Associate Project Manager

Faith Technologies Inc; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Faith Technologies, Inc. is seeking an Associate Project Manager for Excellerate to generate business and provide general management of electrical and/or specialty systems construction projects.

The role oversees staff, coordinates with Purchasing, and supports planning, staffing, and execution to meet customer expectations. The position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent training, plus 1 year of electrical estimating experience or 5

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent technical training.
• Experience: 1 year of electrical estimating experience or 5 years in the electrical trade with 1 year estimating experience.
• Travel: 10-25% based on need.
• Work schedule: 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Mon–Fri; may require other times.

Responsibilities

• Generates business and provides general management of electrical and/or specialty systems construction projects.
• Oversees staff and ensures safe, productive project execution.
• Maintains compliance with company policies and fosters positive employee relations.
• Coordinates with Purchasing to ensure material alignment and vendor relations.
• Supports planning, staffing, and organization of electrical construction projects.
• Participates in meetings (Staffing, Project Manager, Sales) and assists recruiting efforts.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Electrical estimating software

Job description

You’ve discovered something special. A company that cares. Cares about leading the way in construction, engineering, manufacturing and renewable energy. Cares about redefining how energy is designed, applied and consumed. Cares about thoughtfully growing to meet market demands. And ─ as “one of the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America” ─ is focused on the mind/body/soul of team members through our Culture of Care. The Associate Project Manager, Excellerate is responsible for generating business, providing general management of electrical and/or specialty systems construction projects, and overseeing staff.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent technical training
• Experience: 1 year of electrical estimating experience or
• Experience: 5 years of experience in the electrical trade and one year of electrical estimating experience
• Travel: 10-25% based on need
• Work Schedule: Typical work hours are between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday; However, work may be performed at any time on any day of the week to meet business needs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains compliance with Company policies.
• Promotes a positive Company Culture by fostering friendly and constructive employee relations.
• Works with Purchasing Department and vendors to ensure effective material coordination.
• Supports generation of new business.
• Networks, establishes, and maintains customer relationships.
• Processes miscellaneous paperwork.
• Supports the process of planning, organizing, and staffing electrical construction projects.
• Ensures specific tasks associated with safety, productivity, task tracking and quality are completed according to customers’ expectations.
• Attends weekly and monthly meetings (i.e., Staffing Meeting, Project Manager Meeting, Sales Meeting, etc.).
• Supports activities associated with partnering with Talent to optimize recruiting and selection, employee relations, and other related topics as it pertains to direct reports.
• Promotes the merit shop philosophy by ensuring effective, fair, and timely performance evaluations for all employees.
• Visits various projects and interacts with crew, customers, foreman, and general contractors to ensure proper job progress and to support and encourage safe behavior.
• Supports the review of outgoing estimates with the Estimating Department to ensure accuracy.
• Effectively delegates direct reports with proper control systems in place to ensure accountability and to prevent decision making bottlenecks.
• Provides frequent and clear feedback to direct reports, offers clear direction, and ensures direct reports are sure about their goals.
• Organizes direct reports into a productive team to encourage synergy.
• Acts as coach and developer of managerial talent; as well as skillfully selects and trains those individuals.
• Evaluates candidates' and managers' willingness to lead, communication and planning competencies, and ability to make decisions under pressure.
• Assigns team and project-leadership assignments to assess skill/ability.
• Spends ample time evaluating people in 'test' managerial roles.
• Holds managers who report to him/her accountable for managerial work.
• Deploys and redeploys resources among managers' areas.
• Manages the boundaries that separate units which report directly and with other parts of the business.
• Monitors the flow of work between his/her unit and others in the organization; asking questions and recommending improvements.
• Understands and conveys functional strategies, business strategies, and corporate mission.
• Fosters effective cross-functional collaborations to accelerate work processes.
• Creates a supportive environment that allows mistakes but not failure (motivates and instructs; shares positive and negative feedback in a constructive manner.).
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned. Actively participates in Faith’s hiring referral and mentoring program, as appropriate.

The job description and responsibilities described are intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as a comprehensive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills or abilities.

Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

How Does FTI Give YOU the Chance to Thrive?

If you’re energized by new challenges, FTI provides you with many opportunities. Joining FTI opens doors to redefine what’s possible for your future. Once you’re a team member, you’re supported and provided with the knowledge and resources to achieve your career goals with FTI. You’re officially in the driver’s seat of your career, and FTI’s career development and continued education programs give you opportunities to position yourself for success. FTI is a “merit to the core” organization. We recognize and reward top performers, offering competitive, merit-based compensation, career path development and a flexible and robust benefits package. Benefits are the Game-Changer We provide industry-leading benefits as an investment in the lives of team members and their families.

You’re invited to review the full list of FTI benefits available to regular/full-time team members.

Start here. Grow here. Succeed here.

Faith Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – veterans/disabled. Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a background and drug test

Faith Technologies Incorporated (FTI) is a dynamic organization comprised of construction, engineering, manufacturing and renewable energy experts. We create success for our partners and team members through innovation and expertise, rethinking how energy is designed, applied and consumed and providing solutions that go beyond the ideas of today. With expertise across all our brands – Faith Technologies®, EnTech Solutions™ and Excellerate® – we are one connected company, bringing our partners’ visions to life to ensure a sustainable future.

FTI participates in E-Verify; please review the E-Verify Participation and Department of Justice, Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) Right to Work posters to review your legal rights and protections as a prospective employee: E-Verify Participation Poster (English/Spanish) IER Right-to-Work Poster (English/Spanish)