Description SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER- Fire Alarm Installation
This position is based in any of our Minnesota offices with local travel to regional project sites.
About the Position
As a Senior Project Manager, you will provide overall administrative and technical direction for electrical projects. You will provide technical and engineering support as required by the projects. Our Project Managers play a key role in having overall bottom-line responsibility for profit and loss and consequently carry the authority appropriately.
This position will be focused on Fire and Life Safety Systems.
Our Ideal Candidate
- NICET Certified.
- Can work autonomously and creatively solve problems.
- Has a growth mindset and is always looking to continually learn and grow.
Day in the Life
- Oversee total construction and design effort (if applicable) to ensure the project is constructed in accordance with design, National Electric Code, budget, and schedule.
- Act as a liaison to coordinate communication between both internal and external members on the project including, but not limited to: General Contractors, Subcontractors, Superintendents, General Foremen, and union officials.
- Authorize and/or approve all project staff transactions including choice of the superintendent, general foremen, foremen, staff volume, and wages.
- Provide directions to planning, scheduling, and engineering functions.
- Participate in estimating projects and writing bid proposals.
- Review and approve purchase requisitions, payment approvals, sending invoices, and changing order requests.
- Assists in the implementation/interpretation of safety programs and ensures that all OSHA requirements are met.
- Ensure that all company client and project policies, procedures, and standards are adhered to and interpret the policies.
- Ensure the maintenance of all official project documentation and logs.
- Provide directions to planning, scheduling, and engineering functions.
- Responsible for customer maintenance and other sales and marketing.
- Maintain a thorough understanding of labor agreements and standards specific to projects.
- Perform additional assignments per supervisor's direction.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering, project management, business administration, construction management or a related field.
- Minimum 3-5 years of project management experience. Solid project management training and skills. Thorough understanding of the project life cycle.
- Experience and proficiency with installation of fire alarm systems such as Notifier, Siemens, Potter, etc
- Knowledge of and proficiency with project management tools and techniques, construction methods and materials, estimating, costing, power, lighting, systems design and general industry safety standards, procedures, and OSHA regulations. Skills to read, interpret and understand electrical contracts, plans, drawings, blueprints, and specifications. Excellent financial, analytical, and mathematical skills.
- Customer focus, delegation, presentation, and decision-making skills. Strong organizational, critical thinking skills and detail orientation. Demonstrated high level of integrity and dependability.
- Strong listening, verbal, and written communication skills. Effective independent problem solving, negotiation, time management and prioritization skills.
- Collaboration, coaching, teamwork, and interpersonal skills. Ability to work with diverse work teams. Working knowledge of collective bargaining agreements.
- Work experience with continuous improvement methodologies and/or similar applications. Strong process orientation.
Travel
- Local Travel to regional project sites is required
Salary - $107,000 - $145,000 depending on experience plus car allowance and benefits
Benefits
At ArchKey Solutions, our benefits package includes competitive health insurance options (medical, dental, and vision), a robust 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, paid time off and holidays, and access to wellness programs. Additionally, we offer professional development opportunities, tuition reimbursement, and employee assistance programs to support your growth and well-being. We ensure that our benefits are designed to promote the health, security, and work-life balance of our employees. Additional information is available at Archkey.com.
