Assistant Project Manager - Power Distribution; Remote

Assistant Project Manager - Power Distribution

Are you an experienced Project Management professional? If you are open to joining a supportive, passionate team, we have an attractive opportunity for you!

Sigma Technologies is a growing engineering and design firm with over 500 team members across 30+ states. For more than 25 years, our work for the power and telecommunications industries has helped create a positive impact in communities across the country. Our core values — Safety, Honesty, Truth, and Decency — fuel our culture. We are Team Sigma™.

To learn more about working at Sigma, view our video and career page. If you do not have project management experience, please refer to our other open positions.

While we list our openings in multiple locations, you only need to apply to one as most are remote.

Please note:

New hires are required to come to our home office in Perrysburg, OH for initial orientation and training for 2 weeks.

What You Can Expect To Do As An Assistant Project Manager At Sigma:

Assist Project Manager in planning and executing projects from planning through delivery. Liaises between project members, cross-functional teams, and other stakeholders to ensure deliverables, requirements, schedules, cost, and meeting plans are communicated. Utilizes appropriate tools to plan project milestones and deadlines. Monitor task completion status to identify at-risk projects and communicate with Project Managers.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assists Project Manager with managing the entire life cycle of a function(s), project(s), program, and/or customer, from set-up through execution to close-out
• Liaising with project stakeholders concerning project details and deliverables
• Assisting in the planning and implementation of projects
• Helping to coordinate and manage project tasks and deliverables
• Analyzing data as required
• Prepares agendas, and meeting notes, drafting invoices, drawing estimates, and project summaries.
• Monitors task completion status to identify at-risk project tasks and reports project progress.
• Performing other duties assigned by the Project Manager in an orderly and efficient manner
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies/

Skills:

Fit/Gap Analysis | Needs Analysis | Project Administration | Project Controls | Project Development | Project Documentation | Project Estimation | Project Evaluation | Project Implementation | Project Lifecycle Management (PLM) | Project Management | Project Planning | Project Scheduling | Project Status Reporting | Scope Management | Stakeholder Management | Project Management Software | Customer Satisfaction | Power Distribution

Requirements:

• Education:
  
  HS Diploma or equivalent is required
• Experience:
  
  3+ years of demonstrated experience with power distribution design or related projects; management may consider other education and/or work experience to be acceptable for appointment to this position.
• Available during the "core" work hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday-Friday; occasional evening and weekend work may be required as duties demand.
• Willing and able to travel as needed, including monthly overnight travel
• Dependable transportation and valid driver's license and insurance
• Able to pass a background check/drug test/driving record check
• Authorized to work in the United States

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to endure frequent/lengthy:
  Driving, standing, walking long distances (5 miles or more in a day), navigating rough terrain on foot, and lifting/balancing objects that may weigh up to ~20 lbs. and require the use of upper extremities and back muscles; work in proximity to moving vehicles in the right of way.
• Must be able to endure frequent, lengthy periods of sedentary work and sit for prolonged periods of time, including sitting at a desk and driving in a vehicle.
• Must be able to utilize a computer keyboard, computer monitor, and telephone for prolonged periods of time.
• Must have the physical ability to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing notes, and viewing a computer terminal; these activities require close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability…