Assistant Project Manager - Fire

MSS Solutions, LLC; Royal Pines (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

401k with Employer Contributions

PTO

Paid Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Long-term Disability

Short-term Disability

Flexible Spending Plan

Health Savings Plan

Job summary

MSS Fire and Security, LLC is seeking an Assistant Project Manager - Fire and Security to lead project planning and coordination on active builds. This role requires strong communication and a solid understanding of fire, security, and camera systems.

The candidate will manage schedules, budgets, and resources, collaborate with architects, contractors, and clients, and ensure compliance with safety standards on site.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• Good understanding of Fire, Security, and Cameras Systems.
• Ability to work with both Excel and Word documents.

Responsibilities

• Chart project objectives and plans; set performance requirements and assign participants.
• Coordinate resources to ensure procurement at cost-effective terms.
• Oversee the construction project from start to finish and manage timely delivery.
• Develop communications mechanisms to resolve conflicts among participants.

Skills

Communication skills

Fire & Security systems

Excel and Word

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

High school diploma + 5 years experience

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

As a result of our phenomenal growth, MSS Fire and Security, LLC has an opening for an Assistant Project Manager - Fire and Security. If you are an experienced professional who is looking to grow your career and contribute fresh and innovative ideas to serve our customers, this is an opportunity you should explore!
A career at MSS is not just a job -- it's collaborating with the business's best talent. It's having a part in building a better future. It's making a difference in people's lives.
The success of MSS is a direct reflection of our team's dedication, passion, and hard work. Since 1996, MSS has taken pride in retaining some of the best talents in the industry by promoting a culture of respect, collaboration, and empowerment.

Role and Responsibilities

• Charting out the project objectives and plans, setting performance requirements, and selecting project participants.
• Bringing about optimum utilization of resources- labor, materials, and equipment, and ensuring their procurement at the most cost-effective terms.
• Implementation of various operations through proper coordination.
• Development of effective communications and mechanisms for resolving conflicts among the various participants.
• Oversee the construction project from start to finish.
• Perform a key role in project planning, budgeting, and identification of resources needed.
• Create the teams, develop the objectives/goals of each, and assign individual responsibilities.
• Project accounting functions include managing the budget, tracking team expenses, and minimizing exposure and risk in the project.
• Ensure that construction activities move according to a predetermined schedule.
• Devise the project work plans and make revisions as and when the need arises.
• Communicate effectively with the contractors responsible for completing various phases of the project.
• Co-ordinate the efforts of all parties involved in the project, which include the architects, consultants, contractors, sub-contractors, and laborers.
• Monitor the progress of the construction activities on a regular basis and hold regular status meetings with all the sub-teams.
• Maintain strict adherence to the budgetary guidelines, quality, and safety standards.
• Periodic inspection of construction sites.
• Ensure project documents are complete.
• Identify the elements of project design and construction likely to give rise to disputes and claims.
• Serve as a key link with the clients and review the deliverables prepared by the team before passing them on to the client.
• Other such duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Company from time to time.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Excellent communication skills.
• Good understanding of Fire, Security, and Cameras Systems.
• Ability to work with both Excel and Word documents.
• Prepare and maintain project schedules utilizing either MS Project, Primavera, or other Project scheduling tools.
• Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record.
• Physical Demands: Frequent sitting, occasional stooping, crouching, kneeling, balancing and climbing. Frequent standing, walking, reaching and gripping. Clear speaking and adequate hearing sufficient to communicate effectively and respond appropriately in-person and/or on the telephone, vision sufficient to read source materials and computer screen data, repetitive motions for computer equipment use.
• Must successfully pass a background check & drug test.
• A four-year bachelor's degree in engineering or a high school diploma and a minimum of 5 years of experience in project and facilities management.
• Work Environment: Exposure to weather, extreme heat or cold, high noise intensity level, atmospheric conditions, exposure to electrical shock, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, wet and/or humid, vibration, proximity to moving mechanical parts, working high exposure places (job sites) and/or an office environment with conditioned air and bright lights.

Benefit Highlights

At MSS, we value our employees by providing a supportive culture with competitive compensation and a benefits package that continues to evolve based on our business's growth and our employees' needs. Currently, our benefits include:

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401k with Employer Contributions
• PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Long-term Disability
• Short-term Disability
• Flexible Spending Plan
• Health Savings Plan

Additional Notes

MSS Solutions, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.