Project Site Leader - PHX, LA, San Francisco, Seattle or Irvine

Overview

The Project Site Leader will provide world class jobsite leadership for large, long-duration, high-profile projects for Vertiv power and/or thermal equipment. The Site Leader is the primary Vertiv Service on-site technical representative for large jobs, from construction start, through start-up, site acceptance testing, and project completion. The Site Leader is required to establish, grow and maintain excellent rapport with all customers, co-workers, sales representatives and others as appropriate.

The Site Lead is required to work in tandem with the assigned Project Manager to drive cost controls, schedule adherence, resource management, and ultimately a positive customer experience.

• Provide jobsite construction and technical leadership for large projects
• Working knowledge of critical infrastructure equipment in data centers, including Vertiv-manufactured equipment
• Leads a multi-disciplinary on-site team consisting of Project Leaders, Installers, Technicians, Customer Engineers, and subcontractors
• Represents Vertiv at daily customer meetings and can speak to technical requirements for the day’s schedule to coordinate activity with other parties on-site
• Leads and supports start-up and site testing activities for assigned projects
• Ensure sufficient manpower 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 daily status reports to Service Management, Project Management and sales rep

• Keeps current on Vertiv equipment start-up and commissioning processes, procedures, and tools-of-the-trade
• Keeps current on Safety Bulletins, Safety Field Change Notices, Field Change Notices, and Service Tips

• Leads daily Vertiv toolbox talk, pre-job safety walk and inspection, and drives any necessary corrective/preventative actions required in a timely fashion
• Responsible for the adherence and administration of all site and Vertiv Safety policies on job sites
• Operates 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
• Lead by example with the use of STOP WORK Authority, Good Catch engagement, and timely closure of necessary corrective/preventative actions

• Ensure adherence to Vertiv Warranty process in partnership with Project Manager
• Provide accurate and timely reporting in accordance with published guidelines
• Timecards, expense reports, mileage reports, SR/task closure, forms, et al.
• Supports Project Manager with obtaining any necessary technical data so Project Manager can maintain project systems
• Maintain company property according to company policies
• Credit cards, PPE, test equipment, laptop, smartphone, et al.

• Provide proper and adequate communication to internal and external customers
• Ensure daily alignment of customer expectations and Vertiv activity, and drive clarification/re-alignment if there appears to be misalignment of expectations
• Maintain customer satisfaction rates according to company guidelines

• Make decisions based on the Fundamental 5 in order of importance:
  Safety, Quality, Timeliness, Cost, Productivity
• Capable of making timely decisions, technical and commercial, under pressure
• Maintain productive utilization rate according to company guidelines
• 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 aligned to Vertiv Behaviors
• Ability to communicate with all levels within the organization
  -Managers, co-workers, Support Services, sales, electronic communications, et al.
• Ability to handle stressful situations and provide a calming…