Assistant Product Manager I
The Assistant Product Manager I supports product management by managing specific project tasks and small projects under guidance, serving as a key customer interface for engineering, delivery, and construction. Responsibilities include assisting in proposal development, coordinating project execution across engineering, procurement, and construction, managing schedules and budgets, and ensuring successful project startup and closeout. This role requires strong technical knowledge, project management skills, and the ability to work closely with internal teams and customers, including travel to job sites.
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Role Overview
Confidential Client is seeking an Assistant Product Manager I to support product and project execution for engineered packaged systems used in data centers, power, and commercial/industrial utility applications. This is a full-time position based in Houston, TX. The role supports Product Management, Application Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, and Service teams throughout proposal, award, construction, and closeout phases.
What You’ll Do
- Support Application Engineering to develop technical solutions and prepare cost estimates during the proposal stage.
- Help manage preliminary design and supplier solicitation; refine project scope and pre-award budgets.
- Assist the Product Manager during project kick-off and act as a backup customer interface for technical and commercial tasks.
- Coordinate internal project documentation distribution and revision control.
- Work with Procurement and suppliers to support materials purchasing and delivery to meet project schedules.
- Collaborate with the Master Scheduler to develop start-to-finish project schedules.
- Prepare scope-related documents (Master Document Lists, Distribution Lists).
- Conduct periodic budget reviews, forecasting to completion, and solicit accounting data for analysis.
- Serve as customer single-point contact for engineering, delivery, and construction issues as assigned.
- Coordinate with Project Engineers, vendors, and EPC contractors on technical and production issues.
- Protect against scope creep and support project change order initiatives.
- Implement risk management and capture lessons learned across project lifecycle.
- Support start-up, commissioning, training coordination with Service teams and expedite project closeout and retainage release.
- Travel to domestic and international job sites as needed to resolve field issues.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited four-year program, OR equivalent military leadership/technical experience in lieu of degree.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in project engineering, application engineering, or project/project management.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to serve as customer interface.
- Experience with project cost estimating, scheduling, construction management, vendor management, and contract administration.
- Proficient with MS Office and MS Project; experience with ERP systems and document control databases.
- Familiarity with relevant industry standards (ANSI, ASME, API, OSHA).
- Knowledge of refrigeration principles, civil/structural/mechanical design, power wiring, and controls architecture is highly valuable.
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
- Experience with packaged equipment, industrial HVAC, data centers, energy service contracting (ESCO), or power generation projects.
- P.E. license, financial coursework or degree, or direct experience with insurance and bonding.
- Demonstrated negotiation and contract management skills.
Travel & Physical Requirements
- Extensive travel to domestic and international job sites is required.
- Ability to work in field construction locations, occasionally climb ladders.
- Primarily a desk-based role (approximately 80–95%); occasional physical activity may include lifting up to 10 pounds, repetitive motions, sitting, stooping, bending, talking, and hearing. Visual acuity for detailed reading and computer work required.
About the Client & Team
Confidential Client operates in the Construction industry and delivers engineered, fabricated packaged systems for data center, power, and industrial customers. The organization combines engineering, manufacturing, logistics, and field service to accelerate project delivery and achieve strong customer outcomes.
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