Project Manager

Company: Sprig Electric
Location: San Jose, CA

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The Project Manager provides expert level leadership in project management and relationship skills leading integrated design teams and their interactions with Sprig Electric customers. The successful Project Manager consistently demonstrates a “customer first” approach to developing and maintaining key relationships with and exceeding customer expectations. This individual works equally well as an individual contributor and as a leader of a highly specialized team.

Qualifications

Essential Functions

  • Manages high-profile projects applying technical and project management expertise while leading cross-functional resources to meet project requirements within established timeframes and budgets.
  • Nurtures existing client relationships and proactively pursues opportunities for new business.
  • Leads the development and delivery of client presentations.
  • Capable of leading client work with Sprig Electric’s customers including leading project teams on local and national assignments.
  • Applies industry and project management expertise while leading cross-functional resources to meet project requirements within established timeframes and budgets.
  • Develops strategic Electrical and Technology plans, programming documentation, and design services.
  • Develops and delivers client presentations, reports, and deliverables.
  • Listens and responds promptly to client questions and concerns, building client confidence and resolving problems quickly and efficiently.
  • Participates actively in Quality Assurance and Control procedures throughout the consulting engagement.
  • Maintains current knowledge of technologies and trends, as they apply to the relevant project and market types, and continually strengthen skills.
  • Periodically acts as QC/QA Reviewer on other PM’s projects.

Competencies

  • Proven ability to manage complex projects and teams to budget and schedule, while meeting key stakeholder critical success factors.
  • Proactive, professional, timely, and detail-oriented approach to managing project schedules, design staff, and deliverables to exceed client expectations.
  • Ability to demonstrate a credible and trustworthy presence through professionalism, demeanor, and broad technical knowledge.
  • Familiarity with, and ability to produce, project-related documents and documentation standards required of a Project Manager. Ability to integrate design elements with other disciplines to deliver a coordinated design.
  • Strong knowledge of applicable codes and standards.
  • Extensive understanding and knowledge of power distribution, power monitoring, fire alarm, lighting, and controls for the built environment.
  • Working knowledge of voice/data systems, low voltage systems for the built environment, IT/telecommunications, wireless systems, electronic security systems.
  • Strong client communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to apply logic, reasoning, and organizational skills to structure concepts and ideas into, projects.
  • Professional certifications, registrations, and credentials relevant to Sprig Electric’s practice areas and markets.
  • Experience in the construction industry and in-depth knowledge of construction processes.
  • Understanding of sustainable design practices.

Supervisory Responsibility

  • This position has direct supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Up to 50% of the day will be spent traveling to meet with customers on site or at customer facilities. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at job sites. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

This is a largely sedentary role; however, up to 50% of the day may be spent traveling. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary, have the ability to move and to drive to various locations. The employee may drive to job sites where the employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required for job sites include close vision, distance vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday 7:00AM to 4:00PM. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel

Travel is primarily locally during the business day, although some out of the area travel and overnight may be expected.

Education and Experience

  • 10+ years’ experience as an Electrical Project Manager experience and demonstrate an ability to successfully manage large multi-million dollar projects
  • Able to work in close collaboration with esteemed customers, maintain and enhance strong, long-term customer relationships.
  • Able to work in a professional work environment and show strong business acumen.
  • Must have managed a project valued at more than 1 million of electrical work.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills required
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

  • All new hires will be required to provide proof of eligibility to work in the U.S.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance (if applicable)

  • Due to the amount of driving required for business you will be required to have an acceptable driving record (MVR) and an acceptable insurance history.
  • May require successful completion of a standard background investigation, and pre-employment drug screen, as applicable to your position. May also be required by customer contract or customer’s facility admittance requirements.

Other Duties

  • This position requires the employee to carry out the Company core values and philosophies which include loyalty, integrity, commitment and determination, as well as motivation and a positive, take-charge attitude. It is also essential to take responsibility, be trustworthy and to carry a high level of confidentiality. This position requires professional conduct, judgment, and discretion (e.g. politeness, and courteousness) at all times, including meetings and conversations with owners, clients, designers, fellow employees (including department heads), and the public.
  • Support and follow the vision, values, goals and procedures of the company.
  • Other duties as assigned by the manager.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.