Site Leader - Datacenter construction, HVAC & AC Power
Vertiv · Kansas City, MO
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 11 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management manufacturing role at Vertiv (industrial) in Kansas City, MO. Leads a multi-disciplinary on-site team consisting of Project Leaders, Installers, Technicians, Customer Engineers, and subcontractors.
- They ask for
- 2+ years
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Missouri: typical posted base $111k–$154k.
Median of the low and high ends of 17 live postings that list pay, out of 43 manufacturing engineer openings in Missouri, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Missouri plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 42 other live manufacturing postings in Missouri.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Typical $111k–$154k, from 16 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 53%
- Root cause 33%
- ✓ Team leadership 33%
- Tooling 33%
- New product launch 33%
- Six Sigma 30%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Vertiv
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
Full description from VertivAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
for the day’s schedule to coordinate activity with other parties on-site
- ✓Leads and supports start-up and site testing activities for assigned projects
- ✓Ensure sufficient manpower on-site each day to perform start-up and site testing work
- ✓Assist during start-up and site testing as necessary, depending upon man-power availability and site location
- ✓Provide daily status reports to Service Management, Project Management and sales rep
Responsibilities
- ◆Keeps current on Vertiv equipment start-up and commissioning processes, procedures, and tools-of-the-trade
- ◆Keeps current on Safety Bulletins, Safety Field Change Notices, Field Change Notices, and Service Tips
Responsibilities
- ◆Leads daily Vertiv toolbox talk, pre-job safety walk and inspection, and drives any necessary corrective/preventative actions required in a timely fashion
- ◆Responsible for the adherence and administration of all site and Vertiv Safety policies on job sites
- ◆Operates in a safe manner in accordance with published safety guidelines
- ◆Must wear appropriate PPE as per company guidelines and accordance with job duties
- ◆Adhere to work hours policy guidelines – “14 hours rule”
- ◆Report all work related accidents or injuries within 24 hours to the appropriate personnel
- ◆Must be a role model to fellow associates with regards to safety by setting a positive example
- ◆Lead by example with the use of STOP WORK Authority, Good Catch engagement, and timely closure of necessary corrective/preventative actions
Responsibilities
- ◆Ensure adherence to Vertiv Warranty process in partnership with Project Manager
- ◆Provide accurate and timely reporting in accordance with published guidelines
- ◆Timecards, expense reports, mileage reports, SR/task closure, forms, et al.
- ◆Supports Project Manager with obtaining any necessary technical data so Project Manager can maintain project systems
- ◆Maintain company property according to company policies
- ◆Credit cards, PPE, test equipment, laptop, smartphone, et al.
Responsibilities
- ◆Provide proper and adequate communication to internal and external customers
- ◆Ensure daily alignment of customer expectations and Vertiv activity, and drive clarification/re-alignment if there appears to be misalignment of expectations
- ◆Maintain customer satisfaction rates according to company guidelines
Qualifications
- ✓Experience (one or more of the following)
- ✓ASEET or ASMET preferred
- ✓Equivalent industry experience, specifically leading and actively participating in start-up and commissioning of power and/or hvac equipment preferred
- ✓Six years’ military experience in a related field
- ✓Minimum 2 years of experience in Industrial construction management
- ✓Interpersonal Skills
- ✓Vertiv Behavior practitioner
- ✓Strong organizational skills
- ✓Independent operator
- ✓Strong verbal and written communication skills
- ✓Able to build and maintain trusting customer relationships
- ✓Collaborative and cooperative in high-stress environments
- ✓Able to communicate at all levels of an organization with a base level of executive presence
- ✓Able to quickly respond to changing customer priorities without disruption or resistance
- ✓Must be able to read and interpret electrical one-line diagrams and blueprints
- ✓In all aspects of the job, need to lead by example, and be held to a higher standard of conduct
- ✓Product certifications up to date
- ✓Meet all aspects of the job description
- ✓Performance evaluation rating of meets all aspects of job requirement or better
- ✓Consistent performance and customer relation skills
- ✓Technical skills
- ✓Ability to make an immediate site evaluation, skills to include environmental temperature, and general operating conditions without supervision
- ✓Ability to summarize and report all work related tasks performed
- ✓Independently evaluate, recognize and recommend acceptable customer solutions based upon site evaluation
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The Site Leader will provide world class jobsite leadership for large, long-duration, high-profile projects for Vertiv power and/or thermal equipment. The Site Leader is the primary Vertiv Service on-site technical representative for large jobs, from construction start, through start-up, site acceptance testing, and project completion. The Site Leader is required to establish, grow and maintain excellent rapport with all customers, co-workers, sales representatives and others as appropriate. The Site Lead is required to work in tandem with the assigned Project Manager to drive cost controls, schedule adherence, resource management, and ultimately a positive customer experience.
Role summary
- •Provide jobsite construction and technical leadership for large projects
- •Working knowledge of critical infrastructure equipment in data centers, including Vertiv-manufactured equipment
- •Leads a multi-disciplinary on-site team consisting of Project Leaders, Installers, Technicians, Customer Engineers, and subcontractors
- •Represents Vertiv at daily customer meetings and can speak to technical
Personal performance expectations
- •Make decisions based on the Fundamental 5 in order of importance: Safety, Quality, Timeliness, Cost, Productivity
- •Capable of making timely decisions, technical and commercial, under pressure
- •Maintain productive utilization rate according to company guidelines
- •Adhere to company dress code and safety regulations
- •Understand and comply with company startup/escalation process and procedures
- •In all aspects of job requirements, must lead by example, and conduct themselves aligned to Vertiv Behaviors
- •Ability to communicate with all levels within the organization -Managers, co-workers, Support Services, sales, electronic communications, et al.
- •Ability to handle stressful situations and provide a calming effect to customer
- •High level of diplomacy when interacting with internal and external customers
