Project Manager

We begin with dreams. Dreams drive our motivation. Dreams are our future. The world's dreams, people's dreams, our dreams. Our passion creates ideas that make dreams come alive. Technology and products that were only dreams become reality. All for dreams. Dreams challenge and the Nidec-Group will continue to meet the challenge. For the world's and people's tomorrows; the world's first, the world's best technologies and products; we will continue our part in creating a better society. Job Summary . Job Description Nidec Industrial Solutions: Nidec Industrial Solutions [NIS] is a $500M Business Unit of Nidec Corporation, a $18 Billion global company focused on motors, drives, and controls. NIS is headquartered in Milan, Italy with footprint in 10 countries and growing. Our US operations are based in Cleveland, OH. NIS Americas activities span a range of business models including products manufacturing, system engineering and automation, installation, and services. Our customers and applications are in Oil &Gas, Mining, Renewable Energy & Storage, Metals manufacturing, Pulp & Paper, Marine, Material Handling, Power Generation, Electrical Vehicle Charging and other diverse sectors. Position Summary: Provide perfect execution project management of standard and custom power conversion products, assemblies, and systems which include AC and DC Low Voltage Drives, Inverters for Battery Energy Storage & EV charging, Medium Voltage Drives, PLC's, and HMI's for both industrial and renewable energy applications. Directly manage projects, typically 4-5 simultaneously at different stages of progress/completion, while working closely with customers, installation contractors, engineering, field service, procurement, and contracts to ensure successful project completions of customer applications across North America. The project manager will be an independent, customer-facing technical application engineer for several strategic accounts and customers. This role requires a self-motivated, results-oriented professional with a strong technical aptitude and a passion to succeed. Essential Job Functions Develop detailed project plan to monitor and track progress Lead and manage cross-functional teams on electrical and controls projects to deliver commitments on schedule, under budget, and exceeding customer expectations 'Execution face' of Nidec: Communicate and meet with customers through the life of each project Review, summarize, and communicate the contractual requirements, milestones, and criticalities to internal and external stakeholders Coordinate material delivery timeline with procurement to properly plan and stage manufacturing and assembly resources Coordinate internal resources and third parties' suppliers during project's execution Prepare and present reporting of progress and financial performance of Projects under management Provide expertise in project initiation, scope definition, resource planning, schedule development, time estimating, cost estimating, budgeting, risk analysis and management, reporting, and project closure Manage changes to project's scope, schedule, and costs Assist in the estimation and preparation of RFQ's for sub-contracted services and vendor equipment Competencies: Strong technical skills, in electric fundamentals as well as computers Aggressive, goal oriented self-driver with strong work ethic Innovative, creative person Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills Outstanding verbal and written communications skills Education Requirements Engineering or Engineering Technology degree, or equivalent PMP certification desired PE Certification a plus Experience Requirements: 3+ years of direct experience in industrial projects management Proven track record in managing large scale multi-million-dollar customer-facing projects