Project Manager - Lighting

Project Manager - Lighting

This position will report to Doug Eggers. Application Deadline: until filled. This position will be located in Lincoln, NE Serving Area 11. This position is posted Both Internally and Externally.

The Project Manager leads the strategic planning, coordination, and execution of complex customer projects, exercising independent judgement in interpreting specifications, determining material strategies, and resolving project-critical issues. Serves as the primary decision-maker for project scope, vendor alignment, pricing recommendations within established guidelines, and risk mitigation. Partners with internal and external stakeholders to ensure project profitability, compliance, and successful delivery. Actively participates in coordinating, analyzing, and acting upon information and feedback of customer needs, pricing, products, competition, and procedures.

Responsibilities include collaborating with Account Managers, Business Development Managers, Demand Gen & Distribution Leaders, and sales staff to develop project execution strategies, establish priorities, and ensure alignment with sales and profitability objectives. Projects may deal with substations, power transmission, wind and solar energy, data Telco, HV industrial, commercial, or residential construction and industrial. Oversees customer support activities and provides direction on issue resolution, ensuring alignment with project requirements and business objectives such as expediting, pricing, follow-up, returns, and other services. Provides customers with timely follow-up on technical inquiries and requests. Develops and manages project schedules, ensuring adherence to specifications and proactively adjusting plans based on evolving risks and customer needs. Maintains a high level of teamwork and communication in ensuring a balanced workload within the team. Completes project group job form with customer information for each project handled. Actively participates in coordinating, analyzing, and acting upon information and feedback of customer needs, pricing, products, competition, and procedures. Evaluates product options, recommends sourcing strategies, and provides pricing guidance within established authority levels. Interprets bid requirements, resolves specification conflicts, material strategies, and determines project timelines that will meet customer's required deadlines. After bid date, follows up on quotations to clarify product specifications, assure outstanding issues are resolved, and develop schedules that will meet customer's required deadlines. Responsible for the completion of each assigned project. Obtains orders and provides order entry, expediting, pricing, follow-up, and other value-added services, as required. Coordinates with the Customer Financial Services staff to resolve customer-billing problems resulting from errors in the quotations process, pricing, shipping, delivery, or other customer service/credit areas. In partnership with Demand Generation, organizes, plans, and schedules the start-up and completion of assigned projects. Evaluates vendor performance, negotiates pricing and delivery terms within established guidelines, and escalates risks requiring leadership intervention. In partnership with Demand Generation, maintains job control to ensure cost and sell prices remain aligned with customer and vendor expectations. In partnership with Demand Generation, establishes goals and priorities for project execution. Manages all financials related to the project, ensuring alignment with profit margin goals. Monitors vendor performance and alerts appropriate stakeholders of potential problems. Works to gain cooperation from all project stakeholders. Responsible for planning, ordering, and managing high dollar, made to order products, ensuring accuracy and alignment with project specifications, timelines, and customer requirements.

Qualifications include an Associates degree preferred or the equivalent in work experience. 3+ years of prior customer service, quotation or sales experience with strong knowledge of electrical products and utility systems preferred. Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgement and make decisions on complex project and technical issues. Experience managing project financials, pricing strategies, and vendor negotiations. Proven ability to interpret technical specifications and develop project execution strategies. Comprehensive knowledge of product lines and applications, alternate product substitutes, and supplier pricing policies preferred. Strong working knowledge of PC for Windows, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint), internet, email, and SAP software preferred. Skills and Abilities include technical ability to understand electrical systems and product applications with prior electrical distribution experience preferred. Technical ability to read specifications and drawings highly preferred. Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication, reading, and customer service skills are preferred with the ability to effectively plan and organize and work well on a team. Excellent customer service skills include being competent, accurate, responsive and engaged.

Physical Requirements include: Occasionally lifting and carrying up to 75 lbs. Frequently standing and walking. Frequently reaching and crouching. Continuously using a computer and telephone. Continuously talking. Continuously exposed to adverse weather & temperature conditions. Occasionally driving and travel.