Data Center Project Manager - Customer Service

Customer Service Associate Project Manager – Data Centers

Here at Siemens, we take pride in enabling sustainable progress through technology. We do this through empowering customers by combining the real and digital worlds. Improving how we live, work, and move today and for the next generation! We know that the only way a business thrive is if our people are thriving. That’s why we always put our people first. Our global, diverse team would be happy to support you and challenge you to grow in new ways. Who knows where our shared journey will take you? 

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About Smart Infrastructure – Electrification and Automation:

The Electrification and Automation (EA) Business Unit offers the full range of energy distribution systems and 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!

Headquarters 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.

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

You’ll make an impact by:

As a CS 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.

• 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 3rd 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:

• Successful completion of Project Management SkillBridge Program hosted by Siemens SI EA
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of electrical power distribution systems
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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.

About Siemens:

We are a global technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to sustainable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, we create technology with purpose adding real value for customers. Learn more about Siemens here. 

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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, while ensuring that we attract the best talent based on qualifications, skills, and experiences. We welcome you to bring your authentic self and transform the everyday with us.