Senior Project Manager

OBJECTIVE:

Executing high level project management support to CEC's top customer accounts. Providing high level communication both internally and externally to meet customer expectations while having CEC's best interests in mind; proactively driving projects to be completed on time, within budget and by specifications.

• Project Notification:
  • 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 Connect Wise in relation to project timelines.
• Project Information Review:
  Reviews all information with key personnel to address questions and unknowns.
• Project Planning:
  • 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.
• Project Review with Customer:
  Review system functionality, schedule, and plan with customer. Oversees site walk-throughs to verify locations and identify safety hazards.
• Project Kick-Off Meeting:
  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.
• Executing Project Plan:
  • 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.
• Closing the Project:
  Perform customer walk-throughs. Submit documentation, obtain customer sign off and verify completion for project fulfillment on all assigned projects.
• Post Project Meetings:
  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.

• 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.
• PC proficiency is essential (Windows environment) and strong working knowledge of Excel is preferred.

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