Project Manager

Communications Engineering Company
Nationwide, IA, USA
Full-time
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Must be willing to relocate to Des Moines, IA or Madison, WI. Relocation Assistance provided.

OBJECTIVE :

As a Project Manager you will be an integral part of the CEC team. We help customers run their organizations better through the technology solutions we provide-and you can be part of this essential mission.

The Project Manager leads projects to ensure optimal performance and peak efficiencies while overseeing completion of developed company and team goals.

Every day is different, challenging, and rewarding.

CEC is a great place to accelerate your career. Here are just some of the things we offer :

  • Professional growth- We believe in investing in our employees so they can take exceptional care of our clients. We also offer a lucrative bonus program tied to continuous learning and training.
  • Employee focused- We prioritize work / life balance and offer competitive compensation, health benefits, and paid time off so you can put family first.

C O RE R E SP O N S I B I L IT I E S i n cl ud e , b u t a r e n o t lim it e d t o t h e f o l l o wi ng :

Pro j ect N ot i f i c a ti o n :

o En sur e s c u s t o m e r is c o nt act e d wi th in 48 h o ur s o f pr o j e ct A war d .

o R e vi e ws o v e r a l l p r o j e ct o bj e ct i v e s a n d t i meli ne s wi t h c u st o m e r a n d e sta b lish e s o ng o i n g co m mun icat i o n s t r a t e g y.

o En sur e s a l l r e qu i r e d proj e c t i n f o r m at i o n h a s bee n p ro vi d e d t o O p e r a t i o n s f ro m S a l e s a n d Eng i ne er i n g .

o As s i gn s p ro je ct re la t e d t asks w i thi n C o nn e c t Wi s e in r e la t i o n t o p ro je ct t imeli n e s.

  • Pro j ect I nf o r m a ti o n R ev i e w : R e v i e w s a l l i n f o r m at i o n wi t h k e y p e r s o nn e l to a dd r e ss q u e st i o n s a n d u n k n o w n s.
  • Pro j ect P l a n n i n g

o E val u a t es p o t e nt ial p r o b l e ms, im p act, a n d s o l ut i o n s. C oo r d i n a t e r e s o ur c e s , si t e a c c e s s , P PE r e qu i re men t s a n d e qu i p men t .

o C re a t e s a p ro je ct p l an wi t h s p e c i fic m i l e st o n e s t o b e ab l e t o a ch i e v e o v er a l l p ro je ct b udg e t s a n d t i m e l i n e s .

o As s ists in t h e c r e a t i o n o f G a nt t c h a r ts , Risk R e g ist e r , S it e Sa f e t y Pla n s as re qu i r e d .

o A dju st as n e c e s s a r y th e p ro j e ct p l an a n d c o m m un icate a n y ch a n g e s f o r t h e du r a t i o n o f t h e p ro j e ct l i fe c y c l e t o all s t a k e h o l d e r s .

Pro j ect R ev i ew w i th Cu s to m e r : R e v i e w s y s t e m f un ct i o n a l i t y, s ch e d u l e , a n d p l an wi t h c u st o m e r .

O v e r see s i t e wal k -thr o ugh s t o v e r ify l o cat i o n s a n d i dent ify s a f e t y h a z a r d s.

Pro j ect K i ck - O ff M ee t i n g : L e ad p ro j e ct K i c k- O ff m e e t i n g a n d c o m mun icate th e p ro je ct p l an a n d r e v i e w s a l l p r o je ct m i l e st o n e s.

O v e r s e e s i t e wal k-through s t o v er i fy l o cat i o n s a n d i d e nt ify s a f e t y h a z a r d s w i t h p ro j e c t t e a m .

Ex ecuti n g P r o j ect P l a n :

o P e r f o r m c o n s i st e n t si t e e val u a t i o n s, s a f e t y i n s p e ct i o n s a n d C E C qu a l i t y as s u r a n c e s to e n s u r e p r o j e ct p l an c o m p lia n c e .

