ERS - Project Manager - Kansas City, MO

About the role

Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of designated large-scale projects. May be overseeing a single or multiple projects as the situation allows. Will be responsible for ensuring the goals and objectives of projects are accomplished within prescribed time frame and profitability by performing the following duties, personally and through assigned Field Engineers and Technicians.

Responsibilities

• Reviews project proposal or plan to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project.
• Confers with Service Center Manager or Region Director to outline work plan and assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.
• Establishes work plan and staffing for each phase of project and arranges for assignment of project personnel.
• Directs and coordinates activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget.
• Reviews status reports and other documentation prepared by project personnel, clients and other contractors and modifies schedules or plans as required.
• Prepares and presents project reports for management, client, or others.
• Gathers and develops back-up material for change order requests.
• Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems.
• Coordinates project activities with clients and other contractors (as required).
• Direct supervisory responsibility for Field Engineers and Technicians during the time frame they are assigned to projects.
• Develops large-scale project management processes and routines for use throughout the Company.
• Mentors junior personnel and teaches good project management practices.

Skills

• Customer Focus – Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customer; Gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; Acts with customers in mind; Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Decision Quality – Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.