Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing and developing accounts; building customer relationships and the scoping of projects/jobs for key accounts.
• Ensures proper costing and utilization of labor and equipment. Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and Influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Directs personnel in the operational procedures to complete assignments and understands the manpower and equipment requirements to complete field service projects and emergency responses.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
• Understands and works with the Field Service Coordinator in the communication of the personnel resources, equipment and other material resources required to complete field service projects.
• Initiates joint client visits with Sales / Business Development personnel as needed.
• Overall responsibility for project P&L.
• Oversees and is responsible for projects’ health and safety, profitability, completeness, and professionalism.
• Ensures proper communication to the foreman/supervisor to ensure that contractual obligations are met to complete requested services, project progression status and change orders are completed and executed, prior to any additional work being performed. Ensures the customer acknowledges change orders.
• Responsible for health and safety issues surrounding projects assigned, including reviewing of operational procedures to assure correct health and safety action plans and communicates effectively with the health & safety organization regarding on-site specific action.
• Interfaces with the customer in a professional and effective manner to update them on the project status and/or to resolve problems/issues.
• Documents competitive issues and properly conveys findings.
• Conduct post project review and create a recommendation report to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.

Requirements

• Ability to independently manage customer relationships
• Demonstrated experience in personnel management
• Technically competent with Microsoft Office computer software.
• Experienced at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
• Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Flexible during times of change and reacts to project adjustments and alterations promptly, efficiently and professionally.
• Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.
• Able to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments within the organization.
• Able to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.