Field Project Manager - Remote

Konecranes is a global leader in material handling solutions. The Field Project Manager manages large field projects, including scope, customer interfaces, supervision, resource planning, safety requirements, installation coordination, schedules, and financial performance.

Responsibilities:

• Present the kick off meetings with field sales staff, internal branch personnel, and internal or external engineers
• Facilitate on site client and sub-contractor meetings and draft milestone delivery schedules to meet the customer delivery promises
• Manages and monitors the production processes, selection of vendors, maintain product standards
• Develop installation packages and conduct installation meetings with branch services and sub contracts to communicate the entire process to a successful and timely delivery within estimated margin expectations
• Responsible for increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of each project using communication, technical expertise, and organizational skills to achieve customer satisfaction and meet the financial goals of the business unit
• Direct interface between Modernization Group, sub-contract resources, suppliers and in-house technical experts in order to be successful in a quality order delivery
• Establish and maintain project plan to ensure records are accurate
• Develop bill of materials from the order to clarify the exact deliverable package
• Verify approval drawings and field dimensions for accuracy
• Verify all customer safety requirements and ensure the project personnel are equipped to meet or exceed the requirements
• Use Microsoft Project or other planning tools to develop timelines and task responsibilities that can be shared with the customer and used internally
• Issue purchase requisitions to the branch for materials, equipment and subcontractors
• Maintain cost sheets, continuously monitoring cost versus estimate on each product line to manage overall budget forecast
• Develop relationships with field install crews by having knowledge of the project site requirements so the final deliverables meet our customer satisfaction requirements
• Order and coordinate delivery of installation field material with sub-contractor and/or branch personnel
• Maintain continuous dialog with customers (internal & external) updating them on all key milestones
• Manage and identify change in contracted scope with customer and present material or labor pricing alternatives to the customer
• Monitor progress billing milestones coordinating with the branch administrators
• Work with in house administrator to close out timely invoicing with a prior project review before final closing of order
• Manage product cost to maintain or improve order Gross Margin forecast
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Skilled in effectiveness for planning, control monitoring, engineering processes, conflict management and resolution, contracting, procurement and quality assurance management, and advance communication abilities
• Be able to process technical information and provide technical instructions
• Be able to read and understand mechanical and electrical prints
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, and Word are required
• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Project Management or General Business Administration
• Previous technical and organizational experience will be considered
• 3-5 years of project management experience
• Technical expertise for electrical, mechanical, and field installations relating to the overhead crane industry