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Assistant Construction Manager - Customer Project Execution (CPX)
VestasDes Moines, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 Feb 2025
About the role
At Vestas we are powered by the dream of changing the world. And to create a sustainable future, we are building a team of passioned visionaries. Would you like to join us?
Vestas is the world's largest wind turbine manufacturing company with significant operations in the United States.
Assistant CPX Manager
Responsibilities:
- Implement safety practices and protocol at the site level in alignment with organizational standards
- Ensure safety procedures are followed and work site is safe for all employees, customers, subcontractors and the public.
- Champion the journey to an incident, injury and illness free culture and environment; maintain close partnership with the Health, Safety and Environment department
- Monitor project schedule, ensuring project milestones and deadlines are met
- Establish and maintain highly effective relationships with the customer, BOP Contractor, and internal partners; pursue "ambassador" status with their customer(s) and a site that is focused on customer loyalty standards
- Understand the wind turbine technology including how to install, commission and operate a wind turbine in order to deliver efficient cost-effective team models that promote customer satisfaction
- Responsible for developing and implementing the project execution budget including developing operational efficiency (lowers cost/MWH)
- Establish the most effective and efficient staffing model to meet operational standards
- Control costs that impact the bottom line; implement initiatives that improve efficiency and effectiveness; responsible for liquidated damages mitigation
- Ensure site data is updated and processed in a timely manner in the appropriate information systems for reporting and tracking purposes including summary of construction progress
- Responsible for accurate documentation for billing and providing support for efficient accounts receivable
- Inspect work during construction to ensure compliance with plans and specifications to ensure quality standards are met.
- Responsible for the management, effectiveness and efficiency of site assets (vehicles, equipment, tools, office, etc.)
- Represent Vestas core values and champion high standards of performance
- Coach, mentor and develop Assistant Construction Managers, Lead Technicians, Field Support Coordinators, QSE Professionals, and Technicians
- Anticipate, monitor and meet the needs of customers and responds to them in an appropriate manner. Demonstrate a personal commitment to identify customers' apparent and underlying needs and continually seeks to provide the highest quality service and product to all customers
- Communicate Vestas' vision in ways that gain the support of others; mentor, motivate and guide others toward goals
- Adjust planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment
- Accept responsibility for own actions and decisions and demonstrate commitment to accomplish work in an ethical, efficient and cost-effective manner
- Responsible for understanding and fulfilling Vestas contractual responsibilities and deliverables.
Qualifications:
- Will be required to travel and work directly from a construction site
- Ability to communicate effectively in English.
- Regular and reliable attendance
- Ability to interact frequently with others in a professional, courteous manner
- Ability to effectively manage a team
- Will be required to wear the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the duration of the task
- Possess a valid driver's license
- Bachelor's degree in construction management or equivalent preferred
- 1-2 years of experience as construction or project manager, project lead, or other management experience, preferably in a related service, industrial or manufacturing setting
- Technical background required, especially in Substation, electrical instrumentation, hydraulic or rotating heavy equipment. Effective knowledge of technical drawings and schematics. Ability to understand and utilize detailed technical information to solve complex problems
- Full knowledge of safety procedures and management
- Excellent leadership skills. Demonstrated ability in coaching, mentoring, motivating and developing employees to achieve a highly aligned, motivated and engaged team
- Effective change and conflict management. Proven decision-making ability with balanced risk taking. Ability to apply expertise to get results
- Proven continuous improvement and quality methodology skills including root cause analysis / closed loop corrective action and Lean concepts. Proven issue resolution and st
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