operational reviews.
Manages a defined geographic service district staffed by fifteen (15) to twenty (20) customer facing field service engineers (CE's).
Leads the execution efforts of the field directed service business.
Ensures consistency of delivery systems across the service centers.
Audits the effectiveness of service operations and makes changes to improve performance.
Ensures that contractual obligations are completed, and customer satisfaction is achieved.