Project Manager 2 (Fire Alarm)

About the role

Join our amazing culture as a full-time, enthusiastic, results-driven, and forward-thinking Project Manager. Ensure projects are effectively executed within budgeted cost and time schedules while maintaining positive cash flow. This is a customer-facing role responsible for maximizing customer satisfaction, safety, and quality assurance on all assigned projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage, oversee, and coordinate many aspects for small to medium projects of moderate complexity from award through completion of project.
• Translate a variety of customer needs/requirements into detailed proposals and project implementation plans to meet customer requirements.
• Effectively communicate project requirements to project team and wider organization as and when required and maintain accurate and up-to-date records of job status, job changes, material flow, and other control records necessary for processing of internal and external reports.
• Act as "our customer's best service provider" at all times, ensuring Convergint Technologies is the customer's first choice for service.
• Cook up the procurement of materials, supplies, services, and controls necessary for timely and cost-effective completion of project within budget.
• Establish project milestones and analyze costs.
• May perform limited range of managerial responsibilities and oversee subcontractor selection process and work.

Requirements

• Project management experience in a technical environment (building automation systems, fire alarm systems, and/or electronic security systems).
• Initiative - engages in proactive behavior and looks for opportunities and solutions.
• Strong analytical skills necessary to resolve problems and look for solutions, solid conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to facilitate a collaborative working environment for customers and team members.
• Extreme adaptability; respond effectively to changes in situation or information; ability to influence others and build consensus using advanced written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Strong coaching, mentoring, and staff development skills; solid leadership orientation.
• Actively seeks ways in which to act as a role model, guide, develop and mentor others within the organization.
• Strong financial analytical skills including cost control.
• Solid team leadership, team building and facilitation skills.
• Experience managing client relationships/communications.
• A valid driver's license with a clean driving record.

Qualifications

• Education: College degree, trade school, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum Experience: 5-7 years project management.
• Preferred Experience (but Not Required): 5 years relevant engineering, field service or project management experience in one or more of the following industries: electronic, fire alarm & life safety, and/or building automation.
• Certifications & Licenses: Project Management Institute (PMI); industry-specific certifications and/or licenses.