Project Manager

ZipRecruiter; Croydon; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

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 and managing all project documents and correspondence and proactively acting to achieve project goals, managing project financials with senior management, resolving customer issues, establishing delivery schedule, and ultimately ensuring customer satisfaction and final payment.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provides pro-active leadership to entire team (Assistant Project Managers, Project Assistants, Shipping/Receiving personnel, and Project Accountants) throughout the entire project. Regularly liaises with Engineering, Estimating, and Sales department to ensure complete understanding of the project. Attends and leads project meetings with personnel and others as required.
• 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.
• Designated as main point of customer contact. Responsible for collaborating with customer regarding value engineering for either cost or delivery concerns keeping in mind profitability and timing.
• Maintains compliance with contract requirements including contract document 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.
• Manages all project communications to ensure timely response to customer.
• Determines project progress and documents such in company software.
• Incorporates changes through ASI’s, Bulletins and RFI’s issued by contractor and architect or through issues pointed out during the submittal process. Prepares change orders and manages the change order process. Negotiates change orders with customers.
• Maximizes profitability through buying and scheduling. Chooses alternate acceptable suppliers based on individual business judgement and discretion.
• Prepares vendor purchase orders and releases to Purchasing Department for processing.
• Establishes delivery schedules and manages freight to minimize costs.
• Manages and coordinates labor and installation to minimize costs.
• Establishes master-keying systems.
• Engages and manages Project Accountant on a consistent basis regarding timing of billing and status of payment. Contacts customer as needed to follow up on payment.
• Timely responds to and negotiates back charges.
• Manages job closeout, including punch list, to ensure complete final payment and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Reviews project financials with senior management when requested.
• Maintains strong competency in computer software and product knowledge.
• Reviews and provides feedback on 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 related field can be substituted for some of the experience requirement.

Experience

Two to four years as Assistant Project Manager in 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