M e nto r a n d c o rr e ct d is c r e p a n ci e s, w h e n p o s si b l e , r e po r t r e o c c u r r e n c e s w h e n n e c e s sa r y.

o C o m mun icate ch ang e s i n t h e S O W a n d s e e k C h a ng e O r de r p o s si b ili t ie s . Ad a p t p ro je ct pl an as ne e d e d .

o En sure p ro j e ct p un ch li s t a n d s y s t e m t e st in g is c o m p l e t e d , c o o r d i n a t e cust o m e r t rai n i ng , a n d s c h e du le do cu m e nt a t i o n co m p l e t i o n .

o As s ists C E C Sa l e s / Eng i n e e r i n g in p r e - sa l e s fu n ct i o n s b y s h a r i n g a n d / o r c o m p ili n g s p e cific cus t o mer k n o w l e dg e a n d d e s i gn .

o A s s ist wi t h t h e o n si t e t r a in i n g a n d m e nt or i n g o f l e s s e xp e r i e n c e d t e am mem be r s .

o W o r k a l o ng si d e t h e p ro j e ct t e am t o e n su r e s a f et y a n d q u a l i t y o bje ct i v e s a r e met by a d h er i n g t o i ndu st r y c o d e s , sta n d a r d s, a n d b e st p r act i c e s .

P r o je ct L e ad r e sp o n si b ili t i e s a s as s ign e d .

  • C l o s i n g t h e P r o j ect : P e r f o r m custo m e r walk - th ro ugh s. S ub m i t d o c u men t a t i on , o bt a i n c u st o m e r s ig n o ff a n d v e r ify c o m p l e t i o n f o r p r o j e ct f u lfi l lment o n a l l a s si gn e d p ro je cts.
  • Post P r o j ect M eet i n gs : P r o vi d e i npu t o n pr o je ct ma n a g e m e n t p r o c e ss e s, p ro c e dur e s , to o l s , a n d b e st p r act i c e im p r o v e m en t .

G i v e r e c o m m e nd a t i o n s t o Sa l e s a n d Eng i n eer i n g o n im p ro v e m e n t a r e as a n d p roj e ct s u cc e s s e s .

  • Se r v i c e : Re s p o n si b le t o s u ppo r t S e r vi c e t ic k e t co m p l e t i o n a s a s si gn e d a n d p r o vi d e v o l unt a r y su pp or t t o C EC ' s 2 4 / 7 O n Ca l l ro t a t i on .
  • O ther Dut i es a s A s s i g ned.

S U P E R VI S O R Y R E SP O N S I B I L I T I E S

T h e P ro j e ct Ma n a ge r I l e a d s p ro j e ct t e am w h i l e t h e y a r e w o r ki n g o n a s si gn e d p ro je cts.

M I N I M U M QU A L IF I C AT I O N S :

  • 5 + ye a r s o f te ch n o l o g y e x p er i e n ce wi t h in C E C o r simil a r c o m p a n y.
  • 3 + y e a r s o f l e a d e r sh i p e x p er i e n ce wi th in C E C o r s im i l a r c o m p a n y
  • 2 s a f e t y re la t e d c e r t ifi c a t i o n s
  • 1 I ndu st r y ce r t ific at i o n ( i . e . N IC E T , Bi c si, C TS, e t c .)
  • I ndu st r y c e r t ifica t i o n s a n d t r a in i n g s ca n / will b e o bt a in e d d u r i n g th e fi r st ye a r o f e m p l o y m e n t to m e e t t h e m i n im u m qu a l ificati o n s w h e n ap p licab l e .

