Head of Product Management and Design

TAS is looking for a driven and strategic Product Manager I to lead innovative initiatives. The Product Manager’s role is to provide management for TAS projects including turnkey construction projects to ensure on budget, on schedule project performance. The PM is the customer advocate to ensure accurate and on-time delivery. The PM plays proactive role in problem identification and resolution by highlighting these areas and assisting other departments in solving issues, which affect project performance.

Provide assistance to Application Engineering in providing construction cost interface from the Installation Contractor.
Manage the preliminary design process as it pertains to the solicitation of bids from Installation Contractors and other suppliers.
Provide guidance to Application Engineering in fine-tuning of the project scope and pre-award budgets.

PROJECT AWARD:

At the time of project order (and subsequent project kick-off meeting) the Product Manager assumes full Customer interface for engineering, deliver, and construction execution. The Product Manager will also be active in the contract pre-award stage to ensure clear definitions of project scope of work, schedule, and appropriate budget controls.

Primary focal point for project written and verbal communication between TAS and the customer.
Work closely with the Master Scheduler in determining the project start-to-finish schedule.
Responsible for internal distribution of all project related documentation for review and revisions as required.
Interacts with suppliers on all scope, commercial, and schedule issues.
Responsible for orchestrating the internal resources needed for project execution (i.e. Materials Management, Document Control, QA/QC, Fabrication, Engineering, and Service)
Responsible for preparation of scope related documents such as a Master Document Lists, and Project Document Distribution Lists, and Project Document Distribution Lists.
Conduct periodic project budget reviews and prepare forecasts to completion.
Solicit and review project specific accounting data for budget analysis and forecasting.

CONTRACT/CONSTRUCTION:

Assumes full Customer interface for engineering, delivery, and construction issues. The Product Manager is the Customer’s single contact point for all technical issues. Promptly issue all field construction documents to installation contractors after receipt of order. Coordinate with Project Engineer designated by the Engineering Manager for equipment selections, ongoing production issues, purchasing, production control, etc. Field all inquiries from the Customer and the Customer’s main EPC contractor (where applicable). The Product Manager ensures that the Project Engineer compiles and transmits all O&M information. Coordinate payment issues, attempting to maximize our leverage between payments to our installation contractors and suppliers, and invoicing to our customer. The Product Manager protects against scope creep and solicits project change orders where appropriate. The Product Manager implements risk management processes throughout the project life cycle and ensures lessons learned are captured.

Coordinates with the Service Department in the start-up, commissioning, and training needs of the project by providing all technical references and by coordinating schedules with the Customer.
Expedites project closeout and release of any related retainage.
Strong contract management skills/experience

• Strong crossover skills in the areas of refrigeration principles, civil/structural/mechanical design, power wiring, and controls architecture
• Proficient in MS Office, MS Project, ERP, and other databases.

• RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in Project Engineering or Project Management with significant level of experience in a packaged equipment.
• Industrial HVAC, energy service contracting (ESCO), geothermal process, or data centers.
• Power generation experience.
• Project cost estimating, project management, construction management, risk management, vendor management, and familiar with insurance and bonding.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited four-year engineering program, P.E. license and financial course work/degree would be a plus
• A substitution of military leadership and/or technical work experience will be considered in lieu of an engineering degree

Extensive travel to both domestic and international job sites
• Ability to work in field construction locations, including climbing ladders.
Position is at least 80% to 95% at a desk working with computer. Performs other physical activities including use of fingers, sitting, stooping, bending, crouching, talking, hearing and performing repetitive motions. Visual acuity requirements include color, depth perception and field of vision necessary to prepare and analyze
data and figures, operate a computer terminal and conduct extensive reading. The incumbent will be subject to inside environmental conditions.
Join a team driven to excel in all that we do! When you join TAS, you join a Houston-headquartered private company with a solid reputation built on outstanding value, integrity and customer focus. We offer our customers and employees the best of both worlds: a small company feel with the resources, talent, process and international reach of a large company.
TAS delivers innovative packaged modular systems that are engineered and manufactured in one of our Houston, TX facilities and utilized in data centers, power and commercial/industrial utility system applications. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX and has two ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Houston, encompassing 400,000 sq. feet with close proximity to major shipping ports and interstate highways. TAS manages all logistics and transportation facilitating accelerated construction at customer’s facilities.
TAS’ fastest growing business is the data center market. By applying deep expertise in cooling, thermodynamics and power, TAS has developed an entire product line that revolutionizes data center delivery. TAS was selected as one of the 20 Most Promising Energy Technology Solution Providers 2016 & 2017 by CIO Review.
With our tremendous market potential, advanced technological systems, entrepreneurial culture as well as a talented and productive workforce, we continue to set and exceed aggressive market penetration and financial goals. More information is available at the company website at:
TAS has implemented a non-smoking hiring policy effective January 1, 2012 under which Individuals considered for employment will need to pass a drug test which includes a nicotine panel.
Applications and resumes will be kept on file for a limited time and that the Company is under no duty or obligation to contact applicants if they are not selected for the job applied for or if other jobs become available in the future. Applicants that desire to apply for a job that becomes available at the Company in the future, should submit a new employment application or resume.
About Us TAS is a leading modular design, engineering, and manufacturing company, with multiple facilities totaling over 1.5 million sq ft. of manufacturing space. We have completed over 500 projects in 34 countries with industry-leading safety performance. Our projects span a diverse array of customer needs, including data centers, high-tech manufacturing, central utility plants, cooling and compressed air plants, electrical rooms, and gas turbine chilling. Our passion is designing innovative modular products and executing them at a scale for customers.
We are a Comfort Systems USA business backed by the resources and financial strength of a multibillion-dollar, publicly traded company.

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