Project Manager
Caterpillar

Career Area:
Strategy
Job Description:

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When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Job Summary:

Electric Power Division (EPD) has an opening for a Senior Account Manager. In this role you will assist the Program Manager with the management of complex projects within a corporate program.

About EPD:

Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing back-up power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centers, municipalities, and more. With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business, our team has world-class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. We're committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers. Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations!

What you will do:
• Management for all of the financial, commercial, contractual, and technical aspects of the AES project.

• Direct entire project from Order Entry to commissioning of the Advanced Electrical Services solution
• Oversight for the planning, design, procurement, assembly, test, shipment and commissioning of AES projects.

• Developing the project timetables, milestones and monitoring the scheduling, budget, and performance of AES Projects.

• Manage commercial aspects and support technical direction to various other project teams, including engineering, purchasing, production and field service.

Degree Requirement:

• Degree or equivalent experience desired.

What you will have:
Business Acumen: Knowledge of business concepts, tools, and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Demonstrated knowledge of project and business management principles, methods and techniques.
• Exercises considerable latitude in determination of commercial objectives.
• Typically develops solution to commercial problems and provide support in solving technical problems.
• Insure technical and commercial strategy is well understood throughout the manufacturing and engineering project team..

Project Management / Planning: Would typically direct entire project from Order Entry to commissioning of the Advanced Electrical Services solution. Work is self-started. Individual must be innovative and inventive to solve commercial or complex product problems. Ideas and recommendations to management relative to new applications and approaches are usually accepted when making policy decisions.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and situations to achieve superior proactive project order management and customer service

• Coordinate project schedule with both the customer and production control.
• Monitors progress to schedule in engineering, provisioning, and production operations.

• Monitors Customer Drawings and approves Operation/Maintenance Manuals.
• Regularly inspect progress of Advanced Electrical Services solution on shop floor to assure compliance to specification, resolving problems quickly, and project milestones are being met..

Collaborating: Knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Experience in dealing with multiple disciplines such as contractors, consultants, engineering, sales, purchasing, and commissioning agents.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple simultaneous projects involving cross-functional technical teams within budgetary and schedule constraints.
• Helps solve business problems and meet business goals through collaborative processes.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
• Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
• Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
• Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
• Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
• Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
• Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
• Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
• Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

Additional Information:

• Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.
  
• The position is located in Alpharetta, GA.
  
• The position requires domestic travel up to 10%.
  

Employee Benefit Details:

• Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.
  
• Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.
  
• Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
  

Final Details:
This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.Caterpillar.com/Careers

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Relocation is available for this position.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.
Posting Dates:
May 8, 2024 - May 19, 2024
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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