Retrofit Program Manager (Electrical/ Mechanical)

Position: Retrofit Program Manager (Electrical/ Mechanical) Location: Remote Duration: 7 Months Job Type: Temporary Assignment Work Type: Remote + Onsite Travel Note: This job requires traveling and Onsite work. Expenses will be paid by the client. Pay Rate: $ 77.31-81.00/ Hourly Overview: TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a global technology leader that is transforming the way people shop, consume content, and interact with digital services. With a strong presence across e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence, the company is known for its customer-centric approach, innovation-driven culture, and large-scale global impact. It continues to invest in building products and services that improve everyday life while supporting businesses, communities, and economies worldwide. Job Description: • Responsible for the coordination and completion of project/program. • Oversees all aspects of projects/program. • Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors and summarizes progress of project/program. • Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of project/program. • May require a bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of experience in the field or in a related area. • Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. • Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. • Performs a variety of tasks. • Leads and directs the work of others. • A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. • Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. • In this role you will work with some of the most talented engineers in the design, development, and delivery of physical distribution systems around the globe. • You are responsible for managing a technology or integration project, successfully delivering the solution to meet project goals. • You may work directly with external equipment vendors, customers, or partners, and you have a solid understanding of the design approaches and industry technologies utilized in fulfillment and distribution center designs. • To meet timelines and minimize disruption to support teams, you manage the overall schedule, proactively mitigate risks, and keep the scope of engineering deliverables under control Review of Business Group: • Ops engineering team, that focuses on REI’s • Retrofits for conveyors • Goal is to manage the vendor and complete milestones of the projects Purpose of the Team and key projects: • Retrofit • Going to 12 different sites, and retrofit with new ADPA Daily schedule: • Regular FT Standard • May work during evening 6,7,8,9pm • But normally 9am-5pm • Need flexibility on work – some windows may be at night OT, Weekend, or Holiday schedule: • Up to 8 hours/week Task Breakdown and Workflow: • Travel to site • Will assign to home base as close as possible • Manage vendor onsite through deployment phase • Check on milestone completion, quality of work, etc and repeat each day • Partner with other stakeholders onsite(RME, operations, etc) , to ensure all are coming together Interaction Level with team: • Partner with stakeholders Top 3 Must Have Hard Skills: • Program Management skills – a lot of coordination with operations • Technical skills with engineering experience • Networking knowledge/testing experience Nice to haves: • Engineering experience would be great (electrical/mechanical aspect) • Experience of retrofits or live operational sites Leadership Principles: • Earns Trust • Bias for action Years of Experience: • At least 6+ years of Project/Program Experience Performance Indicators: • Strong communication skills • Reviewing engineering docs/ • Managing temporary systems Degree/ Certification Requirements: • May require a bachelor's degree What background does someone have that is successful in this role? • Background in material handlers within Client (have seen some contractors have this background and excel in the role)