Assistant Project Lead MOD

Overview

Location:

Miami, FL, United States

Join Schindler as an Assistant Project Lead MOD and help with modernization fulfillment tasks for elevators, escalators, and moving walks. You will coordinate field activities to ensure safety and quality standards, assist with technical resources and administrative tasks, and help ensure timely project completion.

• Project Assistance & Coordination – Accurately assist modernization projects to ensure successful close-out at required efficiency and profitability levels. Review and book projects within one (1) week of award, promptly notifying the Manager if completion dates are at risk and providing a proposed action plan and timeline for resolution. Support Project Managers to submit approved documentation to Schindler Engineering and/or local vendors following project booking.
  
  Coordinate and follow up with factories, vendors, and the Field Supervisor to ensure all required materials are ready before the project start date. Adhere to fulfillment guidelines as defined during training and onboarding.
• Progress Tracking – Assist Project Managers & Field Superintendents in monitoring job progress, alerting the Manager of potential delays. Facilitate weekly modernization meetings to ensure effective communication and project updates.
• Change Order Support – Assist with identifying change notice opportunities; prepare all necessary change order paperwork to be forwarded to the customer. Follow up to obtain signed change orders before commencing any related work. Monitor labor and material purchase orders, ensuring proper receiving processes are followed.

• Associate's Degree, BA, BS, or Construction Management degree
• Work experience may substitute for a degree: 0-1 years of experience; recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel
• Experience in elevator or related building systems industry
• Familiarity with SAP, Lotus Notes, and project management software like Procore
• Ability to read schematics and blueprints; strong financial acumen

• Fully vested 401k match, up to 7% of total eligible compensation
• Competitive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans – Effective from first day of hire
• 3 weeks' vacation, 7 sick days, 3 floating holidays and 8 Company Observed Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement – Eligible after 6 months of service
• Parental Leave – 100% base pay for 6 consecutive weeks within first year of a child’s birth or adoption
• Development opportunities to boost professional and leadership growth

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Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the qualifications listed, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles!

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• Safety: Uphold the highest safety standards for all.
• Integrity and Trust: Foster honest, ethical relationships.
• Create Value for the Customer: Deliver innovative, reliable solutions.
• Quality: Ensure excellence in every product and service.
• Commitment to People Development: Nurture our people, they are the heart of our success.

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