Project Manager

General Summary of Position:

• Perform day-to- day project management work activities using PMI standards, processes,
• methodologies and Granite systems. Utilize structured and disciplined practices to ensure project
• management activities are consistent with company initiatives and expectations and achieve high
• quality, professional service delivery.
• Achieve financial targets inclusive of project budget, gross profit, and related financial metrics
• within area of responsibility. Ensure project management activities meet corporate customer
• satisfaction objectives as well as internal and external SLAs. Work collaboratively across all
• levels and departments of the organization and ensure a seamless transition of work activities to
• execute operations functions.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Project planning fundamentals: initiating, planning, estimating, resourcing, scheduling and budgeting
• Project control fundamentals: monitoring, anticipating potential problems, identifying project conflicts,
• taking corrective action, resolving issues, managing scope, schedule, cost, profit and budget, project
• reporting, quality review and assurance.
• Relationship management fundamentals: client relationship management; project team management;
• and overall change management
• Prepare Project Roadmap with concurrence of all participating organizations and negotiate agreement
• with the customer, including identification of work and organizational breakdown structures,
• requirements creation and management, cost and material estimates, milestone payment schedule,
• risk and communication management plans.
• Establish milestones and monitor adherence to master plans and schedules, identify program problems and obtain solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications
• Direct the work of employees assigned to the project from technical, professional, or administrative areas.
• Manage the delivery and execution of projects deploying on a National scale through a balance of best-in-class and pragmatic project methodologies and practices that achieve KPIs and meet or exceed business results, client satisfaction and SLAs.
• Act as primary customer contact for project activities, leading project review sessions with clients working within multiple time zones - to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance. Conduct recurring customer reviews addressing costs, schedules, risks and customer considerations.
• Issue and communicate program status to leadership, steering committee and other stakeholders as appropriate.
• Manage project issues/risks in a timely manner, escalating when necessary.
• Foster collaborative working relationships within operations and across all levels and departments of the organization to execute project management activities and company priorities.
• Promote continuous growth of project management practices within the PMO and organization to achieve client and organizational objectives.
• Achieve performance targets established by leadership for applicable Key Performance Indicators.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Required Qualifications:

• 5-10 years' experience managing telecommunications and infrastructure projects
• Relevant industry certifications preferred, but job experience will be considered
• Understanding of structured cabling systems consisting of cat 5e, cat 6, and fiber optic cable.
• Fluent in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) , SharePoint, MS Project, PPM tools, ERP, S AD,
• VISIO, Adobe Acrobat Proficient
• M-F 8-5 availability, but on call responsibilities will be needed as well
• Experience working with client and internal teams on a national scale
• Experience deploying projects across a multisite footprint
• Strong experience handling customer issues and making sound judgment decisions in this area.
• Ability to travel - 10%

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4 year college degree and/or Military experience
• 5-10 years plus of technology services industry experience.
• Structured Cabling experience including Wireless implementation, AV, DAS, CCTV, WIFI and Network
• installations
• CAD and/or Visio to mark as-builts
• Familiar with Smart Sheets and Microsoft Teams
• Dispatching experience
• Purchasing experience
• Experience with maintaining a budget