Assistant Project Manager- Contractor

Contractor Assistant Project Manager – Project Execution Team

Remote- Must live in the Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, or Texas area

Company Overview

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. (LGES Vertech) is a full-service energy storage system supplier and integrator. Using our core strengths of expert service to our customers, unparalleled safety, and excellence in manufacturing, we bring standardized, fully integrated energy storage systems to a rapidly growing worldwide market. Our systems address our customers' needs to reduce capital equipment and installation costs while enhancing system level performance and reliability using automated monitoring systems and analytics across the battery, power conditioning and auxiliary systems. Our AEROS® energy operating system is the engine of innovation to provide advanced control functions allowing our customers to maximize the value of their energy storage assets. Our service capabilities include advanced monitoring and analytics, scheduled maintenance, augmentation, and auxiliary system upgrades. The combination of excellence in battery technology and production coupled with nearly two decades of energy storage integration makes LGES Vertech a leading supplier and integrator in the power and energy markets.

LGES Vertech empowers and expects its team members to assume responsibility and make good decisions, while maintaining a team environment that fosters collaboration and innovation. Our diverse and growing team enjoys competitive salaries, generous benefits, including 100% employer sponsored medical, dental and vision insurance, and flexible working hours.

For more information about LGESVT, please visit www.lgensol-vt.com.

Position Overview

The Assistant Project Manager will be responsible for managing project deliverables to design, procure, install, commission and close out large-scale battery storage systems at customer sites throughout North America. This includes defining and managing project scope, schedule, budget, internal and external stakeholder management, change and risk management, project reporting and contracts management.

The Assistant Project Manager will be the secondary interface between the customer and project stakeholders, and will be reporting to the Lead PM. You will lead and coordinate activities between staff in Korea and the United States. This is an opportunity to contribute to the growth in North America and the expansion of the Project Management organization. This position reports to the Director of Project Management.

Primary Responsibilities

Lead battery storage system projects from initiation through installation, commissioning, and closeout.

• Stakeholder Management:
  • Attends customer meetings & responds to RFIs
• Contract Management:
  • Understands parts of contract
  • Understands contract score card
  • Helps Lead PM with the kickoff tasks
• Project Controls (Financial and Schedule)
  • Tracks when vendors, HQ, 3rd party need to get paid
• Technical Design & Engineering Support:
  • Has minimal understanding of AEROS, Battery, PCS products
  • Understands org structure, and which SME to consult
• Commissioning:
  • Supports Cx coordination activities, attends daily PODs and supports the team as needed.
• Risk Management:
• • Identifies risks & alerts Lead PM

Key Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Professional, proactive, adaptable individual with a strong results-oriented work ethic.

• Proven record of achieving successful completion of complex projects.
• Customer facing role with excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• A strong, collaborative, team player able to thrive within a matrix organization. Comfortable working with international stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritize responsibilities and multi-task in fast-paced environment.
• Embodies LG’s values of Humble, Hungry and Smart.

Education and Experience

• A Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent, in a technical discipline is preferred.
• PMP Certification or demonstrated competency in managing complex projects is a plus.
• Number of years of Experience Required: 4+ yrs. Project Execution experience required.
• Experience with electrical equipment or power/utility/renewables market is a plus.

Travel

This position requires approximately 20% travel annually. This includes regular travel to project sites during key milestones.