Project Manager - L.A. at Symons Fire Protection, Inc.

Description

SUMMARY:

The Project Manager interacts with the customer or General Contractor, Designers, Field Supervisors, Purchasing, Accounting, Estimating, Fire departments, and AHJ, as well as upper management.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Consistently brings projects in on time and on or below budget.
• Excels in pre-planning for projects, communication with others, and responsiveness.
• Provides information and clarification to workers and others around them.
• Builds and maintains a professional, positive relationship with the customer.
• Steadily follows up and follows through on their responsibilities and duties.
• Where predetermined standard(s) are unavailable, make an estimate.
• Attends departmental meetings as required.
• Must possess excellent collaboration skills, communication skills, ethical conduct, time management skills, and most importantly, be very thorough.
• Helps other departments accomplish their tasks more efficiently by providing good information.
• Read and negotiate the scope of work for service and construction contracts. 
• Literacy to read and comprehend blueprints, contracts, and submittals.
• Able to create, negotiate, & execute a schedule of values.
• Able to create change orders and purchase orders.

*Reliable and predictable attendance is required for the function of this job*

*Duties and responsibilities may be changed at any time*

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university (preferred); Project Manager Certificate (preferred) or one to two years’ related experience and training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Five to ten years of project management experience.
• Work experience as a Project Manager 1, or similar role.
• Ability to multitask.
• Detail oriented.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
• Creative mind with superb written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to simplify complex information into a user-friendly format.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• A proven Self-Starter.
• Understands and practices Basic Business Leadership Principles.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Experience using accounting & project management software.