Project Manager

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Job Summary

Responsible for managing and executing elevator installation projects from contract review to handover, ensuring timely, within-budget, and high-quality delivery while maintaining excellent customer satisfaction and adhering to company policies and procedures.

Principal Roles and Responsibilities:

Contract Review and Management (Pre-Execution)

Review contracts, tender documents, and project specifications. Ensure understanding of project scope, timelines, and commercial terms. Identify potential risks, opportunities, and clarifications required.

Project Takeover and Planning (Pre-Execution)

Collaborate with Sales Representatives to ensure smooth project takeover. Develop and manage project plans, resource allocation, and budgets. Establish project milestones, timelines, and key performance indicators (KPIs). Identify potential project risks and mitigation strategies Coordinate with cross-functional teams (legal, sales, engineering, etc.)

Execution and Labor/Subcontractor Management

Manage and coordinate labor, subcontractors, and material deliveries Manage project resources (labor, materials, equipment). Schedule and coordinate subcontractor work. Monitor and control project progress, quality, and costs.

Budget Management and Variation Orders

Develop and manage project budgets. Track expenses, identify cost-saving opportunities and risk mitigation strategies. Manage billing terms, payment certificate and cashflow. Identify, document, and submit Variation Orders (VOs) for scope changes. Manage VO approvals, pricing, and scheduling impacts

Customer Communication and Relationship Management

Develop and maintain strong customer relationships. Communicate project progress, timelines and expectations. Address customer concerns and issues and ensure customer satisfaction.

Team Supervision and Guidance

Supervise project teams (installation, testing, commissioning). Provide technical guidance and support.

Progress Monitoring, Quality, and Safety

Conduct regular site visits to monitor progress, quality, and safety. Identify and address potential issues, defects, or deviations. Ensure compliance with company quality and safety standards. Conduct FPAs for employees and subcontractor Ensure All Otis Safety rules are respected (Prestart, Critical Steps Verification, etc.) Manage AMT & PUI process to ensure product compliance. Liaise and report to FOD about product quality issues

Commissioning and Handover

Coordinate commissioning activities. Ensure system functionality and performance. Conduct customer training if required. Manage handover to Service Dept and Customer and ensure all findings are properly closed Ensuring conversion in a timely manner & collection Identify and manage opportunities of conversion with customer.

Minimum Requirements :

What you will need to be successful (adjust for local regulations)

-BS degree is required or equivalent relevant work experience (at least 5 years)
-You Must have experience with the elevator and building trades
-Safety is your top priority
-Excellent communication skills and leadership skills, and the ability to work in a highly team-oriented and dynamic environment
-You are self-reliant, with strong computer and organizational skills and business acumen

We offer you remuneration in accordance with local standards plus:

Customize for local benefits here including vacation, bonuses, etc.

We will train you intensively in the areas of technology, processes & soft skills and you can exchange ideas with experienced colleagues at any time.

If you live in a city, chances are we will give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day. 

Otis is the world's leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.2 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio.  

You may recognize our products in some of the world's most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers We are 69,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. We are proud to be a diverse, global team with a proven legacy of innovation that continues to be the bedrock of a fast-moving, high-performance company.  

When you join Otis, you become part of an innovative global industry leader with a resilient business model. You'll belong to a diverse, trusted, and caring community where your contributions, and the skills and capabilities you'll gain working alongside the best and brightest, keep us connected and on the cutting edge.  

We provide opportunities, training, and resources, that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering and Major Projects and our Employee Scholar Program is a notable point of pride, through which Otis sponsors colleagues to pursue degrees or certification programs.   

Today, our focus more than ever is on people. As a global, people-powered company, we put people – passengers, customers, and colleagues – at the center of everything we do.  We are guided by our values that we call our Three Absolutes – prioritizing Safety, Ethics, Quality in all that we do. If you would like to learn more about environmental, social and governance (ESG) at Otis click here.  

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