What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at Meyer Utility Structures?
Meyer Utility Structures is searching for a Project Manager to work in Memphis, TN or Fort Worth, TX. The Project Manager works with all members of the Value Stream team to develop and execute plans to deliver designs, drawings, pricing, and the end product to customers.
Meyer Utility Structures is a proud subsidiary of the infrastructure company, Arcosa, Inc. We commit to and pride ourselves on providing reliable structures, superior service, and product solutions. Meyer Utility Structures is an industry leader in the engineering design and fabrication of concrete, lattice, and tubular steel structures for transmission, distribution, and substation applications.
What You’ll Do:
- Interface with customers, sales, quality and field service manager to coordinate a variety of post-sales service functions with support from the Market Development Manager and the Value Stream Manager
- Act as a liaison between customer and Meyer Utility Structures, providing schedule updates and change order management coordination to the customer including providing customer’s feedback to the internal team
- Develop project schedules and manage projects to the schedule daily using Visual Management Capabilities
- Work with the Value Stream Manager and the plants to meet customer expectations
- Identify potential project issues, work with appropriate parties to develop mutually agreed upon mitigation actions and report on project status / issues and key actions to the Value Stream Manager
- Monitor and report on quality issues, rework levels and productivity
- Coordinate closely with the Value Stream Manager and the Market Development Manager to ensure customer expectations are met while maximizing profits for Meyer Utility Structures.
- Develop pricing in compliance with existing contracts and is optimized to capture/maintain business and achieve maximum margins with support from the Market Development Manager
- Ensure change orders are managed properly, pricing revisions are captured and optimized, and schedules are modified to customer’s satisfaction (where possible) and can be supported by all functions
- Lead all functions to support expedited delivery requests and establish appropriate pricing and schedule with support from the Value Stream Manager and fellow Project Managers
- Build and maintain Standard Work Procedures for each alliance customer
- Develop winning tactics for bid projects through innovation, engineering, scheduling, and cost management
- Other duties as assigned
What You’ll Need:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with a minimum of five years technical and customer account administration experience
- More than one (1) year of managing large projects preferred
- Excellent communication skills with employees and external customers
- Working knowledge of utility structures industry preferred
- Understanding of legal terms and language pertaining to supply contracts preferred
- Knowledge of commodities markets and how they pertain to pricing and supply contracts preferred
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