P E RS ON A L A TT R I B U T E S :

  • S t ro n g i nte r pe r s o n al s k i lls, ab i li t y t o c o m mun icate at a l l l e v e ls o f t h e org a n i z a t i o n a n d wi t h s ta ff at r e mo t e l o c a t i o n s as w e ll as cust o me r s.
  • S t ro n g or g a n i z a t i o n a l , c o n fl i c t-r e s o l ut i o n , pr o b l e m - s o lvi n g a n d c re a ti v e s kills a s w e ll as th e ab i l it y t o m a ke d e c i s i o n s b a s e d o n s o un d j udg ment u si n g a c c u r a t e a n d t i mely a n a l y s is o f a vaila b le da ta .
  • M u st b e a b l e t o e f f e ct i v e ly h a nd le st r e s s f u l si t u a t i o n s a n d m an a g e m u l t i p le tas k s sim u l t a n eo u sly.
  • H i g h l e v e l o f i nt e g r i t y a n d d e p e nd a b ili t y wi t h a st ro n g s e n se o f ur g e n cy a n d r e su lts - or i e nt a t i o n .

OTHE R SKILLS & A B I LITIE S :

  • Ge n er al k n o w l e dg e o f c o m mun icat i o n s s y s t e m s , i n cl ud i n g a ud i o , vi d e o , securi t y, f i r e a l a r m, w i r e l e s s, a n d da t a n e t w o r k s.
  • PC p r o fic i e n cy is e s s e nt i al (Wi nd o ws e n v i ro n m en t ) a n d s t ro n g w o r ki n g k n o wl e d g e o f E x ce l i s pr e f e rr e d .

P H YS I C A L, ME N T A L A N D E N V I R O N M E N TA L R EQ UI R EM E N T S :

  • P ro b l e m s o lvi ng , c re a t i v e s kills a n d t h e ab i li t y t o e x e r c i se s o un d j udg ment a n d ma k e d e cis i o n s b a s e d o n a c c u r a t e a n d t i m ely a n a l y ses.
  • H i g h l e v e l o f i nt e g r i t y a n d d e p e nd a b i l i t y wi t h a st ro n g s e n se o f ur g e n cy a n d r e su lt s -

or i e nt a t i o n .

  • The employee is required to be able to climb ladders up to 12 feet high or be in a lift to extended heights.
  • T h e d ut i e s o f th i s j o b requ i r e t h e e m p l o y e e to e f f e ct i v e l y s p e ak a n d und e r sta n d Eng lish

la ngu a g e co m mun icat ion s.

  • T h e e m p l o y e e is r e qu i re d to s t a nd , walk, c lim b , sit a n d use h and s a n d f i ng er s .
  • Lift in g o f o bje cts i s r e q u i re d , up t o 50 l b s .
  • R e ac h i ng , g r a sp in g a n d ca r r yi n g a c t i v i t i e s a r e a l so r e qu i re d .
  • S p e cific v is i o n a b ili t i e s r e qu i re d by th is j o b i n cl ud e c l o s e v i sion, d i sta n ce v ision, c o l o r vision, d e pt h p e r c e pt i o n a n d t h e ab i li t y t o ad ju st fo c u s.
  • T h e no i se l e v e l in t h e w or k en v i ro n m e n t is u su a lly mo d er a t e .
  • A lth o ug h m o st w o r k is p e r f o r med i n si d e , o c c a si on al o ut si d e a ct i vi t i e s a r e s ubj e ct t o s e a s o n al t e m pe r a tur e f l u ct u a t i o n s.

E ss e nt ial d ut i e s a n d re sp o n si b ili t i e s " de s c r ib e t h o se f un ct i o n s c o n si der e d to be e s s e nti al t o t h e p e r f o r m an c e o f t h e job.

All r e qu i r e men t s m a y b e m o d if i e d to re as o n a b ly ac c o m m o d a t e i nd ivi du a ls wi t h d i sab i li t i e s.

C o m mun icat i o n s Eng i ne er i n g C o m p a n y i s an E qu al O ppo r tun i t y / A f f i r m a t ive Act i o n E m p l o y e r .

We a r e c o m m itt e d to a ch i e vi n g a n d m a i nt a in i n g a d iv er s e w or k f o r c e . Q u a l ifi e d f e m a l e s, mi no r i t i e s , v e te r a n s, a n d d i s a b l e d i nd ivi du a l s a r e e n c o u r a g e d t o a pp ly.

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