Field Project Manager

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Primary Objective of Position:

The Field Project Manager will manage complex, multi-week service offerings performed by WEG/Electric Machinery across the nation and Canada. This role requires maintaining a presence at customer sites to best support the team in the field. Responsibilities include collaborating with customer contacts, WEG/Electric Machinery personnel, subcontractors, and vendors. The role will lead all aspects of assigned projects, including scope, budgets, installation, safety, training, etc.

Description

Primary Objective of Position:

The Field Project Manager will manage complex, multi-week service offerings performed by WEG/Electric Machinery across the nation and Canada. This role requires maintaining a presence at customer sites to best support the team in the field. Responsibilities include collaborating with customer contacts, WEG/Electric Machinery personnel, subcontractors, and vendors. The role will lead all aspects of assigned projects, including scope, budgets, installation, safety, training, etc.

Requirements

Major Areas of Accountability:

• Act as the primary liaison with the client.
• Lead project kick-off meetings with sales.
• Develop a comprehensive project management plan covering scope, schedule, cost, quality, resource, communication, risk, and procurement management plans.
• Develop and monitor the project budget, manage costs, and ensure the project stays within financial constraints with high customer satisfaction.
• Draft RFIs as required to receive timely answers from the client for questions related to scope, technical requirements, schedule, or logistics.
• Implement and manage project changes, ensuring changes are documented, communicated, and approved according to a defined change control process.
• Attend all customer-required daily schedule update meetings, safety meetings, etc.
• Participate in all site-specific and general safety training requirements to gain access to the property.
• Participate in project wrap-up meetings with sales.
• Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards and customer expectations.
• Manage the project team and subcontractor schedules, cost, and quality.
• Author change orders, SOWs, status reports (daily/weekly/monthly), and other project documentation as applicable.
• Coordinate the preparation and delivery of regular project status reports (daily/weekly/monthly) to stakeholders and customers, covering progress, budget, risks, issues, and other project documentation as applicable.
• Perform issue/incident management and address/resolve customer concerns.
• Manage internal RFIs and control the flow of communication between the field service technicians and the internal engineering group to ensure the timely resolution of technical questions.
• Address and resolve issues that arise during project execution, escalating them to senior management if necessary.
• Monitor project performance using key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to track progress and identify areas needing attention.
• Perform other duties as necessary/assigned.

• Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience in the rotating equipment industry. Preference for candidates with 7-10 years’ experience in executing large capital projects within the rotating equipment industry.
• Knowledge of SAP or other ERP systems.
• Strong knowledge and ability to utilize Microsoft Excel and MS Project (intermediate to expert level) and other Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Visio).
• Demonstrated ability to understand, evaluate, and solve complex issues of technical and commercial content.
• Proven record of managing projects that produce quantifiable bottom-line improvements.
• Demonstrated critical thinking, negotiating, organizing, reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
• Essential customer interaction and management skills.
• Self-starting, results-oriented, flexible, and a team player.
• Ability to coordinate and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work in a highly independent…