Construction Project Manager, Fire Alarm Installation

About the role

This position is based in any of our Minnesota offices with local travel to regional project sites.

Responsibilities

• Oversee total construction and design effort (if applicable) to ensure the project is constructed in accordance with design, National Electric Code, budget, and schedule.
• Act as a liaison to coordinate communication between both internal and external members on the project including, but not limited to: General Contractors, Subcontractors, Superintendents, General Foremen, and union officials.
• Authorize and/or approve all project staff transactions including choice of the superintendent, general foremen, foremen, staff volume, and wages.
• Provide directions to planning, scheduling, and engineering functions.
• Participate in estimating projects and writing bid proposals.
• Review and approve purchase requisitions, payment approvals, sending invoices, and changing order requests.
• Affords assistance in the implementation/interpretation of safety programs and ensures that all OSHA requirements are met.
• Ensures that all company client and project policies, procedures, and standards are adhered to and interpret the policies.
• Ensures the maintenance of all official project documentation and logs.
• Provides directions to planning, scheduling, and engineering functions.
• Responsible for customer maintenance and other sales and marketing.
• Maintains a thorough understanding of labor agreements and standards specific to projects.
• Performs additional assignments per supervisor's direction.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering, project management, business administration, construction management or a related field.
• Minimum 3-5 years of project management experience.
• Solid project management training and skills.
• Thorough understanding of the project life cycle.
• Experience and proficiency with installation of fire alarm systems such as Notifier, Siemens, Potter, etc.
• Knowledge and proficiency with project management tools and techniques, construction methods and materials, estimating, costing, power, lighting, systems design and general industry safety standards, procedures, and OSHA regulations.
• Skills to read, interpret and understand electrical contracts, plans, drawings, blueprints, and specifications.
• Excellent financial, analytical, and mathematical skills.
• Customer focus, delegation, presentation, and decision-making skills.
• Strong organizational, critical thinking skills and detail orientation.
• Demonstrated high level of integrity and dependability.
• Strong listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Effective independent problem solving, negotiation, time management and prioritization skills.
• Collaboration, coaching, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with diverse work teams.
• Working knowledge of collective bargaining agreements.
• Work experience with continuous improvement methodologies and/or similar applications.
• Strong process orientation.

Qualifications

• NICET Certified.
• Can work autonomously and creatively solve problems.
• Has a growth mindset and is always looking to continually learn and grow.

Skills

• Customer focus, delegation, presentation, and decision-making skills.
• Strong organizational, critical thinking skills and detail orientation.
• Demonstrated high level of integrity and dependability.
• Strong listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Effective independent problem solving, negotiation, time management and prioritization skills.
• Collaboration, coaching, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with diverse work teams.
• Working knowledge of collective bargaining agreements.
• Work experience with continuous improvement methodologies and/or similar applications.
• Strong process orientation.

Benefits

AtArchKeySolutions, our benefits package includes competitive health insurance options (medical, dental, and vision), a robust 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, paid time off and holidays, and access to wellness programs. Additionally, we offer professional development opportunities, tuition reimbursement, and employee assistance programs to support your growth and well-being. We ensure that our benefits are designed to promote the health, security, and work-life balance of our employees. Additional information is available at Archkey.com.