Senior Project Manager

About the role

The Senior Project Manager serves as an ambassador for the company and is responsible for the overall direction, completion, and financial outcome of multiple projects of various sizes. This position leads, directs, and manages a team of project resources to deliver value and exceptional results to our clients. It also fosters strong relationships and project delivery excellence.

Responsibilities

• Safety is our Priority. Follow Safe Work Practices that conform with the Company’s Safety Program and client worksite policies ensuring that every person on the team stays accident free every day.
• Promote company Core Values to foster and safeguard Company culture.
• Leads and manages assigned project management team members.
• Investigate any potentially serious situations and implement corrective measures within company guidelines, and under supervision.
• Manage assigned projects in accordance with schedule that supports favorable performance indexing that meets or exceeds the expectations of the project plan.
• EFFECTIVELY manage subcontractor / vendor performance to ensure compliant project delivery.
• Provide progress updates, reports, and performance metrics.
• Manages installation strategies to ensure industry best practices, means and methods are leveraged to complete the project on schedule and within budget.
• Responsible for ensuring project deliverables are completed timely, efficiently, and correctly.
• ACCOUNTABLE for the financial performance of assigned projects and expected to manage all costs against planned budgets.
• OVERSEES and PRESENTS project cost reports as required or requested within defined timelines.
• MANAGES organizational resources to control variables that contribute to project costs such as labor, materials, and equipment in order to comply with project schedules and budgets.
• CULTIVATE and FOSTER positive relationships with teammates, customers, and vendors to maintain, secure and expand business opportunities.
• DEVELOP resource plans and EVALUATE needs in conjunction with project requirements. PARTNER with internal and external teams to provide subject matter expertise related to estimating, construction feasibility and value engineering.
• EMBRACE and LEVERAGE companies’ construction technology platforms, automation, and software to drive safety, quality, efficiencies, and cost savings.
• FOSTER an INNOVATIVE mindset that empowers employees to seek out unique and applicable solutions for existing challenges that provide opportunities to optimize processes.
• ENCOURAGE and SUPPORT continuous improvement activities and Lean initiatives across the site to align with strategic goals.
• ANCHORS training programs to effectively develop employees and drive workforce continuity.
• LEAD by example.
• PROVIDE opportunities for technical and professional development through internal training and industry certification courses.

Requirements

• AAS or BS in Construction Management or Construction Engineering. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in the construction industry in a management or leadership role.
• Experience overseeing and managing large structured cabling projects and/or data center construction projects highly preferred.
• Extensive experience managing large scale multi-million-dollar project work across different construction vertical markets.
• Experience managing the installation of mission critical infrastructure for data center new build and retrofit projects is highly preferred.
• Experienced in managing all contracting and project delivery methods - lump sum / fixed price, cost plus, GMP, unit price / rate, design-build, time and material.
• Working knowledge of P6 Project Portfolio Management Schedule Performance Index (SPI) Cost Performance Index (CPI) Network Audits.
• Experience managing construction teams of 50-100+ technicians on project sites.
• Experience with industry leading manufacturer products and solutions.

Skills

• Decision making and judgment.
• Deep understanding of industry specific estimating and engineering best practices.
• Ability to identify change events and implement change management best practices.
• Knowledge of various construction technology platforms, quality, and safety standards.
• Solid understanding of construction accounting principles and cost forecasting.
• Ability to report and read out project information to all stakeholders as needed or required.
• Proficient in using a computer and business / industry applications - Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.), Bluebeam, Procore, Textura and others.

Benefits

Black Box offers a wide range of job opportunities, competitive compensation, benefits, and more. This opportunity includes safety protocols, a positive company culture, and the chance to work with a proven industry leader on exciting projects globally.

Pay

Exempt Salaried position based upon experience

Schedule

Standard site hours: Mon-Fri 7:00am-4:00pm (after hours and Saturdays if needed)

About Us

Black Box Network Services is a leading technology solutions provider dedicated to helping customers design, deploy and manage their IT infrastructure. We deliver high-value products and services through our global presence and 3,000 team members.