Senior Project Manager

 
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION
 Project Managers are responsible for managing and leading all facets of a project with a strong focus on project financials, scheduling, coordination, and communication. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

Conduct the project kick-off, coordinating the schedules of technical staff, ensure that quality standards are met, hire subcontractors, manage project budgets, confirm customer invoicing, and provide customers and project team members with project status updates. A Project Manager is also responsible for assisting management in the strategic project-related workflow process, coordinating and reporting project status updates, documenting and pricing changes to the scope of work, and driving technical innovation that brings projects in on-time and under budget. A project Manager will provide weekly updates to the Director of Operations.

QUALIFICATIONS
 To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

 
EDUCATION
 Must have high school diploma or GED. Preferred 4 year degree from a college or university.

REQUIRED EXPERTISE & EXPERIENCE:

• Must have technical field experience in completing structured cabling, security, fire alarm, or audiovisual installation/service work
• All team members must be physically able to climb ladders, work on man lifts, work in confined spaces, push, pull, and/or lift up to 50 pounds
• Must be self-motivated and professionally efficient when unsupervised
• Must possess the aptitude to learn new technologies
• Must possess a certification for completion of OSHA 30-hour training
• A LVU (Unrestricted Low Voltage) License is preferred
• Minimum 5 years experience as a Project Manager
• Minimum 5 years of industry installation experience
• Must be proficient in MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project)
• PMI PMP Certification or BICSI RTPM Certification required

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS, PROPERTY and EQUIPMENT
 Responsible for company vehicle and equipment, which includes but is not limited to iPad and cell phone and customer property. Employee is required to track usage of equipment and will participate in regular inventory checks.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Required to provide direction and management to installation technicians, foreman, and project engineers for all disciplines, may have foreman as direct reports.
  
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
 Ability to read and understand documents such as project drawings, policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; Ability to write detailed reports; Ability to read and create Gannt charts; Ability to write clear and concise correspondence.
 
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
 Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers. Ability to perform these mathematical skills using money and other forms of measurement. 
 

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
 Ability to utilize industry specific knowledge in order to carry out written, oral or diagrammed instructions; Ability to deal with problems involving several known variables in situations of a complex nature.
  
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
 Under supervision of the Director of Operations, where standard practice enables the employee to direct technicians on the successful and safe completion of work. Must be able to work independently.
  
PLANNING
 Responsibility with regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner, and/or sequence of performance of team work operations. 
 
DECISION MAKING
 Performs work operations which permit frequent opportunity for decision-making and which would not only affect the operating efficiency of the individual involved, but would also affect the work operations of other employees and/or clientele. 
 
MENTAL DEMAND
 Significant mental demand. Operations requiring directed thinking to carry out predetermined procedure or sequence of operations of variability. Operations requiring intermittent attention to control machine or manual motions. Oversight of others work. Must have the ability to multi-task.
 
ANALYTICAL ABILITY / PROBLEM SOLVING
 Moderately repetitive. Activities with slight variation using a definite set of processes or directions with some degree of supervision. Choice of learned things in situations which conform to clearly established patterns and modes. 
  
USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTERS

• Must be comfortable working with hand basic tools: drill, screwdrivers, pliers, wire strippers, etc.
• Proficiency with discipline specific tools for tasks, such as RJ45 crimping or fiber splicing
• Proficiency with smart phone and/or tablets

• Must be proficient in MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project)

ACCURACY
 Probable errors of internal scope should ordinarily be detected but may affect the work of others within the unit, requiring additional expenditure of time to trace errors and make all necessary corrections. Errors would require a moderate amount of time to correct. 
  
PUBLIC CONTACT
 Contacts of considerable importance with other contractors, end user customers, or other outside representatives, wherein the manner of handling these contacts has a significant bearing on the organization's position and operation. Requires tact in discussing problems and presenting data and making recommendations.
 

EMPLOYEE CONTACT
 Frequent contacts with the manager and Central Support Office, such as those required in coordination of effort, generally in normal course of performing duties. 

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Must possess a valid driver's license, proof of legal ability to work, and pass a criminal background check and drug screening.
• Must have a clean driving record

• Licenses required are based on local and state market jurisdiction. 

SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED
 Intermediate computer skills required.   Position works with multiple software systems daily. 

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
 Must be able to position self in order to inspect and oversee installation of systems in customer sites (this includes bending, twisting, crouching, climbing on ladders up to 20 feet above ground). Potentially required to crawl in attics or small spaces. Must be able to handle temperature changes when working in inside buildings (basements and attics) and outdoors. Must be able to move, transport, position and install or remove equipment in weight of up to 50 pounds. 

Position requires driving company vehicle on roads and highways, with multiple stops, in all weather conditions. Driving frequently is up to one hour at time, and occasionally more dependent on schedule, road, and traffic conditions. 

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Drives motor vehicle and works independently in field, at customer sites. 
  

TRAVEL

The ability to travel is required. Assigned projects may be out of state, potentially requiring site visits.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 Normal work schedule is five days a week, eight hours a day.  Position often works additional hours based on customer demands.