Traveling Senior Equipment Specialist - FEC

Division: SPO
Project Location(s): Columbus, OH 43085 USA
Minimum Years Experience: Travel Involved: Job Type: RegularJob Classification: ExperiencedEducation:Job Family:ConstructionCompensation:Salaried Exempt

Position Description: Perform planning, management, and execution of First Equipment Company (FEC) On-site Equipment Rental Programs (OERP) and provide training, onboarding, and daily management of on-site programs. Work with project teams and vendors to support efficient use, movement, and maintenance of construction equipment.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as point of contact for multiple and complex project teams and on-site rental vendors to understand, confirm, manage and implement equipment needs, and implementations.
• Visit project sites to establish presence with stakeholders to manage on-site equipment requirements, maintenance, and transition of construction equipment to/from yard.
• Contribute to on-site equipment rental program preconstruction efforts, including but not limited to client and rental vendor interviews, bidding, leveling, and award bids to rental vendors. Foster environment for inclusiveness for vendor consideration.
• Manage vendor equipment costs and trends, understand and track economic and industry impacts to forecasting and projected earnings, and communicate changes to project stakeholders.
• Contribute information related to project-specific cost control, budgeting, and forecasting for reporting related to equipment operations.
• Provide exceptional customer service and timely communication with project team stakeholders and on-site trade and rental vendors for relationship development and service excellence.
• Contribute to project culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Provide support for end-user system troubleshooting related to rental software, and inventory and contract management systems for on-site equipment rental programs. Support project teams and vendors adoption and adherence to systems.
• Monitor utilization of rental equipment use and track vendor billing, and accuracy of customer invoices for on-site equipment rental programs.
• Develop and maintain on-going vendor relationships to promote reliability and high service standards throughout projects.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

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Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited degree program and minimum of 6 years of experience in construction rentals, logistics, equipment, or warehouse management, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Working knowledge of construction equipment, jobsite logistics, and equipment maintenance requirements
• Working knowledge of financial principles, Profit & Loss (P&L), cost control, and budget forecasting
• Active listening skills and responsive with strong follow-up practices
• Highly organized to manage On-site Equipment Rental Programs (OERP) on project site or yard, and in support of construction operations
• Process skills to think through logistics and communicate expectations
• Apply analytical thinking to manage through complex decisions and judgments
• Project management experience and able to manage and prioritize competing demands
• Professional presentation delivery with ability to influence and engage with internal and external stakeholders
• Professional verbal and written communication skills
• Familiar with equipment rental software (e.g., Wynne RentalMan) and P2P systems (e.g., Coupa)
• Experience with implementing continuous improvement concepts, methodologies, and tools (e.g., 5S or Lean)
• Embrace change and quick learner to adopt processes, information, and technology enhancements
• Proficient computer skills, Microsoft Office suite of applications, and database applications
• Regular travel

   

  Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performan