Customer Service Project Manager – Data Centers

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About Smart Infrastructure – Electrification and Automation:

The Electrification and Automation (EA) Business Unit covers the entire spectrum for power distribution systems and service solutions for all markets and through all sales channels. We provide reliable power distribution grids of today while investing into our Future Grids portfolio and applications to create the power distribution grid of the future. Our comprehensive portfolio meets the growing technical requirements of today’s and tomorrow’s power grid!

Headquartered in Wendell, NC, the EA PMO executes a diverse portfolio of projects, and this position will be focused on service solutions within our Customer Services business. This role comes with ample opportunities for growth, reflective of Siemens mission to empower people with a growth mindset. As a customer facing team, we keep customer satisfaction at the forefront as we manage large projects in a fast-paced environment.

Siemens Project Management Office (PMO) is looking for a Customer Services (CS) Project Manager to join our Data Centers team.This position can be remote or based out of Wendell, NC.

You’ll make an impact by: 

The CS team leads delivery, installation, and commissioning activities for key datacenter customers. As a CS Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for the successful execution of projects, from project initiation through final closeout. You will work in a matrix style organization requiring excellent coordination skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.

Primary responsibilities:

• Project Management: Manage projects from inception to completion, ensuring safety, budget, schedule, quality, and performance objectives are met.
• Communication & Stakeholder Management: Communicate effectively with team members, stakeholders, and management, providing regular updates and managing customer expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Resource Management: Identify, assign, and manage project resources, including engineering, field personnel, vendors, and 3rd-party services.
• Risk Management: Proactively identify project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and monitor/control 3rd-party vendors to ensure contract adherence.
• Financial Leadership: Track project budget, schedule completion, and perform monthly revenue forecasting.
• Contract Management: Review and understand contractual obligations, manage change orders, and participate in vendor negotiations.
• Quality & Process Improvement: Develop project execution plans like quality & testing plans, schedules, and risk registers. Implement recovery plans to address performance issues.
• Collaboration & Relationship Building: Collaborate with internal/external teams and clients to develop site schedules, maintain client relationships, and provide "Lessons Learned" feedback to improve project offerings.

Project Types: Installation and commissioning, turn-key, design-build, EPC contracts, data center construction, power system studies, maintenance outage testing and electrical system emergency response/disaster recovery, electrical retrofit, managing teams of field service engineers as well as 3^rd party suppliers, consultants and contractors.

Product types: Low and medium voltage air insulated switchgear, medium voltage gas insulated switchgear and switches, low voltage panelboards and automatic transfer switches, air and liquid filled transformers, motor control centers, medium voltage contactors, integrated e-house electrical solution systems, battery systems, electrical cable systems and busways, cable, connectors and supporting systems.

You’ll win us over by having the following qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• HS Diploma, along with the required years of experience
• 2+ years of direct service project management experience.
• 2+ years of written and verbal communication skills, to present complex issues to multi-level audiences and effectively communicate progress, status and issues to internal and external Customers. Applicants must be authorized for employment in the U.S. without the need for employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• PMP certification – while not required immediately for this role, for those who do not have it already, obtaining PMP certification is required within 1 year of employment
• A degree in engineering or construction management
• Experience in specific industry related to service project e.g., field service, EPC projects, construction, energy, and manufacturing
• An understanding of medium and/or high voltage electrical equipment
• An understanding of datacenter construction projects
• Experience with MS Project or other relevant scheduling software
• Strong leadership skills with experience in leading cross-functional project teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, to present complex issues to multi-level audiences and effectively communicate progress, status, and issues to internal and external Customers.

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We value your unique identity and perspective. We are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society. Come bring your authentic self and create a better tomorrow with us. Learn more about our commitment to DEI here.

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