Switchgear Project Lead & Client Liaison

Colonial Electric Supply; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Electric Supply in Philadelphia seeks a Project Coordinator for our switchgear project team. You will be the face to the customer after order commitment, coordinating all actions to meet timelines, and guiding the process from BOM through shipping details in Jobtrack.

You will read specifications, request pricing and lead times, produce proposals, accurately cost-estimate projects, and work with sales to maximize profitability while maintaining strong customer relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or similar major preferred.
• Ability to work overtime as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Read and review switchgear specifications and plans
• Request pricing and lead times through manufacturers and sales reps
• Produce comprehensive and timely switchgear proposals
• Effectively and accurately cost estimate projects
• Maximize sales and profitability by knowing the marketplace and extracting the highest possible competitive selling price.
• Interact with customers to follow up on quotes
• Ensure value-add service from evaluation of existing blueprint
• Review submittal approvals and update quotes accordingly
• Review switchgear changes within drawing bulletins/addendums and update quotes accordingly
• Continually seek opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen customer relationships
• Collaborate with Sales team and management concerning customer status, history, changes, potential, quotations, strategies, and other related sales information.
• Input data and communicate with customers/vendors
• Collaborate with Project Management team throughout duration of the project
• Stay current with new product information and emerging technologies

Skills

Project coordination

Technical specs

Cost estimation

Customer communication

Leadership

Detail-oriented

Data entry

Vendor interaction

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related

Job description

Colonial Electric Supply in Philadelphia seeks a Project Coordinator for our switchgear project team. You will be the face to the customer after order commitment, coordinating all actions to meet timelines, and guiding the process from BOM through shipping details in Jobtrack.

You will read specifications, request pricing and lead times, produce proposals, accurately cost-estimate projects, and work with sales to maximize profitability while maintaining strong customer relationships.