Senior Project Manager - Low Voltage & Building Technology

Best People + Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn's success.

By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and letting them share in the company's rewards, we've found a sustainable way to grow in our industry for the last 100+ years.

Aptitude, JE Dunn's strategic partner for technology integration services, was born out of the growing need to meet the increasingly complex demands of modern building projects.

Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places every day, and we need inspired people like you to join us in our pursuit of building perfection.

This position will support our National Healthcare Division based out of Nashville, TN but will require extensive travel (up to 75%) to projects across the United States. Applicants must be open to extensive travel.

The Senior Aptitude Project Manager will provide overall regional direction and leadership for the Aptitude program across all phases of the project lifecycle. This position is responsible for providing strategic direction, operational excellence, financial management, team leadership and relationship management with all stakeholders, driving the contracting and business development and comprehensive risk management in order to meet or exceed all contractual and financial targets.

All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.

• Autonomy & Decision Making:
  Makes decisions within defined limits of authority and consults supervisor on other decisions.
• Career Path:
  Aptitude Operations Director

• Supports all aspects of the company's safety culture and creates awareness by demonstrating commitment to an injury-free environment through individual actions and mentoring others.
• Coordinate technology related design and construction efforts that meet the constructability, quality, financial and technical standards.
• Provide technical expertise related to design assist, installation, and network integration of complete and related systems.
• Create technology specific scopes of work and responsibility matrices tailored to individual projects.
• Perform quantity takeoffs and obtain vendor & trade partner pricing to compile complete & accurate budgets or hard bid proposals.
• Manage budgets, costs and projections related to assigned projects.
• Assist with the development, dissemination, accountability and discipline of Aptitude processes and standards.
• Lead, coach and motivate team members in a proactive manner, consistent with the JE Dunn's Strategic Objectives and Core Values.
• Support the deployment of Aptitude strategies for project delivery to achieve project financial, quality and performance objectives.
• Participate in company wide communication programs and strategy sessions to enhance the company's ability to effectively market, sell and deliver technology related services.
• Manage budgets, schedule, staffing projections, billing and collections relating to assigned projects.
• As part of the project master schedule develops and manage a project plan & schedule to identify tasks, resources and timing to achieve project objectives (scope, schedule, cost, quality).
• Track and report progress on the achievement of project milestone(s) with team members, stakeholders and team leaders.
• Communicate, track and resolve issues in an effective and prompt manner throughout the life of the project.
• Determine how results will be measured and complete a post-project evaluation of performance to plan.
• Ensure that all project documents are properly managed and archived upon project completion.

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
• Engage local civic organizations and municipality activities to establish the Aptitude offering as a differentiator that supports JE Dunn as an industry leader.
• Management of the technology consulting process between JE Dunn and client/owner's consultants and contractors. Initiating business development activities to grow the Aptitude contribution to the organization.
• Provide oversight of Aptitude strategic direction including resource management strategy, financial management strategy, client development strategy, and growth strategy.
• Provide oversight as the relationship executive at the regional level (base job team).
• Serves as the escalation point for all projects, financial, business development, contractual and client relationship risk for the Aptitude program. Conducts periodic project risk assessments and communicates various risks to the National Aptitude Director. Provides oversight to ensure appropriate solutions are implemented for identified risks.
• Provides oversight to ensure staffing levels are sufficient, relative to…