Lighting Project Manager

Colonial Electric Supply • King of Prussia, PA

5h

About The Position

As the leader of the gear project team, this person is in charge of ensuring that the project succeeds for both the client and Colonial, and is the face to the customer post order commitment. This person is responsible for coordinating all actions related to the project including understanding and meeting all timelines. An analogy for this position is ‘conductor of the orchestra’ where the orchestra are the various negotiations and technical personnel who are creating the Bill of Material (BOM), submitting product details for approval, and entering shipping information into the company’s proprietary software Jobtrack. The PC must respond to all customer inquiries and also enter data as needed to keep the process moving. Here are some examples of activities that need to be overseen: Negotiations with manufacturers Review lighting specifications and drawings Electrical drawings and fixture schedules submittal to the project design team

Requirements

• Ability to use computing skills and knowledge to complete required job tasks
• Ability to understand technical product specifications and drawings
• Ability to understand and maintain project accounting
• Attention to detail, ability to match information and place it accurately
• Communication, continuous follow up
• Leadership
• Impatience
• High level of responsibility
• Coordination of all aspects of a project
• Friendly demeanor
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or similar major
• Ability to work overtime as necessary
• Strong problem solving skills

Responsibilities

• Negotiations with manufacturers
• Review lighting specifications and drawings
• Electrical drawings and fixture schedules submittal to the project design team
• Responding to all customer inquiries
• Entering data as needed to keep the process moving
• Coordinating all actions related to the project
• Understanding and meeting all timelines

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees