Sr. Project Manager (Electrical)

Sr. Project Manager (Electrical)

Location : United States, Spartanburg, South Carolina

Job skills : Electrical, Construction Management and Commissioning, Civil, Structural and Architectural, Engineering and Project Management

Type : Permanent

Salary : Negotiable

Summary of Primary Functions : The Senior Project Manager is responsible for providing comprehensive project management and general management support across a range of engineering projects and work with the Location Manager and Sales Manager to grow the business and maximize all opportunities for work.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Solicit vendors and subcontractors for assigned projects as necessary.
• Review and analyze bids for conformance to project specifications, price, material quality, and related items.
• Discusses and resolves any questions with the Customer before submission of the final estimate.
• Follow approved estimating practices consistent with corporate guidelines.
• Ensure such practices result in the most complete estimates possible while ensuring the financial objectives are met.
• Utilize an estimation software package to complete estimating.
• Computes cost factors and prepares estimates used for management purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work; preparing bids; selecting vendors or subcontractors; and determining cost effectiveness.
• Accurately price change orders for ongoing work.
• Ensure that the information required to begin the estimating process is accurate and available.
• Accurately size equipment and analyze safety considerations.
• Prepare and submit proposals.
• Manage engineering projects on behalf of key customers who operate in a high-pressure, high-quality production / manufacturing environment.
• Effective planning, control, and monitoring, both internally and directly with the client, of projects secured from the quotation stage, through negotiation to contract completion and final accounts.
• Effective project cost tracking and financial control.
• Produce quotes and undertake estimating for small to medium-sized engineering projects once training has been provided using the Company's standard commercial approach.
• Provide general commercial and project support to the region to enable budgeted results to be achieved.
• Effective liaison throughout the sales and order securing process phase; works with other personnel on a national and international level throughout the contract.
• Achievement of high profit levels through effective contract management, ensuring efficient utilization of labor resources at all skill levels and disciplines, sub-contractors, equipment and plant suppliers.
• Reporting on contract performance regularly and to Company standard requirements, ensuring all potential opportunities, variations and risks are identified and reported to the Engineering Manager as soon as possible.
• Define scope and methods of work.
• Ensure secured contracts are sound commercially.
• Ensure a proactive approach is adopted to all existing and potential customers to build client relationships and boost market share.
• Ensure all projects comply with Safety, Quality, and other Company systems and procedures.
• Carry out effective national and international liaison as required.

Job Specifications or Qualifications :

Key Competencies :

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; age; sex; sexual orientation; gender identity; religion; national origin; disability; veteran status; genetic information; or any other criteria protected by governing law.