Project Manager, Operations Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager

The Project Manager is part of a cross-disciplined project team, responsible for the schedule, budget, and customer management required for successful and on‑time completion of parcel system upgrade and integration projects. They work closely with their project management and engineering peers, electrical installation teams, various support roles, and our customers. They may serve as a mentor to their peers yet are not expected to have any direct reports.

• Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of designated projects to ensure that goals and objectives of projects are accomplished within prescribed time and budget constraints.
• Responsible for ensuring the quality of goods and services to both internal and external customers.
• Understands and follows Kasa Engineering Process Manual procedures.
• PROJECT INITIALIZATION
  • Develops and maintains a working knowledge of customer’s project execution expectations and specifications.
  • Reads a Scope of Work for a project and understands conceptually what is required. Must be willing and able to ask logical questions of the pertinent parties to get clarification when a full understanding isn’t initially had.
  • Reviews estimates.
  • Attends pre‑bid meetings as necessary.
  • Initializes project in internal ERP.
  • Initializes communications with customer following internal project kickoff.
  • Drafts Schedule of Values, Requests for Information, and Open Items List; works with Engineering team to populate RFIs and Open Items as applicable.
  • Identifies and documents risks and quality control measures; works with the engineering team to populate them as applicable.
  • Develops an internal project schedule and resource requirements that supports the overall project scope and external schedule.
  • Coordinates establishment of payment and performance bonds, as required.
• Monitors and maintains customer satisfaction.
• Initiates the procurement of all project materials. Tracks procurement status in accordance with project schedule. Escalates problematic lead times as applicable.
• Initiate the panel build process. Tracks panel build status in accordance with the project schedule.
• Coordinates shipments to job sites.
• Manages the internal project schedule and budget throughout the lifecycle of the project, including keeping allocated parties and management up to speed on the status of both.
• Prepares monthly budget forecasting per project.
• Manages subcontractor invoicing milestones, subcontractor progress and staffing levels, and subcontractor performance.
• Ensures subcontractor is enabled through receipt of project scope and schedule documents in accordance with project needs.
• Attends customer meetings/conference calls.
• Hosts internal project meetings as needed.
• Investigates and communicates potential sales opportunities.
• Transmits project files (start‑up and as‑built deliverables and programs, etc.) to customers and vendors.
• Responsible for ensuring the quality of goods and services to both internal and external customers.
• PROJECT CLOSE‑OUT
  • Ensures all required project deliverables are finalized and submitted per project scope and schedule.
  • Collects Full Lien Waiver from all subcontractors.
  • Assists AR in submitting and receiving the final invoice.
  • Assists in the submission of Full Lien Waiver to customer following final payment.
  • Hosts Post‑Mortem meetings with present report on project performance followed by the collection of lessons learned from associated parties.
  • Provides feedback to the Estimating and Sales team on costs to execute relative to the estimate, including any notable inclusions, exclusions, and/or project risks.

• Exemplifies Kasa Values including Customer Empathy, Trust, Teamwork, Sense of Urgency and Problem Solving.
• Demonstrates Kasa’s Behavioral Norms including Be Present, Speak Your Truth, Attend to Safety & Be Open to Outcomes.
• Represents the face of Kasa to our customers and upholds the Kasa brand.
• Complies with all safety policies and procedures.
• Complies with all attendance standards and company policies.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Attends all required contractor or customer meetings to represent Kasa and reports out project status, especially any issues or concerns.
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