Site Lead, Busbar

Site Leader

The Site Leader will provide world class startup, commissioning, test and inspection service leadership for large, high-profile customers for the Vertiv Switchgear and Busbar business. The site leader is the primary Vertiv Service representative for large jobs, from factory testing, through start-up, site acceptance testing, and project completion. The site leader is required to establish, promote, and maintain excellent rapport with all customers, co-workers, sales representatives and others as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Represent Busbar Service at all customer and contractor meetings for projects which the PL is assigned to by the Area Supervisor
• Utilize standard Project Management tools to conduct the project effectively, achieving quality, financial and schedule targets
• Coordinate start-up, commissioning, inspection and site testing activities for assigned projects
  • Review scope of work requirements on the sales order
  • Review customer or third-party procedures and train personnel on those procedures
  • Define and manage man-power needs for the job
  • Gather all documentation for job (submittals, as-built drawings, in-house test procedures)
• Coordinate with order management, plant production, logistics, contractors, services, and warranty groups throughout the project, escalating potential conflicts to avoid impact to the customer
• Represent Service in front of the customer, contractor, and consultants
• Assist contractors as required during installation of assigned projects
  • Coordinate Pre-Site meetings with contractor
• Provide support to contractor for technical questions during installation
• Support start-up and site testing activities for assigned projects
  • Ensure sufficient man-power on site each day to perform start-up and site testing work
  • Assist during start-up and site testing as necessary, depending upon man-power availability and site location
  • Provide first level of tech support assistance to speed up problem resolution
  • Monitor jobs for timely completion, work with sales rep on providing quotes for additional services not paid for, or excess labor requirements resulting from delays beyond Service control
  • Provide daily status reports to Service management and customer
  • Manage issues list and work to resolve issues in a timely manner

Technical

• Provide On-the-Job training and on-site direction to associates for assigned projects
• Conduct field customer training for assigned projects as required
• Communicate with Technical Support on equipment issues
• Keep current on Safety Bulletins, Safety Field Change Notices, Field Change Notices, and Service Tips

Safety

• Operate in a safe manner in accordance with published safety guidelines
• Must wear appropriate PPE as per company guidelines and accordance with job duties
• Adhere to work hours policy guidelines – "14 hours rule"
• Report all work related accidents or injuries within 24 hours to the appropriate personnel
• Must be a role model to fellow associates with regards to safety by setting a positive example
• Point out potentially unsafe conditions to a customer or contractor, as necessary and based on extensive experience, with the authority to halt work on a project until conditions are corrected

Administration

• Coordinate assigned project completion, customer training, and close-out
• Provide all commissioning reports in a final package to the customer
• Coordinate any additional training bought with the sales order
• Provide Time and Material quotes for customers or contractors for assigned projects, as necessary
• Coordinate subcontracted services and equipment rentals for assigned projects, provide purchase orders to vendors as required
• Provide accurate and timely reporting in accordance with published guidelines
  • Time cards, expense reports, mileage reports, ticket closure, forms, et al.

Customer Satisfaction

• Provide proper and adequate communication to internal and external customers
• Provide estimated time of arrival to the customer or contractor where applicable
• Coordinate and attend customer or contractor meetings as required
• Maintain customer satisfaction rates according to company guidelines

Performance

• Complete all work in an efficient and timely manner
• Capable of making strong decisions, technical and commercial, under pressure
• Properly evaluate site and equipment for appropriate billing status
• Adhere to company dress code and safety regulations
• Understand and comply with company startup/escalation process and procedures
• In all aspects of job requirements, must lead by example, and conduct themselves in a higher standard. Must act and perform as a role model to all field associates
• Maintain proper and adequate level of internal communications
• Ability to communicate with all levels within the organization
  -Managers, co-workers, Support Services, sales, electronic communications, et al.
• Conduct themselves in a high degree of professionalism, and of service delivery
• Ability to handle stressful situations and provide a calming effect to customer
• High level of diplomacy when interacting with internal and external…