Project Manager - Military Veterans

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Toshiba America Energy Systems Corporation (TAES) provides energy industry solutions – new equipment, retrofits, maintenance, outage planning and more – for current and future power generation needs in the Americas, including thermal, hydro and nuclear power plants.

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly organized Project Manager to work out of our West Allis, WI office. The Project Manager is responsible for the overall coordination of, and execution of service projects related to power generation equipment (turbine, generator, and/or instrument and control services and repairs). This job will require working with customers, shop operations, engineering, and outside vendors. Bidding and proposal information development will be a significant part of the overall responsibility.

Essential Duties

• Gather information from all available resources to assist with the development and preparation of project proposals.
• Work with Engineering, Field Services, and Production Operations to plan, organize, and direct activities concerning project execution.
• Provide timely planning response from point of award through project execution
• Coordinate internal and external staffing requirements and resource assignments
• Manage the project execution process by following appropriate processes and procedures and the following general steps:
• Prepare a project schedule document in a form ready to issue and utilize for tracking project progress and staffing utilization
• Manage project schedule and develop recovery plans to prevent schedule slippage
• Maintain coordination between all entities with responsibilities towards the scope of work
• Maintain project budget
• Provide accounting department with information of milestones completed when invoicing may be initialized
• Report on project finances on a monthly basis including percentage completion to be used in revenue recognition
• Act as liaison, ensuring communication among customers and critical contacts to facilitate project activities.
• Monitor and manage projects to ensure they are completed on time and within budget.
• Develop and communicate all work and schedule requirements with sales, shop, field workers, engineering, suppliers, and outside vendors.
• Provide follow-up throughout the process, to ensure that customers are aware of progress, changes in work scope are properly handled, and operations and outside vendors are informed of material shipments and work status.
• Ability to travel for short periods to job sites throughout North America and Internationally.  

Education and Required Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or related field preferred
• Associate Degree in related field required
• PMP certification helpful
• At least one year of experience in Mechanical Engineering, preferably within a service environment in the power generation industry.
• Project Management experience or related project administration and coordination required.
• Above average verbal and written communications skills, including organization and direction of technical personnel, experience in procedure and process documentation and technical report writing.
• Proficient at project planning and solid organizational skills in a multi-tasking environment are essential.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office is required.

Physical Requirements (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.)

The employee must be able to lift up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

Work Environment

The majority of this work takes place in an office and the work environment is that of a typical office environment in a manufacturing setting where noise levels are usually moderate. Frequently the employee will interact with personnel in the plant where he/she may be exposed to higher noise levels.

Additional Info

Toshiba employees enjoy a comprehensive compensation and benefit package including an annual bonus, a generous 401k match, health and wellness programs as well as generous time off.

Toshiba is an Equal Opportunity Employer.