Associate Project Manager at Judge Group

Job Summary:

• Project Managers are responsible for managing all aspects of turnkey lighting retrofit projects for existing medium to large national retail and commercial customers. 
• Project Managers will manage retrofit projects throughout the entire project lifecycle including project planning, initiation, execution, and closure to realize energy reductions, improve occupant comfort and safety, and enhancing aesthetics. 
• Proactively manages multiple projects simultaneously, often with unexpected challenges and shifting priorities. 
• Project Managers will play a central role in shaping company-wide lighting recommendations and standard practices.

Experience Required:

• Project management for high volume and multi-unit project situations.
• Experience managing third-party vendors including on-site contractors
• Typically, PM placement would be guided by the following experience:
• PM I:    0 - 3 years of project management experience

Essential Job Functions:

• Manage client engagement, product purchasing, budgeting, installation, logistics, and rebate facilitation for approved projects.
• Complete management of EMC base scope projects.
• Comprehension of EMC systems and their impacts on others.
• Manage technical and non-technical challenges that arise throughout the course of a project.
• Communicate and coordinate regularly with all stakeholders including but not limited to property managers, building owners, building engineers and staff, subcontractors, manufacturers, and vendors.
• Coordinate effective project handoff from Solutions Manager.
• Drive internal communication on overall project management progress for assigned projects.
• Plan, manage and report on projects and status.
• Gain proficiency in all project management systems and tools.
• Oracle
• SalesForce
• Proposal Tool (Proprietary tool)
• Negotiate labor pricing and site assignments for go-back work.
• Manage Labor Partners for all installation activities.
• Review, approve and complete all project documentation by the task due dates.
• Close-out all customer billing and Labor Partner invoicing tasks on time.
• Track Project go-backs to ensure timely and effective completion and go-back reduction.
• Collaborate with Project Coordinators for customer pre and post calls.
• Communicate all change order activities to account management and customer.
• Manage all change order tasks with the goal of maintaining the established Project GM.
• Identify and recommend incremental project resource needs to manager to address unanticipated scope or deadline changes.
• Maintain and monitor project financials and profitability.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong writing skills, including the ability to convey complex topics clearly and succinctly to people with widely varying degrees of technological knowledge and backgrounds.
• Collaborative personality and strong team player.
• Understand project and program financials.
• Strong and proficient customer communication.
• Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, fluid environment.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience presenting project plans to customers.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and OneNote used for tracking and analysis.
• Detail-orientated, high degree of accuracy and ability to multi-task.
• Ability to work effectively with limited supervision.
• Ability to meet deadlines and hold others accountable to deliverables.
• Financial management aptitude.
• Customer/client focused.

Experience Preferred/Other Qualifications:

Lighting, Electrical, and LED technical knowledge

Lighting project management (industrial, commercial, retail, others)

Facilities operations

Education: Four-year degree preferred in Business, Construction Management, Engineering or related degree, or equivalent experience.