Project Manager

Granite Telecommunications • Murfreesboro, TN

4d

About The Position

A Project Manager will oversee the completion of large business projects for
Granite’s enterprise clients. They direct teams made up of Project Coordinators
and other Granite employees to ensure successful completion of each
project.  These project managers will focus on the NI business that occurs today
with primary responsibility to the field work.  A Project Manager is responsible
for identifying, promoting and addressing Customer needs and requirements while
ensuring alignment within the business. They focus on constructing detailed
plans and leading stakeholders from across departments towards successful
achievements of each milestone, with the goal of getting projects completed on
time and within budget.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or 3-5 years’ worth of relevant business experience
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to meet project deadlines
• Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Intermediate (or better) knowledge of MS Office tools
• Ability to self-motivate, both for task completion and knowledge increase
• Availability to work outside the traditional 8-5 workday when needed based on project requirements
• Leadership skills
• Decisiveness
• The ability to delegate effectively
• Able to motivate teammates and promote productivity
• Expectation is that PM reports to one of Granite’s offices

Nice To Haves

• Baseline understanding of Routing/Switching relating to networking
• Working knowledge of networking principals such as NAT, DHCP, MPLS networks, and SDWAN concepts
• Functional understanding/experience in IP Voice and SIP messaging standards/principals
• PMP Certified
• Developed negotiation skills

Responsibilities

• Constant communication with Stakeholders throughout the project
• Chair regularly scheduled stakeholder meetings
• Ensure project deadlines are met, keeping various tasks moving toward this goal
• Creating long and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines
• Delegating project tasks to employees best positioned to complete them
• Working across departments with teammates and leaders to ensure that all project timelines and requirements are met.
• Making effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress with the project
• Serving as the main point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in synergy
• Communicating with clients and executives to keep the project aligned with their goals
• Performing quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected

Benefits

• Granite has been recognized by the Boston Business Journal as one of the "Healthiest Companies" in Massachusetts for the past 15 consecutive years.
• Our offices have onsite fully equipped state of the art gyms for employees at zero cost.
• Granite's philanthropy is unparalleled with over $300 million in donations to organizations such as Dana Farber Cancer Institute, The ALS Foundation and the Alzheimer's Association to name a few.
• We have been consistently rated a "Fastest Growing Company" by Inc. Magazine.
• Granite was named to Forbes List of America's Best Employers 2022, 2023 and 2024.
• Granite was recently named One of Forbes Best Employers for Diversity.
• Our company's insurance package includes health, dental, vision, life, disability coverage, 401K retirement with company match, childcare benefits, tuition assistance, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager