Industrial Project Manager, Mechanical

at  Uptime

About The Company:
Uptime Industrial is a leading provider of full-service industrial and commercial equipment repair, upgrades, installation and relocation across North America with over 125 years of combined knowledge and experience in the industry. As a service provider, our mission is simple - to keep our clients’ businesses running – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Our recent growth and continued success stems not only from being highly trained experts in our craft, but also from our most important values: integrity and innovation. And these values are a big part of who we are and how we work. Our commitment is to always doing the right thing for the job, the customer and most importantly, for our people and each other. To learn more about Uptime Industrial and the core values that shape the company today, visit https://www.uptimeindustrial.com/about/.
About The Role:
Reporting to the Vice President, Projects, the Industrial Project Manager, Mechanical is responsible for driving projects from inception to completion. By partnering with internal resources and vendors, the Industrial Project Manager works to understand customer needs and goals, designs industry leading solutions, sources parts and materials, plans the project, and manages site level staff to ensure the execution of each project.

Key responsibilities include:

• Project Management:
• Partner with department leaders, executives and the sales team to continually drive projects to delivery;
• Manage and update project performance forecasts;
• Assess and report on project cashflows;
• Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers, consultants, general contractors and end users;
• Manage project financial performance;
• Monitor project schedules, budgets, and work progress reports;
• Vendor management and acquisition of necessary materials and equipment;
• Ensure projects are in compliance with safety plans and regulations.
• Consulting, Stakeholder Management, & Communication
• Liaise directly with customers to better understand their needs;
• Cultivate and manage vendor and partner relationships;
• Communicate directly with customers and internal stakeholders to set and manage expectations throughout the project;
• Assist customers in finding innovative ways to solve problems that result in improvements or savings in their facilities;
• Actively search for new and innovative technologies/solutions to broaden both our clients’ competitive advantage, and our own;
• Communicate with supply chain, sales, marketing, engineering, sub-trades, and finance;
• Act as a company leader, reinforcing best practices and safety policies.
• Training & Development
• Participate in the recruitment of new team members;
• Assist with training of new and existing employees within team;
• Participate in company training related to the job.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You Bring:
The ideal candidate is not only determined to meet customer demands but understands what it really means to be part of a team representing a Company of highly skilled trades. You are eager to be challenged while staying self motivated. You are someone that is very independent and enjoys a flexible schedule. You are always prepared to put your best foot forward no matter how many setbacks you may face. You can demonstrate the ability to exercise sound judgement and possesses a creative problem-solving mindset. You are someone who strives to meet customer needs in an innovative and safe manner. Ultimately, you are eager to work in a challenging team environment and to develop strong working relationships with all levels of the business.

• Project Management:
• Partner with department leaders, executives and the sales team to continually drive projects to delivery;
• Manage and update project performance forecasts;
• Assess and report on project cashflows;
• Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers, consultants, general contractors and end users;
• Manage project financial performance;
• Monitor project schedules, budgets, and work progress reports;
• Vendor management and acquisition of necessary materials and equipment;
• Ensure projects are in compliance with safety plans and regulations.
• Consulting, Stakeholder Management, & Communication
• Liaise directly with customers to better understand their needs;
• Cultivate and manage vendor and partner relationships;
• Communicate directly with customers and internal stakeholders to set and manage expectations throughout the project;
• Assist customers in finding innovative ways to solve problems that result in improvements or savings in their facilities;
• Actively search for new and innovative technologies/solutions to broaden both our clients’ competitive advantage, and our own;
• Communicate with supply chain, sales, marketing, engineering, sub-trades, and finance;
• Act as a company leader, reinforcing best practices and safety policies.
• Training & Development
• Participate in the recruitment of new team members;
• Assist with training of new and existing employees within team;
• Participate in company training related to the job.
• Other duties as assigned