Job description
SMASH, Who we are?
We are agents for tech professionals in Costa Rica and Colombia that help them build careers in the United States.
We believe in long-lasting relationships with our talent. We invest time getting to know them and understanding what they seek as their professional next step.
We aim to find the perfect match. As agents, we pair our talent with our US clients, not only by their technical skills but as a cultural fit. Our core competency is to find the right talent fast.
We purposefully move away from the “contractor” or “outsourcing” type of relationship. Our clients don’t want contractors or “just a service.” Neither does our talent.
Our Benefits:
- Work from everywhere
- Private Medical Insurance
- English Academy for Employees and Relative
- Business Skills Coach – Certifications
- Events and Additional Perks
This is a remote position for Costa Rica and Colombia
This position is Remote to work with a US Company; you will require to have Citizenship or a work permit from Costa Rica or Colombia to apply for this role.
As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for the overall management and execution of projects supporting the sales force, Power Systems Controls (PSC) Engineers, and Team Leaders during the entire project lifecycle to ensure a seamless transition from quote into execution. You will create clear and achievable cost, quality, and schedule objectives and follow these objectives through to successful completion. You will support the PSC Project Management Office in the development of tools and implementation of industry best practices for project management, project controls, and coordination. You will self-manage and direct a team on awarded projects, including service systems integration engineering and technical consultation for customers in the areas of system design, programming, installation, start up, maintenance, repair, training and modification of automated control systems and power management systems.
In This Role, You Will
- Plan, establish, maintain, and regularly update a project schedule for assigned projects
- Coordinate with Team Leaders to assign engineering resources and provide performance feedback
- Monitor, control, forecast, and report costs on assigned projects within estimated project margin
- Prepare and present project status information for internal and external stakeholders
- Manage engineering response to customer emergencies and warranty issues
- Establish and manage contracts between Eaton and its customers & suppliers
- Support PSC Negotiation Application Engineers to develop proposals for new business
- Take initiative to develop new project management processes, standards, and tools
- Review customer specifications and bid documents, and issue change orders when necessary
- Assist with order-entry and hand-off to PSC engineers
- Contingency planning expertise and knowledge
- Ability to create, prioritize, and maintain project action item lists
- Technical coordination between internal team members, Eaton factories, third-party suppliers, and customers
- Document control and distribution to customers and suppliers
- Develop and deliver training material within areas of expertise
- Work evenings or weekends if necessary, to satisfy customers
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution with a minimum of 5 years of project management or project engineering experience OR a High School Diploma/GED with a minimum of 10 years of field service, project management and/or proposal generation experience with electrical power distribution systems
- Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future
- Experience with electrical power distribution systems, equipment, installation, and field services
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution
- PMP certified
- Minimum 5 years’ experience with the implementation of automatic transfer schemes
