Project Manager

About the role

Plans, organizes, directs, and controls project activities required for effective management of projects. Supervises installation labor and sub-contractors. Works with financial reports, contracts, management reports, and tools to define project problems to assure project profitability. Responsible for organizing training, developing employees, and for the quality of installation.

Responsibilities

• Plans and schedules installation and subcontracting activities on large and/or complex systems or service installed jobs.
• Maintains current job plans and specifications.
• Works with engineering department on design and drafting phases of jobs.
• Coordinates the procurement of materials, supplies, services, and controls timely delivery to the job site.
• Prepares, manages, and executes the project installation plan.
• Determines from reviewing various sources of information the necessary changes in design, contract price, and installation plan. Implements agreed changes to project scope.
• Maintains construction schedule and coordinates task scheduling with other trades.
• Selects and monitors the performance of subcontractors.
• Keeps self, superiors, and subordinates informed of progress/status of projects.
• Maintains all digital records relating to jobs including job status, material purchases, contacts, job changes, prints, submittals, quotes, needs assessments, packing list, email correspondence, and other control records.
• Reviews estimate or assists in estimating projects that the company is bidding.
• May be called upon to assist in site survey along with sales/engineering to secure accurate estimations.
• Implements quality assurance program to continuously improve customer satisfaction.
• Presents a professional image of the company when speaking to customers (all levels).
• Develops a relationship with the decision maker of the customer.
• Routinely walks job site to ensure quality installation of company products and updates customer/decision maker of project status in documented format.
• Responsible for customer satisfaction on projects.
• Monitors job status and controls job costs.
• Provides information to determine labor and material requirements on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis as required depending on the status of the project.
• Assists management in monthly resource allocation forecasting.
• Ensures proper job management and cost control by reviewing job financial reports.
• Reviews the data required for monthly job billings with the office manager.
• Monitors job reports and works with other management tools to define project problems.
• Reviews timecards to analyze job performance.
• Devises a plan of action to remedy job problems and implements a plan to ensure project profitability.
• Responsible for overseeing As-Builds.
• Responsible for completing all paperwork, ensuring POs are completed, warranty letter is sent, and jobs are turned over to service.
• Ensures job is 100% billed and revenue is taken.
• Completes job close out report.
• Contacts Training Specialist and provides contact information for scheduling purposes at the appropriate time according to scheduled completion.
• Supervises Installers, Apprentices, and Subcontractors.

Requirements

• High school education or equivalent. Associate degree (2 year) or bachelor’s degree (4 year) in a technical capacity is desirable.
• Project Management experience.
• IT Project+ or PMP certification desired.
• Five years of experience in engineering and installation of low voltage systems, or related field.
• Strong knowledge of engineering fundamentals, relay logic, and operations.
• Good subcontracting skills.
• Excellent written & oral communication skills.
• Understanding of job financial reports and the ability to control costs in the handling of large projects.
• Experience with IT-related equipment (CCTV/Intercom/Access Control/Safety & Security) is strongly preferred.

Skills

• Must be able to see, hear, speak, and write clearly to communicate with employees and/or other customers.
• Manual dexterity required for occasional reaching and lifting of small objects, and operating office equipment.

Work Environment

• Team-oriented work environment.
• The office is clean, orderly, properly lit, and ventilated. Noise levels are considered low to moderate.
• Site work conditions are like typical construction projects.
• Some out-of-town travel may be required.