Gutor is a leading international manufacturer of UPS systems for industrial applications. The company has been in business for over 75 years and has a proven track record of delivering high-quality products and services. Gutor's products are designed to meet the demanding needs of industries such as oil & gas, petrochemical, chemical, nuclear, and transportation. The company also has a global presence with over 600 employees in more than 30 countries and branches in Brazil, China, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the U.S.A to name a few.
Gutor is committed to providing its customers with the best possible support. The company has a team of experienced engineers and technicians who are available to help with any problems that may arise.
As a Customer Project Manager you will be responsible for managing complex projects in the Nuclear Business area - from planning and implementation to customer approval.
In this position, you will take over the management of various projects (including both large projects in individual companies as well as multi-country companies) and continuously monitor the progress of the project.
The responsibility for the compliance with the cost budget, the schedule as well as the management of supply, costs, resources, quality and risks is part of your daily tasks, since you will guarantee the profitability of the project and the satisfaction of your customers.
In addition, you will act as a mentor within the Solution Center Project Management team, making an important contribution to the project manager community.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Main Point of contact for Project and Technical Communication (except Customer Technical - - Leader/Manager is part of the Project Team) with the customer.
- Involves the customer in decision-making processes and provides regular information on
project progress (progress reports).
- Responsible for customer inspections (PIM/FAT/Packing Inspection)
- Identifies and creates additional business opportunities out of the ongoing project
- Ensures that Sales initiates the hand over to execution. Participation at Customer Kick Off
Meeting and initiates internal project Kick Off Meeting.
- Handles the planning elements and milestones according GUTOR Customer Project
- Process (ETO CPP) in coordination with the Project Planning, Operation, Engineering
(Customer Service teams).
- Identifies and minimizes non-conformance costs
- Leads and organizes status meetings for a regular project status review with the project team
if required. Close cooperation with the assigned Application Design Engineer.
- Monitors document submission status in cooperation with documentation teams.
- Ongoing monitoring of project status, early identification of discrepancies and initiating
targeted measures/action-
- Performs project close review (commercial, lessons learnt, best practice)
- Ensures a proper handover of the project to the Customer Service department.
- Leads the project within the defined budget.
- Has cost and margin responsibility for the project as defined at project start.
- Initiates invoicing according to project progress and follows up payment status.
- Reviews initial project calculation, highlight and clarify discrepancies.
- Participate at monthly project control reviews.
- Optimizes project profitability.
- Review final project performance.
- Throughout project life cycle, identifies, assesses and monitor all risk factors and opportunities.
- Assesses the contract in terms of claim-relevant significance.
- Work closely with Legal department for legal advise.
- Devise suitable strategies for risk mitigation (elimination, reduction).
- Inform customer, management and project team about scope deviations.
- Identifies and mitigates external claims (defines costs and argumentation, prepares claim and
negotiates change order) in close collaboration with purchasing and Sales/Tendering.
- Identifies opportunities for additional business (defines costing, prepares offers and negotiates
change order) in close collaboration with purchasing and Sales/Tendering).
- Involves purchasing at an early stage of the project.
- Involves qualified subcontractors/partners in a timely manner.
- Leads commercial clarifications with support of purchasing and procurement.
- Rigorously monitors the performance of the subcontractors/partners, conducts timely
escalation (in the event of qualitative shortfalls and problems in cooperation) and, where
there are any discrepancies , initiates timely suitable action.
- Participates at internal project reviews and management information meetings concerning the
project status.
- Ensures targeted and full communication within the project team and with stakeholders on an
international basis.
- Establishes key relationships with all business relevant Stakeholders.
- Regularly listens to others and conveys messages in an accurate and effective manner.
- First point of contact related to technical questions raised by the customer.
- Reviews technical specification (except Customer Technical Leader/Manager is part of the
Project Team).
- Reviews technical comments (Approval Back) and validates which points will be incorporated
or rejected.
- Creates project execution related documents (schedules, ITP, Quality Plan, Vendor Document
List,etc.).
- Close cooperation with Customer Project Technical Leaders/Managers.
Gutor is an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.