Senior Project Manager

Communications Engineering Company (CEC) is seeking a Senior Project Manager to provide high-level project management support for top customer accounts. The role leads project teams, coordinates resources and stakeholders, manages project plans, schedules, budgets, safety, quality, customer communication, and project closeout.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures customer is contacted within 48 hours of project Award
• Reviews overall project objectives and timelines with customer and establishes ongoing communication strategy
• Ensures all required project information has been provided to Operations from Sales and Engineering
• Assigns project related tasks within ConnectWise in relation to project timelines
• Reviews all information with key personnel to address questions and unknowns
• Involves necessary CEC personnel in project plan for technology specific awareness and plan compliance
• Evaluates potential problems, impact, and solutions. Coordinate resources, site access, PPE requirements and equipment
• Creates a project plan with specific milestones to be able to achieve overall project budgets and timelines
• Creates Gantt charts, Risk Register, Site Safety Plans as required
• Adjust as necessary the project plan and communicate any changes for the duration of the project life cycle to all stakeholders
• Review system functionality, schedule, and plan with customer. Oversees site walk-throughs to verify locations and identify safety hazards
• Lead project Kick-Off meeting and communicate the project plan and reviews all project milestones. Oversee site walk-throughs to verify locations and identify safety hazards with project team
• Perform consistent site evaluations, safety inspections and CEC quality assurances to ensure project plan compliance. Mentor and correct discrepancies, when possible, report reoccurrences when necessary
• Communicate changes in the SOW and seek Change Order possibilities. Adapt project plan as needed
• Verify communication strategy is being executed by on-site project team
• Ensure project punch list and system testing is completed, coordinate customer training, and schedule documentation completion
• Assists CEC Sales/Engineering in pre-sales functions by sharing and/or compiling specific customer knowledge and design
• Perform customer walk-throughs. Submit documentation, obtain customer sign off and verify completion for project fulfillment on all assigned projects
• Provide input on project management processes, procedures, tools, and best practice improvement. Give recommendations to Sales and Engineering on improvement areas and project successes
• Other Duties as Assigned
• The Senior Project Manager leads project team while they are working on assigned projects

Requirements:

• Minimum 4 years of client-facing project management experience
• Proven track record of successfully managing several projects/tasks simultaneously within a fast-paced environment
• PC proficiency is essential (Windows environment) and strong working knowledge of Excel
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate at all levels of the organization and with staff at remote locations as well as customers
• Strong organizational, conflict-resolution, problem-solving and creative skills as well as the ability to make decisions based on sound judgment using accurate and timely analysis of available data
• Must be able to effectively handle stressful situations and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation
• General knowledge of communications systems, including audio, video, security, fire alarm, wireless, and data networks
• Problem solving, creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses
• The employee may be required to be able to climb ladders up to 12 feet high or be in a lift to extended heights
• The duties of this job require the employee to effectively speak and understand English language communications
• The employee is required to stand, walk, climb, sit and use hands and fingers
• Lifting of objects is required, up to 50lbs
• Reaching, grasping and carrying activities are also required
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
• Although most work is performed inside, occasional outside activities are subject to seasonal temperature fluctuations
• PC proficiency is essential (Windows environment) and strong working knowledge of Excel is preferred