What are the responsibilities and job description for the Service Senior Project Manager position at Polk?
Welcome to Polk Nation — a community of driven people, loyal customers, and bold partners all working together to DOMINATE, ELEVATE, and WIN. Here, your work means something. You’re not just building systems — you’re building a legacy.
As a Service Project Manager, you will take ownership of projects from inception to completion, ensuring that we not only meet but exceed client expectations. You will be empowered to make decisions, drive efficiencies, and lead teams in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. This role requires strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills to effectively coordinate and manage all aspects of the project.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate closely with the project Superintendent to manage and supervise daily construction operations, ensuring adherence to project schedules, quality standards, and safety protocols.
- Lead and manage the end-to-end execution of ground-up projects, serving as the principal point of contact for clients to ensure alignment with project objectives, timely delivery, and adherence to quality standards.
- Cultivate a cohesive team environment through regular communication, fostering trust and transparency, with enhanced collective problem-solving and decision-making processes.
- Nurture and maintain strategic partnerships with subcontractors, ensuring clear communication, adherence to project specifications, and alignment with organizational objectives to foster long-term, mutually beneficial relationships.
- Oversee and manage project financials by accurately forecasting and tracking job costs, ensuring timely and precise billing.
- Coordinate schedules to align with project timelines and deliverables.
- Deliver strategic technical guidance to field personnel, ensuring alignment with project objectives.
- Facilitate problem resolutions, optimizing operational efficiency across all project phases.
Key Requirements:
- 5 years’ minimum of relevant work experience managing construction projects is required, renovation work experience is a plus.
- Negotiating experience in construction change orders and project presentations required.
- Ability to solve complex, multi-faceted problems using various problem-solving techniques.
- Strong written and oral communications skills and presentation skills.
- Ability to interpret contractual documents, plans, specifications, schematic diagrams, and isometric drawings.
- Proficiency with job cost accounting systems.
- Proficiency utilizing the Microsoft Office suite, with testable skill at the intermediate level in Excel.
- Understanding of financial models used in fixed price, cost plus and unit rate/price contracting.
- The ability to be reasonably on-call as necessary to support the on-going 24/7 operations of our clients which may include evenings, weekends, and some holidays.
- Ability to be on the job site daily to check progress, inspect work and conduct meetings to resolve issues.
Benefits
- Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Career Advancement & Training Opportunities
- Technician tool account
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401K
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance