Senior Modernization Project Manager
About The Position
Otis Elevator Company is seeking a Modernization Project Manager to coordinate multiple modern installation projects, ensuring efficiency, cost containment, and customer satisfaction. The role oversees contract activities from project award through completion and reviews progress to ensure contract documents align with project scope. The position works with internal sales staff, superintendents, senior leadership, and other cross-functional partners to deliver projects successfully from financial and customer perspectives. The role includes contract writing and administration, billing, consultant and contractor payments, processing requests for information (RFIs), identifying change-order opportunities, maximizing project cash coverage, interpreting construction contract documents and modifications to determine costs, and analyzing situations to help develop estimate contingencies. The successful candidate ensures projects are completed on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with technical and safety standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Familiarity with cost estimating, scheduling, and contract administration.
- Ability to read and review architectural and structural drawings.
- Team-oriented and adaptable in dynamic settings.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for developing stakeholder relationships.
- Self-motivated and capable of handling multiple projects simultaneously.
- Proficiency in Microsoft software within technical environments.
- Strong leadership, time-management, and organizational skills.
Nice To Haves
- Three or more years of elevator-industry project management and/or construction experience desired.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Responsibilities
- Oversee project execution to ensure projects are completed on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with technical and safety standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.
- Coordinate contract activities from project award through project completion.
- Review project progress and ensure contract documents are consistent with the required project scope.
- Communicate proactively with cross-functional partners.
- Work with internal sales staff, superintendents, and senior leadership to support project financial and customer outcomes.
- Perform contract writing and administration and customary construction-process duties, including managing billing and consultant and contractor payments.
- Process RFIs, optimize change-order opportunities, and maximize project cash coverage.
- Interpret construction contract documents and modifications to determine the cost of changes.
- Analyze situations and assist in developing contingencies for estimates.
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with generous company match and automatic retirement contribution.
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage for the employee and eligible dependents.
- Three weeks of paid vacation and paid company holidays.
- Paid sick leave, employee assistance, and wellness incentive programs.
- Life insurance and disability coverage.
- Voluntary legal, pet, home, and auto insurance options.
- Birth/adoption and parental leave benefits, and adoption assistance.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Service-anniversary recognition and spot performance bonus opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
