HVAC Data Center - Project Manager

Smardt•Sarasota, FL

2d•Remote

About The Position

SMARDT is the leading manufacturer of oil-free designed centrifuges with operations worldwide. We are now expanding our Montreal headquarters and have many ongoing opportunities! We are looking for a Project Manager to join Data Center team. Data Center Project Manager Reporting to the Data Center Vertical Leader, the Project Manager will be a customer facing lead on behalf of SMARDT with a number of Strategic Data Centers accounts and responsible for coordinating and managing activities with different stakeholders such as; Sales, Service, Field Service, QA/QC, and Engineering teams within SMARDT, and externally with Data Center project team members, including client ownership team, commissioning agent, EOR, GC, MEP subcontractors, equipment sub vendors, etc. The Project Manager is responsible for all SMARDT site related activities from equipment arrival on site to final hand off to customer, inclusive (but not limited to) activities between any and all stakeholders noted above, execute all Start up, commissioning and onsite project related activities, and facilitate/track all parts/services during the project timeline schedule and post handoff to customer, including transition to post warranty and PM related services.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree of a relatable field. (Mechanical Engineering, Construction) or Minimum of a technical Associates Degree with 5 years of field/project experience or 8 years equivalent related field experience in the HVAC industry.
5+ years related experience with a combination of Commercial HVAC work and/or Data Centers, Mission Critical Unit
Team worker
Forward Planner
Good Communicator and Negotiation Skills
Results/Objectives Driven
Problem-solving skills -
Decision-making skills
Leadership skills

Nice To Haves

Prior experience working with Data Center Solutions.
Knowledge of HVAC designs, applications, and energy saving solutions.
Project Management Certification such as PMP, PMI, Six Sigma, etc.
Experiences in Commissioning activities

Responsibilities

Deliver projects on-time, on-cost and on quality by managing all phases of SMARDT data center projects after order recognition, from initial planning through to final warranty and maintenance, ensuring seamless coordination and hand offs between internal and external stakeholders and adherence to project timelines and budgets.
Ensures subcontractors understand expectations of the project. Owns and manages project execution plan including updating the project schedule
Planning and Coordination: Develops detailed project plans, staffing needs, and schedules, working closely with Account Management team and Service Team to allocate resources effectively and achieve project goals.
Scope Development and Reporting: Prepares comprehensive proposals detailing project scope, milestones, delivers regular progress reports to management and clients to maintain transparency and manage expectations.
Stakeholder Management and Customer Relations: Establishes and maintains strong relationships with customers, contractors, and internal teams, resolving issues promptly to uphold customer satisfaction and ensure successful project outcomes.
Analyzes financial reporting systems and project schedules to proactively address potential problems. Effectively communicates project progress, issues, and financial status to management as required.
Continuous Improvement and Quality Assurance: Implements risk analysis and mitigation strategies, reviews project status reports, and adjusts plans as needed to optimize project efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness. Develop Lessons Learned and QA/QC project list for review w/ Engineering/Production/QA/QC team.
Projects Milestones Planning , Risk Assessment and corrective actions.
Risk Assessment of assigned project and create mitigation plan
Coordinate equipment delivery to customer sites
Participate in Customer witnessed / Factory Witness Testing
Schedule start-up activities
Attend SMARDT internal datacenter and other various weekly meetings
Participate in scheduled pre-commissioning , commissioning meetings
Oversee all L2-L5 activities inc; customer equipment acceptance, start-up, commissioning, & final IST Test activities
Maintain site issues, deficiency lists and open items w/ both SMARDT and client online tracking software programs
Review start-up and commissioning reports from Service Technicians
Prepare hand overs and final product/project close out documents
Coordinate w/ SMARDT teams internally & customer site project teams for any required root-cause analysis initiatives
Lead and coordinate product updates and upgrades both internally and with customer sites
Any other related task, as directed by your supervisor, cross functional teams.