Assistant Project Manager

Join a talented team of engineering professionals at Vogt Power International Inc. Vogt is based in Louisville, KY and specializes in the design, manufacture and supply of equipment and solutions to the power generation industry. We are an industry leader in heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) with both domestic and international customers.

Assists Project Managers in the management of global contracts to design and build HRSGs at values up to and exceeding $20 million.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develops the overall Project Quality Plan and assures compliance throughout the Company.
• Generates monthly Project Reports for submittal to the Customer.
• Assists in the development and monitoring of the overall project schedule through the Project Planner.
• Writes the requisitions for and administers subcontracts for large engineered equipment.
• Reviews and approves vendor invoicing ensuring that values are correct, all deliverables have been received and any back-charges or disputes have been resolved.
• Facilitates and publishes minutes for (on an as needed basis) weekly project team meetings with team members for the purpose of coordinating and updating the status of all project-related activities required to fulfill the Company’s contractual obligations.
• Assists in the coordination of all project related field activities to include interface with Vogt-Power site construction and start-up personnel, resolution of Non-Conformance Reports from the field and tracking of costs of NCR’s and field-related extra work orders.
• Facilitates communication with the Vogt Power Technical Field Advisor to ensure timely responses from the office to field questions and coordinates lessons learned into process improvement.
• Assists the Project Manager in gathering all information and costs required to develop change order requests to the client.
• Assuming other duties as assigned by the Project Manager or VP of Project Management.

Job Requirements / Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Engineering. A minimum of three (3) years’ experience in a Project Management/Engineering environment responsible for the design and supply of complex large ($2 million or greater) custom engineering equipment.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Must exhibit a knowledge and understanding of contracts (legal and financial aspects), cost control and scheduling.
• Must be organized; thorough; able to process, absorb and transfer information expediently; and be able to work under pressure in order to meet deadlines.
• Requires competency in MSEXCEL, WORD and other relevant software.
• Must have a valid passport and be willing to travel as required.

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we include base pay ranges for all US-based job postings that encompass all potential locations and levels for the open position. Our base pay ranges are set based on the function, discipline, level and regional location and are benchmarked against companies in the same or similar industry. Final offers may vary based on multiple factors, including; education, depth and relevance of work experience, relevant licenses and certifications, and may vary from the amounts listed in the job posting.

The base pay range for this Associate Project Manager role is $90,000 - $105,000 annually.