Project Manager - Security Solutions (Capital Projects)

Socket.dev; Halifax; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical and dental benefits

RRSP contributions

Vehicle reimbursement

Job summary

Convergint is seeking a Project Manager – Security Solutions to lead medium to large security projects in Halifax, NS. The role involves planning, scheduling, procurement, installation, and start-up, with a focus on meeting customer requirements and managing costs.

You will translate client needs into detailed plans, coordinate design and installation teams, and proactively manage risks and schedules while ensuring service excellence and compliance with security clearances as required.

Qualifications

• Leadership and mentoring capabilities for project teams.
• Strong analytical skills and cost control experience.
• Legal eligibility to work in Canada. Three to five years of PM experience in security systems.
• PMI certification preferred; industry certs a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead medium to large projects from award to completion, possibly multiple projects.
• Translate customer needs into detailed project plans and cost estimates; assist sales as needed.
• Coordinate design engineering, installation, and subcontractors; manage schedules and change orders.
• Monitor project costs, schedules, and risk; communicate with stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical

Cost control

Mentoring/Coaching

Initiative

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

PMI Certification

Job description

Convergint is looking for a Project Manager – Security Solutions to join our amazing culture on our Capital Projects team in Halifax, NS.The Project Manager plans, schedules, organizes, and directs application engineering, material and equipment procurement, field installation and start-up of assigned projects.

Who You Are

You have a passion for providing world-class service to customers, colleagues and communities. You are a person of integrity with a commitment to growth, accountability and delivering results. You want to join an organization with a positive culture that embraces inclusion and allows everyone to be the best version of themselves at work and home. You want to grow with us and deliver results as an exceptional Project Manager.

Who We Are

With 20-years of proven growth and exceptional performance, our mission is to be our customer’s best service provider. We realize the importance of diversity in achieving that goal. Our company was built upon a solid foundation of 10 Values and Beliefs which drive our unmatched culture, making us the #1 global, serviced-based systems integrator in the industry. We take great pride in protecting the lives and assets of our customers and their communities with the solutions we provide.

What you’ll do with “Our Training and Your Experience”

• Manages, oversees and coordinates all aspects for medium to large, typically more complex projects from award through completion of project. May handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Translates a wide variety of customer needs / requirements requiring originality and ingenuity into detailed proposals and project plans to meet Customer requirements; reviews and approves estimated costs prior to bid; provision of technical assistance to sales force as and when required; project design engineering; supervision of installation labor and sub-contractors. preparation of project schedules, subcontracts, change proposals, project invoices; manages collections on projects.
• Proactively communicates project requirements to project team and wider organization as and when required and maintains accurate and up to date records of job status, job changes, material flow and other control records necessary for processing of internal and external reports.
• Identifies potential project risks and develops/implements strategies to minimize impact and control deviations from estimated costs and project deadlines.
• Establish project milestones and analyze costs; utilizes financial systems to review actual vs. estimated job cost and to provide timely and accurate project cost reports.
• Manage the execution and review of all scope of work, terms and conditions in customer contracts including cost control, delivery fulfillment, and quality of service and other customer requirements as they arise.
• Have existing Canadian Government Security Clearances or ability and willingness to obtain.
• Perform limited range of managerial responsibilities including but not limited to: planning, assigning and directing work; performance management; project budget. Oversees subcontractor selection process and work.
• Acts as “our customer’s best service provider” at all times thereby ensuring Convergint is the customer’s first choice for service.

What You’ll Need

• Strong coaching, mentoring, and staff development skills; solid leadership orientation – Actively seeks ways in which to act as a role model, guide, develop and mentor others within the organization.
• Shows initiative – engages in proactive behavior and looks for opportunities.
• Strong analytical skills necessary to resolve problems and look for solutions.
• Strong financial analytical skills including cost control.
• Must be legally eligible to work for any employer in Canada (for example, by way of Canadian citizenship, permanent residency or work permit)

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• Three to five years of previous project management experience in electronic security systems required.
• Government of Canada Security Clearance (Secret) preferred, or ability to be cleared.
• Project Management Institute (PMI) certification preferred; industry-specific certifications and/or licenses a plus.

Company Benefits and Perks

Convergint fosters a supportive, accessible, and inclusive environment in which individuals of different backgrounds and identities are able to realize their maximum potential within the company. We offer a variety of programs and exceptional benefits to all of our colleagues:

• Company Holidays and Paid Time Off
• Immediate comprehensive benefit plan (medical, dental, etc.)
• Employer contribution to RRSP
• Work environment committed to safety.
• Colleague Assistance Program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Competitive salary and compensation plan
• Vehicle reimbursement planCorporate Social Responsibility Day
• And much more…

Convergint is committed to a culture of Inclusion and Diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Disability accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all stages of the recruitment process.

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