Project Manager - Structured Cabling/Low Voltage

Position Summary

The Project Manager - Columbia manages structured cabling project requests, project budget development and project plans for the Columbia territory. Responsibilities include: the development of project proposals, planning, decision-making, and project fiscal management. The Project Manager - Columbia is also responsible for monitoring technician performance and ensuring that services meet customer standards.

Position Responsibilities- Essential

• Adhere to all Company Safety Policies and Procedures.

• Acts as central point of contact for all project activities

• Manages the day-to-day tasks/activities for all resources assigned to project. This includes ensuring that tasks are completed on time and roadblocks and/or obstacles are identified and communicated to appropriate management resources.

• Alerts Directors/Managers on actions that can impact project schedule, costs, or quality of service

• Provides necessary information to Directors/Managers and Project Owners/Sponsors to make project relevant decisions (Scope, Technical Solutions, Budget, Schedule).

• Work with vendors, based on requirements from Project Owners/Sponsors, Managers/Directors

• Manage vendors to meet the deadlines and develop quality deliverables

• Ensure integration and communication across project team and vendors

• Project Request - Ensures that project requests are properly documented and obtain management approvals

• Project Plans - Ensures that Project Schedules, are developed, approved, and maintained. This entails defining requirements and planning deliverables and tasks required to meet those requirements.

• Project Budget - Ensures that project budget is developed and revised as needed.

• Project Plan Updates - Ensures that project documentation is updated as needed, including scope, schedule and budget

• Regularly updates the Operations Director as to progress and obstacles of performance of assigned projects including materials and manpower

• Continually leads, trains, develops and measures the performance of Technicians and Installers to maximize efficiency and profitability of all ongoing work.

• Conducts appropriate field training and enforces safety requirements. Ensures an appropriate degree of job site training occurs

• Provide invoicing statements and all associated documents to Operations Director for approval

• Evaluate the work of teams engaged in design, construction, and maintenance of a major telecommunications network

• Prepare budget and cost estimates to determine necessary funding for assigned area budget through projections

• Negotiate contract terms and conditions to achieve desired goals and objectives

• Perform a needs assessment of customer requirements

• Verifies jobsite material deliveries and maintains accurate on-site inventories while accounting for all materials delivered to all job sites at all times.

• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 3+ years of project organization, management and control

• Industry certifications

• Exhibit strong leadership traits, with the ability to foster the continuous development of subordinates

• Oral and written communications to exchange information, explain procedures, techniques, and answer questions in a clear logical manner

• Interpersonal Communication Skills

• Familiarity/ Competence with MS Office

• Operational analysis and decision-making techniques

• Management/ Customer Service Skills

• Additional Manufacturer certifications / training

• Accounting / Billing Experience