Description: Our client is currently seeking an Associate Project Manager
Job Summary:
Project Managers are responsible for managing all aspects of turnkey lighting retrofit projects for existing medium to large national retail and commercial customers.
Project Managers will manage retrofit projects throughout the entire project lifecycle including project planning, initiation, execution, and closure to realize energy reductions, improve occupant comfort and safety, and enhancing aesthetics.
Proactively manages multiple projects simultaneously, often with unexpected challenges and shifting priorities.
Project Managers will play a central role in shaping company-wide lighting recommendations and standard practices.
Experience Required:
Project management for high volume and multi-unit project situations.
Experience managing third-party vendors including on-site contractors
Typically, PM placement would be guided by the following experience:
PM I: 0 - 3 years of project management experience
Essential Job Functions:
Manage client engagement, product purchasing, budgeting, installation, logistics, and rebate facilitation for approved projects.
Complete management of EMC base scope projects.
Comprehension of EMC systems and their impacts on others.
Manage technical and non-technical challenges that arise throughout the course of a project.
Communicate and coordinate regularly with all stakeholders including but not limited to property managers, building owners, building engineers and staff, subcontractors, manufacturers, and vendors.
Coordinate effective project handoff from Solutions Manager.
Drive internal communication on overall project management progress for assigned projects.
Plan, manage and report on projects and status.
Gain proficiency in all project management systems and tools.
Oracle
SalesForce
Proposal Tool (Proprietary tool)
Negotiate labor pricing and site assignments for go-back work.
Manage Labor Partners for all installation activities.
Review, approve and complete all project documentation by the task due dates.
Close-out all customer billing and Labor Partner invoicing tasks on time.
Track Project go-backs to ensure timely and effective completion and go-back reduction.
Collaborate with Project Coordinators for customer pre and post calls.
Communicate all change order activities to account management and customer.
Manage all change order tasks with the goal of maintaining the established Project GM.
Identify and recommend incremental project resource needs to manager to address unanticipated scope or deadline changes.
Maintain and monitor project financials and profitability.
Other duties as assigned.
Skills and Abilities:
Strong writing skills, including the ability to convey complex topics clearly and succinctly to people with widely varying degrees of technological knowledge and backgrounds.
Collaborative personality and strong team player.
Understand project and program financials.
Strong and proficient customer communication.
Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, fluid environment.
Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
Experience presenting project plans to customers.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and OneNote used for tracking and analysis.
Detail-orientated, high degree of accuracy and ability to multi-task.
Ability to work effectively with limited supervision.
Ability to meet deadlines and hold others accountable to deliverables.
