Project Manager SWC (SWC - Operations)

Koch Enterprises Family of Companies•Huntsville, AL

20h•Onsite

About The Position

South Western Communications (SWC) is a trusted provider of communication, physical security, and life safety solutions for Healthcare, Education, Detention, and Commercial clients. We employ a consultative approach, conducting in-depth needs analyses to help customers fulfill their mission-critical processes. We select best-in-class products to create integrated solutions tailored to customer goals and needs, ensuring satisfaction and flawless integration. At SWC, we are committed to exceeding expectations and investing the necessary time and resources into every job because we care about our customers.

Requirements

High school education or equivalent
Project Management experience
5 years of experience in the engineering and installation of low voltage systems, audio systems (analog/digital), IP video systems, programmable logic control systems, computer networking or related field.
Strong knowledge of engineering fundamentals, relay logic, and operations.
Good subcontracting skills.
Excellent written & oral communication skills required.
An understanding of job financial reports and the ability to control costs in the handling of large projects.

Nice To Haves

Associates degree (2 year) or Bachelor degree (4 year) in a technical capacity is desirable
IT Project + or PMP certification desired
Experience with IT related equipment (servers, databases, networking, etc) is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Plans, organizes, directs, and controls project activities for effective management of detention projects.
Supervises installation labor and sub-contractors.
Works with financial reports, contracts, and management reports to define project problems and assure project profitability.
Responsible for organizing training, developing employees, and ensuring the quality of installation.
Plans and schedules engineering, installation, and subcontracting activities on large and/or complex systems or service installed jobs.
Maintains current job plans and specifications.
Works with the engineering department on design and drafting phases of jobs.
Coordinates the procurement of materials, supplies, and services, and controls timely delivery to the job site.
Prepares, manages, and executes the project installation plan.
Determines necessary changes in design, contract price, and installation plan by reviewing various sources of information.
Implements agreed-upon changes to project scope.
Maintains the construction schedule and coordinates task scheduling with other trades.
Selects and monitors the performance of subcontractors.
Keeps self, superiors, and subordinates informed of project progress/status.
Maintains all digital records relating to jobs, including job status, material purchases, contacts, job changes, prints, submittals, quotes, needs assessments, packing lists, email correspondence, and other control records.
Reviews estimates or assists in estimating projects that the company is bidding.
May be called upon to assist in site surveys along with sales/engineering to secure accurate estimations.
Implements a quality assurance program to continuously improve customer satisfaction.
Presents a professional image of the company when speaking to customers at all levels.
Develops a relationship with the decision-maker of our customer.
Routinely walks the job site to ensure quality installation of company products and updates the customer/decision-maker of project status in a documented format.
Responsible for customer satisfaction on projects.
Monitors job status and controls job costs.
Provides information to determine labor and material requirements on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis as required.
Assists management in monthly resource allocation forecasting.
Ensures proper job management and cost control by reviewing job financial reports.
Reviews the data required for monthly job billings with the office manager.
Monitors job reports and works with other management tools to define project problems.
Reviews time cards to analyze job performance.
Devises a plan of action to remedy job problems and implements the plan to ensure project profitability.
Studies literature and attends seminars to stay current with regards to products, processes, and materials.
Works with installers on job concepts, installation procedures, and product training for their advancement.
Responsible for overseeing as-builds.
Responsible for completing all paperwork, ensuring POs are completed, warranty letters are sent, and jobs are turned over to service.
Ensures job is 100% billed and revenue is recognized.
Completes the job close-out report.
Contacts Training Specialist and provides contact information for scheduling purposes at the appropriate time according to scheduled completion.
Supervises Installers, Apprentices, and Subcontractors.