Senior Manager of Field Installations

Why We’re Here:

• Industrial facilities around the world are facing unprecedented energy challenges around rising energy costs and carbon reduction goals. We help our customers measure and improve their carbon footprint, energy spend, and profitability in terms of their production. We call this Energy Intensity, and we do it with a “production first” mindset for maximum impact. That’s why at Ndustrial our mission is “to accelerate the optimization of Energy Intensity in industrial facilities.” We live out this mission every day from our software development teams to our go-to-market teams.
• Our Nsight Energy Intensity Platform is a market-leading SaaS platform which integrates IoT devices and control systems in the field with cloud-based systems. Nsight brings together all of this data to accelerate the energy transition for our industrial customers.

More About Us:

• We live our values every day: Teamwork, Customer First, Quality, and Curiosity
• Our founders merged their experiences across Silicon Valley innovation, industrial engineering, and computer science to build a real-time industrial intelligence platform. We started as a team of three and have grown to more than 40 employees based in Raleigh and around the country.
• Our customers span the globe with hundreds of industrial facilities that are highly energy intensive like cold storage warehouses, recycling facilities, and manufacturing sites.
• Our investors include one of the largest utilities on the planet (ENGIE New Ventures), one of the leading climate tech investors (Clean Energy Ventures), and the largest cold storage logistics companies in the world (Lineage Logistics).
• We exist to make the world a better place. We work every day to root out waste in the industrial sector. We are also dedicated to being a place where people can grow, have fun, feel part of a great community, and give back.
• Ndustrial Named One of the Top 100 Energy & Climate Tech Startups in the World
• As a member of the Pledge 1% community, we donate 1% of employee time to charitable causes like building energy-efficient homes together with Habitat for Humanity. As a Green Places partner, we also track and offset our carbon emissions using high-quality, third-party verified offsets. Come grow with us!

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Manager of Field Installation to oversee the successful planning, installation, and commissioning of energy and IoT solutions for Ndustrial’s clients.

The Installations Team is responsible for designing, pricing, installation, and testing of all physical infrastructure required to support the scope of work defined by the Energy Advisory Team at our customer’s industrial facilities.   In this role, you will support project development during the sales process, collaborate with stakeholders to design solutions, develop project scope,provide budget estimates, hire subcontractors and oversee on-site field installations. Additionally, you will build, manage, and develop a team of installation specialists to meet the evolving needs of our customers.

The ideal candidate will possess a proven track record in industrial controls and systems, project management, and cost tracking. You will be comfortable working in an evolving and growing team, managing small and large scale projects and be able to jump in and roll up your sleeves to facilitate installations when needed. You will collaborate closely with clients, contractors, internal stakeholders, and technology partners to ensure the seamless execution of projects on behalf of Ndustrial domestically and internationally.

This person will ideally be local to our Raleigh, NC office, however we are open to remote depending on skills and experience relative to the needs of the role and encourage remote applicants to apply.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement strategies to extract data from industrial sites and systems, aligning with the requirements of our scope of work
• Manage subcontractors and oversee the installation of infrastructure to ensure that the timeline, budget and quality standards are met
• End to end management of the physical installation at one or more sites during the Deployment Phase of a customer engagement
• Create and document best practices for data integration and facility control in collaboration with our backend integration team
• Facilitate the automation of demand response at industrial facilities through effective strategies and tactics
• Collaborate with contractors, vendors, and technology providers to accurately scope and estimate project costs
• Ensure program goals and deliverables are met, tracking progress and maintaining documentation
• Lead and expand a team of integrators and industrial controls specialists across national locations
• Interpret engineering drawings, including P&ID, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, and Floorplans
• Review solution concept schematics and content, incorporating them into proposals and presentations
• Create and review installation, testing, and commissioning plans for Ndustrial solutions
• Finalize and sign off on all of the necessary equipment installations, commissioned work is properly communicating with Ndustrial’s platform and all of the required closeout documentation has been completed and accepted by the customer

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent experience

• 8+ years global experience in Industrial Controls Engineering, ideally in the manufacturing, logistics, transportation, warehousing, cold storage, food and beverage, oil and gas, or chemicals verticals
• Ability to travel to client sites up to 50% initially
• Exceptional interpersonal & communication skills and the ability to work very well with client leadership and facilities personnel
• Familiarity with industry safety standards and regulations
• Self­-starter, team player, with ability to bring alternate points of view to the discussion and analysis
• Exceptional time management and organizational skills
• Solid technical writing skills
• Solid mathematical aptitude
• Project cost estimating experience
• Proven record of excellent customer service

Nice to have experience or background:

• Experience with industrial refrigeration
• Energy solutions experience including metering, energy efficiency, GHG reporting, distributed energy resources
• Utility (electric, gas, water) bills, tariffs, rate structures
• Experience working in environment using common protocols, such as Modbus, Profibus, BACnet, MQTT, TCP/IP, REST-based APIs
• Understanding of networking skills for IT/OT networks

At Ndustrial, we foster an inclusive and diverse workplace where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and talent. We believe that talent comes in all shapes, sizes, and experiences. We recognize that you may not check every box on the job description, and that's okay! We encourage candidates who may feel underqualified to apply anyway.

Benefits

• Open PTO Policy
• Outstanding Benefits: Medical, Dental and Vision, STD, LTD, Life, AD&D insurance employee premiums fully covered!
• Annual professional Development stipend ($500/year)
• Commuter benefit
• 401K
• Team outings, catered lunches, celebrations!
• Flexible work environment with telecommuting options
• New, modern, gorgeous office conveniently located on Fayetteville St. in Downtown Raleigh
• We live our values everyday: Teamwork, Customer Service, Quality and Curiosity
• Inclusive, communicative, innovative and fun environment, we enjoy working together!
• Dog friendly office