Project Manager

Job Description

The Project Manager is responsible for all aspects of delivering a project on time and on budget while maximizing profitability. Responsibilities include ordering materials, being the main point of contact with customer personnel, managing all project documents and correspondence, and proactively acting to achieve project goals. This includes managing project financials with senior management, resolving customer issues, establishing delivery schedules, and ultimately ensuring customer satisfaction and final payment.

Primary Responsibilities

1. Provides pro-active leadership to the entire team (Assistant Project Managers, Project Assistants, Shipping/Receiving personnel, and Project Accountants) throughout the entire project. Regularly liaises with Engineering, Estimating, and Sales departments to ensure complete understanding of the project. Attends and leads project meetings with personnel and others as required.
2. Manages project financials with senior management. Periodically reviews with direct reports and/or senior management regarding project profitability. Discusses any major issues and presents recommendations and action plans to resolve.
3. Designated as the main point of customer contact. Responsible for collaborating with customers regarding value engineering for either cost or delivery concerns while keeping profitability and timing in mind.
4. Maintains compliance with contract requirements including contract documents and/or value-engineered changes for the life of the project, as well as constant submittal review. Facilitates project correctness and completeness by submitting all questions required and resolving any discrepancies. Reviews final submittals, checking for accuracy before procurement begins.
5. Manages all project communications to ensure timely responses to customers.
6. Determines project progress and documents such in company software.
7. Incorporates changes through ASIs, Bulletins, and RFIs issued by contractors and architects or through issues pointed out during the submittal process. Prepares change orders and manages the change order process. Negotiates change orders with customers.
8. Maximizes profitability through buying and scheduling. Chooses alternate acceptable suppliers based on individual business judgment and discretion.
9. Prepares vendor purchase orders and releases them to the Purchasing Department for processing.
10. Establishes delivery schedules and manages freight to minimize costs.
11. Manages and coordinates labor and installation to minimize costs.
12. Establishes master-keying systems.
13. Engages and manages Project Accountant on a consistent basis regarding timing of billing and status of payment. Contacts customers as needed to follow up on payment.
14. Timely responds to and negotiates back charges.
15. Manages job closeout, including punch list, to ensure complete final payment and customer satisfaction.
16. Reviews project financials with senior management when requested.
17. Maintains strong competency in computer software and product knowledge.
18. Reviews and provides feedback on the competency of Assistant Project Managers and Assistants to be used in connection with promotion, termination, and/or salary reviews.

Qualifications Include:

Education/Certification

College degree in construction management, architecture, or a related field can be substituted for some of the experience requirement.

Experience

Two to four years as an Assistant Project Manager in the door and hardware industry or related trade.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong competency in computer software and product knowledge
• Basic accounting knowledge
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Good communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership skills

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Company Description

Learn more about the Unified Door and Hardware Group at www.udhgroup.com