MEP Project Manager

Crete United; Oglesby (IL); On-site; USD 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job summary

Crete United in Oglesby, IL is seeking a Project Manager to drive the success of customer projects, defining scope, schedules, budgets, and deliverables while balancing cost, time, scope, and quality.

The role requires PMP or commitment to obtain within 12 months, a Bachelor's degree in business administration, engineering or related field, and 3–5+ years of project management experience in industrial installation. Strong leadership and MS Project proficiency are essential.

Qualifications

• PMP or commitment to obtain certification within the first 12 months.
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, engineering or related field.
• 3–5+ years of experience in project or program management in industrial installation.
• Ability to work in a team and manage cross-functional development life cycle.
• Experience with budgeting, planning, control, and project management software (MS Project).

Responsibilities

• Documents baseline for projects, decomposes complex work activities into manageable components.
• Identifies project resource requirements and coordinates with staff to ensure successful completion; manages costs, schedules, and quality.
• Reviews project status; identifies risks and implements mitigation solutions.
• Manages scope and change control; escalates issues early.
• Interfaces with stakeholders to manage changes to technical requirements, scope, cost, and schedule.
• Assists with detailed RFP reviews and leads teams on technical elements, scheduling, and price estimates.
• Provides weekly, monthly, and quarterly status reporting on project performance.
• Supports development of local project management processes and best practices.
• Drives continuous improvement of processes, methodologies, and tools.

Skills

PMP Certification

Budget Management

Scheduling & Planning

Stakeholder Communication

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

MS Office Suite

Job description

The MEP Project Manager will be responsible for the overall success of customer projects. In addition to supporting the administrative, scheduling, and communication-related activities for customer projects, the Project Manager is responsible for creating clear and attainable project objectives, building the project requirements, and managing the constraints of cost, time, scope, and quality. This position will also prepare and define the project scope of work, detailed schedules, budgets, objectives, and deliverables for projects.

Compensation: Up to $110K (DOE) + Excellent Benefits package!

Location: Oglesby, IL **This is not a remote position if you cannot commute to Oglesby, IL your application will not be considered**

Roles and Responsibilities

• Documents baseline for projects, decomposes complex work activities into manageable components.
• Identifies project resource requirements and coordinates directly and indirectly with company staff to ensure successful completion of the project. Manages costs, schedules, and quality by overseeing project deliverables.
• Performs on-going review of project status; identifies possible project risks. Recommends and implements risk mitigation solutions as approved and as appropriate.
• Manages project scope and change control and escalates issues where necessary. Notifies management early of potential technical, schedule, and budget overages or shortfalls.
• Interfaces with stakeholders to manage changes to the project, which may involve changes to technical requirements, scope, cost, and schedule.
• Assists with the detailed reviews of Request for Proposals (RFP). Assists and/or leads a team to develop technical elements, scheduling and price estimates.
• Provides weekly, monthly, and quarterly status reporting on project performance using best practices both internally and externally.
• Assists with the development and support of local project management group processes, procedures, and best practices.
• Challenges organizational processes that do not contribute to value delivery and illustrates better process alternatives.
• Actively participates in and contributes to the continuous improvement and evolution of processes, methodologies, and tools within the organization.

Qualifications

• Project Certification (PMP) or commitment to acquire certification within the first 12 months of employment.
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, engineering or related field required.
• (3-5) or more years of experience in project or program management, ideally in the industrial installation space.
• Candidate must be capable of working in a team environment, participating in technical activities throughout the development life cycle of the project, and maintaining a close technical involvement with all contributing developmental organizations.
• Experience working with project management methodology including budget development, project planning, control and assurance methodologies, project management software and finance and accounting concepts and practices.
• Ability to multi-task and balance multiple projects simultaneously to keep projects on course.
• Ability to simplify the communication of complex projects to effectively convey task assignments, milestones, work breakdown structures, and critical paths.
• Skill in demonstrating excellence through inclusion, teamwork, collaboration, knowledge transfer/training, and positive working relationships.
• Self-starter / Team leader / Mentor / Coach.
• High level of proficiency of all Microsoft Office Applications including Microsoft Project.
• Interpersonal and presentation skills for interacting with team members and customers.
• Experience working with techniques and approaches related to the architecture, development, integration, and deployment of project phases.

Compensation and Benefits

• Highly competitive base annual salary (DOE) and performance-based bonus structure.
• Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance (Premiums paid in full by employer for employee + Family).

Crete United is an equal opportunity employer, considering all applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

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