Project Manager - Structured Cabling/Low Voltage

Description 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