Sr. Project Manager (Electrical)

Position

Summary of Primary Functions: The Senior Project Manager is responsible for providing comprehensive project management and general management support across a range of engineering projects and work with the Location Manager and Sales Manager to grow the business and maximize all opportunities for work. 

Requirements

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Solicit vendors and subcontractors for assigned projects as necessary.  
• Review and analyze bids for conformance to project specifications, price, material quality, and related items. 
• Discusses and resolves any questions with the Customer before submission of the final estimate. 
• Follow approved estimating practices consistent with corporate guidelines.  
• Ensure such practices result in the most complete estimates possible while ensuring the financial objectives are met. 
• Utilize an estimation software package to complete estimating. 
• Computes cost factors and prepares estimates used for management purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work; preparing bids; selecting vendors or subcontractors; and determining cost effectiveness. 
• Accurately price change orders for ongoing work. 
• Ensure that the information required to begin the estimating process is accurate and available. 
• Accurately size equipment and analyze safety considerations. 
• Prepare and submit proposals. 
• Manage engineering projects on behalf of key customers who operate in a high-pressure, high-quality production/manufacturing environment. 
• Effective planning, control, and monitoring, both internally and directly with the client, of projects secured from the quotation stage, through negotiation to contract completion and final accounts. 
• Effective project cost tracking and financial control. 
• Produce quotes and undertake estimating for small to medium-sized engineering projects once training has been provided using the Company’s standard commercial approach. 
• Provide general commercial and project support to the region to enable budgeted results to be achieved. 
• Effective liaison throughout the sales and order securing process phase ;works with other personnel on a national and international level throughout the contract. 
• Achievement of high profit levels through effective contract management, ensuring efficient utilization of labor resources at all skill levels and disciplines, sub-contractors, equipment and plant suppliers. 
• Reporting on contract performance regularly and to Company standard requirements, ensuring all potential opportunities, variations and risks are identified and reported to the Engineering Manager as soon as possible. 
• Define scope and methods of work. 
• Ensure secured contracts are sound commercially. 
• Ensure a proactive approach is adopted to all existing and potential customers to build client relationships and boost market share. 
• Ensure all projects comply with Safety, Quality ,and other Company systems and procedures. 
• Carry out effective national and international liaison as required. 

Other information

Job Specifications or Qualifications 

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Engineering, IT, or related fields desired but not required. 

Certifications:PMP, CAPM, and CSM preferred but not required. 

Experience:  

• Experience managing mechanical and electrical engineering projects mainly installations of production equipment. 
• Strong general experience of mechanical engineering. 
• Strong commercial skills and project management skills, particularly: negotiating, planning, estimating, costing and quoting. 
• Strong IT (MS Office) and numeracy skills. 
• Experience managing a small team and controlling, organizing and motivating internal labor resources and sub-contractors. 
• Knowledge of current H&S legislation & Risk Management processes. 
• Good financial skills including: 
• cost and budgetary controls 
• accounting controls and procedures through to final accounts 
• Project Management qualification or specific training 
• Ability to secure contractor’s license(s) for company 

Key Competencies: 

• Excellent written and verbal skills at technical and professional levels. 
• Able to explain technical concepts simply and succinctly. 
• Solution oriented. 
• Able to work at a consistent level under pressure and demanding deadlines. 
• Able to work with others in various team environments and to be confident and assertive with people at all levels. 
• Able to persuade others. 
• Excellent time management skills, and able to prioritize multiple tasks. 
• Able to build strong business relationships with key clients.