Head of Project Management

Project Manager
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead execution coordination for a large-scale, multi-site manufacturing ramp-up across Ironton and Franklin Furnace. This role is responsible for driving disciplined execution across headcount ramp, training readiness, onboarding, and operational milestone tracking.
The Project Manager will serve as the central coordination point for all ramp activities, ensuring alignment across Operations, HR, Talent Acquisition, Training, Finance, and external staffing partners. Location: Onsite – Ironton & Franklin Furnace, Ohio (Multi-Site Role)
Reports To: Director of Operations
Own integrated project tracking for multi-site ramp-up activities
Manage execution of 21+ headcount and crew readiness milestones across 8 production lines
Maintain master ramp schedule covering hiring, onboarding, training, and readiness milestones
Drive coordination across Operations, HR, TA, Training, Finance, and temp agencies
Monitor direct hire, temp-to-hire, and internal movement pipelines
Partner with HR and TA to ensure timely escalation of hiring risks
Training & Readiness Management

Coordinate training capacity planning with Training leadership
Identify and escalate training bottlenecks impacting readiness
Align training schedules with hiring velocity and production timelines
Risk & Issue Management

Proactively identify execution risks across staffing, training, and operations
Maintain risk tracking and mitigation plans
Build and maintain dashboards for headcount, training, and readiness tracking
Provide weekly executive-level updates on ramp status, risks, and mitigation actions
Ensure data integrity across all tracking systems
Standardize reporting to enable consistent decision-making across sites
5–10+ years experience in project management, operations coordination, or manufacturing execution

• Experience managing complex, multi-workstream initiatives in a manufacturing environment
• Strong cross-functional coordination experience (HR, Operations, TA, Training, Finance)
• Proven ability to manage multiple deadlines, dependencies, and priorities
• Experience building structured tracking tools or dashboards

Workforce planning or staffing coordination experience
Multi-site operational coordination experience
The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv's Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.
Diversity & Inclusion.
Customer Focus

• High-Performance Culture
• Financial Strength

Foster a Customer-First Mindset
• Vertiv is a $10 billion global critical infrastructure and data center technology company. We ensure customers' vital applications run continuously by bringing together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services. Our portfolio includes power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 30,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
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