Switchgear Project Manager

HICO America, headquartered in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania with facilities in Los Angeles, Greensburg, PA, and Memphis TN, is part of the Power Systems business unit, in the Industrial Performance Group of the Hyosung Corporation, a large publicly traded corporation based in Seoul, South Korea. HICO is an ISO 9001 and 14001 certified company, with primary business in power system products.

The Switchgear Project Manager will focus on the smooth execution of projects within the Product Execution PMO department. Their main goal is to maximize profit margin while maintaining a excellent service level to the client.

THE NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

• Project budgetary performance of contractual scope of work obligations
• Submittal and schedule performance per contract and communication to customer stakeholders
• Customer perception and satisfaction
• Milestone and progress payment management and notification to HICO Accounting
• Warranty and MRO service level initial point of contact
• Responsible for estimating costs for HICO services with support from HICO Procurement
• Support review of final bid package as requested
• Attend project site and alliance meetings with customers as directed
• Project leader regarding the customer and internal HICO stake holders.
• Single POC (Point of Contact) with customer
• Management and communication of schedule to customers, suppliers, and HICO stakeholders
• Communication of contractual milestones to factory and internal stakeholders.
• Potential travel to Memphis transformer production facility or project/customer locations.
• Coordination and support design review meetings
• Report any planned budgetary deficit to internal HICO stakeholders and determine root cause
• Support HICO procurement functions for his/her assigned projects
• Manage scope and budget of services including assembly, oil, HICO field service technicians
• Control costs of HICO services and sub-contractors
• Request and execute changes orders as required.

THE DESCRIPTION ABOVE REPRESENTS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE JOB BUT DOES NOT EXCLUDE OTHER OCCASIONAL WORK ASSIGNMENTS NOT MENTIONED.

EDUCATION/SPECIAL SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/TRAINING:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Project Management or related field

• 5+ years of experience in project management or coordination

• Proficiency with SAP and Excel

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

• Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS OF THE WORKPLACE:

• Ability to self-control under pressure and fast-paced work-environment

• Ability to meet required deadline

• Ability to build trusty and co-operative relationship with suppliers, customers, co-workers, and management team

HICO America provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.