Senior Project Coordinator

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Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

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.

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 100 years in the electric power business, our team has world-class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. Were committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers. Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations!

ROLE DEFINITION:

Successful execution of Advanced Electrical Services (AES) projects and/or accounts from Order Entry through Project Closeout. This position works with cross-functional multi-project team resources to ensure expectations are delivered according to defined scope, timeline, documentation, and cost parameters.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

The scope of this position includes management for all the financial, commercial, contractual, and technical aspects of the AES project. The scope also includes oversight for the planning, design, procurement, assembly, test, shipment and commissioning of AES projects. This position is responsible for managing commercial aspects and supporting technical direction to various other project teams, including engineering, purchasing, production and field service.

• Knowledge:
  • Expertise in dealing with multiple disciplines such as contractors, consultants, engineering, sales, purchasing, and commissioning agents. Demonstrated expertise managing multiple simultaneous projects involving cross-functional technical teams within budgetary and schedule constraints. Demonstrated expertise of project and business management principles, methods and techniques. Demonstrated Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and situations to achieve superior proactive project order management and customer service. Demonstrated skills and experience in mediation and negotiation. Strong verbal communication, written communication, and presentation skills.
  • Problem Complexity:
    • Typically develops solution to commercial problems and provide support in solving technical problems. Applies advanced knowledge and expertise rather than fixed "textbook" methods. Must be able to achieve coordination of projects by working with design, contract, commercial and production planning specialists.
    • Work Direction and Latitude:
      • Requires very little supervision. Exercises considerable latitude in determination of commercial objectives. 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.
      • Focus:
        • Insure technical and commercial strategy is well understood throughout the manufacturing and engineering project team. Coordinate project schedule with both the customer and production control. Interface with the customer on technical and commercial matters. Prepares cost estimates at booking, shipment and at start up completion. 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. Represent customers interest with respect to quality problem resolution. Assure project revenue recognition and profitability are timely and are in concert with Company financial plan.
        • Liaison:
          • Interfaces with internal management of the company as well as customers. Internal contacts and peers may be department and business managers, project managers, production managers, product support team, and engineering. External contacts are project managers and management of Caterpillar Dealers, major clients, and sub-suppliers.

        WHAT YOU WILL HAVE (REQUIREMENTS):

        Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, with a strong emphasis on Excel.

        Project Management (extensive experience): Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.

        • Utilizes preferred tools, techniques and methods for estimating project cost and time.
        • Plans, estimates, staffs, organizes and monitors significant projects.
        • Identifies risks and vulnerabilities; creates contingency plans.
        • Conducts regular and ad-hoc project reviews with project team, sponsors, and clients.
        • Maintains open communication among project participants and interested parties.
        • Communicates reporting requirements; creates monitoring and control mechanisms.

        Business Acumen (working knowledge): 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.

        • Comments on the organization's business model and financial goals.
        • Communicates key considerations for business decision making process.
        • Participates in business task to get things done in own unit or area.
        • Caters to key stakeholders and their priorities.

        Planning: Tactical, Strategic (extensive experience): Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.

        • Develops, refines, and communicates tactical plans for own responsibilities.
        • Demonstrates the value and necessity of linking tactical plans to overall strategic plan.
        • Plans for allocation of resources in line with unit goals, technical and business objectives.
        • Ensures the planning process is integrated with the overall business plan.

        Process Management (working knowledge): Knowledge of business process improvement tools and techniques; ability to understand, monitor, update, control, or enhance existing business or work processes.

        • Employs process flows, cycle time, process time and waste concepts as appropriate.
        • Walks through steps, decisions, measurements, dependencies and hand-offs for a specific process.
        • Documents types of process decisions and potential impact of each decision.
        • Identifies and monitors common process bottlenecks.

        Collaborating (working knowledge): Knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.

        • Demonstrates experience participating in productive collaborative processes.
        • Initiates collaborative meetings.
        • Helps promote collaboration across generations, functions, regions, and levels.
        • Helps solve business problems and meet business goals through collaborative processes.

        Effective Communications (working knowledge): 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.

        • Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
        • Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
        • Maintains awareness of audience regarding appropriate use of technical jargon.

        Problem Solving (extensive experience): 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.

        • Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort.
        • Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts.
        • Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate.
        • Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes.
        • Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems.

        TOP CANDIDATES MAY ALSO HAVE:

        • 4-year degree from an accredited college or university.
        • 5+ years Project Management experience, (preferably in a manufacturing environment).

        ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

        • This position requires the selected candidate to work on-site five days a week in the Alpharetta, GA facility.
        • Domestic travel may be required for up to 5-10% of working time for project support.
        • Domestic relocation assistance is not available for this position.
        • Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
        • Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.

        Summary Pay Range:

        $95,640.00 - $143,520.00

        Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

        Benefits:

        Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

        • Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

        • Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

        • 401(k) savings plans*

        • Health Savings Account (HSA)*

        • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

        • Health Lifestyle Programs*

        • Employee Assistance Program*

        • Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

        • Career Development*

        • Incentive bonus*

        • Disability benefits

        • Life Insurance

        • Parental leave

        • Adoption benefits

        • Tuition Reimbursement

        * These benefits also apply to part-time employees

        This position requires working onsite five days a week.
        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:

        Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

        Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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