Director of Project Administration

Riggs Distler; Cherry Hill Township (NJ); On-site; USD 135,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation Package

Paid Time Off

Company sponsored Healthcare Plan

401k Retirement Plan with Company Match

Profit Sharing

Job summary

Riggs Distler in Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey is seeking a Director of Project Administration to provide leadership in managing the Overhead Distribution business unit's working capital program.

This role involves ensuring timely customer billing, managing collections, and leading a dedicated team. Required qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree in Business and over 10 years of relevant experience. The position offers a competitive salary of $135,000.00 - $180,000.00.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in customer billing and collections in the union construction industry.
• Proficient experience in ERP systems, Excel, and Word.
• Strong leadership style with excellent collaborative skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate customer billing for all contract types.
• Maintain organized customer billing rate schedules.
• Develop a customer account collections program to maximize cash flow.
• Report on working capital management metrics to keep management informed.
• Assess and enhance working capital management processes.
• Lead and train department employees as it grows.

Skills

Customer billing and collections

ERP systems

Excel

Word

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business

Job description

Join Riggs Distler & Company, Inc. a leader in the construction industry with over a century of service supporting America’s most important infrastructure projects in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. Riggs Distler has a reputation as an employer of choice in the industry and promotes a safe, exciting, and team-oriented work environment, empowering people to grow and evolve with our business.

As a Director of Project Administration, you will be responsible for providing leadership, direction and structure to the Overhead Distribution business unit working capital management program, with the goal of achieving world class working capital metrics. This working capital program includes customer billing, customer account collections, customer billing rate administration and related customer information. The salary range is $135,000.00 - $180,000.00.

• Competitive Compensation Package
• Paid Time Off
• Company sponsored Healthcare Plan including Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
• HSA Account with Company Contribution
• 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Profit Sharing
• Accident & Critical Illness Insurance
• Student Loan Payment & 529 College Saving Program
• Company Paid:
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Employee Assistance Program

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate customer billing for all customer contract types (lump sum, time & material, unit price) in accordance with customer billing cycles and/or contract terms and schedule of values; constant review and focus on all project underbillings (CIE) and overbillings (BIE)
• Ensure all customer billing rate schedules are maintained in an organized and accurate manner
• Develop and ensure a focused customer account collections program designed to maximize RDC cash flow, and achieve a world class A/R aging profile
• Develop a reporting program (weekly, monthly) designed around working capital management metrics to keep management and business unit project managers well informed about all project A/R, CIE and BIE
• Assess business unit working capital management processes, policies and procedures, and make all necessary changes to achieve a world class working capital management program. Report all assessment findings and recommendations to the VP of OHD
• Assess all employee talents and performance relative to working capital management. Report all assessment findings and recommendations to the VP of OHD
• Explore and consider any technology solutions that could improve and facilitate working capital management processes. In conjunction with RDC IT, report all assessment findings and recommendations to the VP of OHD
• As the Project Administration department grows, provide leadership, supervision and training to all department employees
• Understand and learn all customer systems and portals relative to invoice submissions and approvals so as to achieve the highest efficiency in customer billing
• Maintain emphasis and Sox compliance in the A/R area, and offer improvements as needed or warranted
• All other duties as assigned by the VP of OHD

Education, Skills, Experience Needed

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Business or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• 10+ years of progressive experience in customer billing and collections in the union construction industry
• Proficient experience in ERP systems, Excel, Word
• High passion and drive for world class business results, a supportive and caring leadership style, and a clear communicator
• Results oriented leader, excellent collaborative skills

This job description is subject to change at any time. It reflects management’s assignment of essential functions and does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Riggs Distler & Company, Inc. will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. Riggs Distler & Company, Inc. will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a test or job interview) if so requested