Special Hazards Senior Project Manager

• Responsible for preparing Special Hazard Fire Protection proposals including development of scope, schedule, and budget.
• Monitors and reports work status, progress, and performance for leading projects. Accountable for project and task budgeting and reporting; project economics including project reports; percent complete; invoicing, collections, and project closeout
• Technical credibility; understands industry trends and products; understands technical tools and methods
• Accountable for building, growing, and maintaining client relationships
• Ability to work autonomously manages projects and proactively escalates issues to management.
• Manages larger or more complicated project portfolios.
• Have the ability to bid projects and negotiate pricing as well as follow procurement rules with guidance from managers.
• Conducts regular project progress meetings with client manager and provides progress reports to manger
• Responsible for all project financials including revenue, multiplier, gross margin, budget, forecast, cash flow, subcontractor billings/payments, and manages project to maintain positive cash flow throughout its life cycle.
• Provides high level of service and responsiveness to the client and co-workers
• Assists other team members
• Responsible for developing a comprehensive project schedule, communicating updates to the client, management and project team; manages project to completion through project scheduling, expediting of required submissions and the management of the document submittals/approvals; exercises judgment and discretion and implements project controls while maintaining project quality.
• Responsible for coordination of contracts with client, subcontractors, invoices, purchase orders, critical daily correspondence, and all other project related documents; maintains a set of contract documents that contains all the current contract changes and clarifications.
• Independently examines both contract drawings and shop drawings for errors.
• Develops project plan and Quality Management Plan as required. Prepares for and attends monthly Project Review Meetings with Operations.

• Associate degree preferred or equivalent field experience
• Minimum NICET Special Hazards Systems Level III certification required
• NICET Fire Alarm Systems Level II or better preferred
• 7+ years of Fire Protection experience required; 5+ years of project management experience required.
• Design and Project Management experience in Special Hazards Fire Protection systems including clean agent, high & low expansion foam and CO2 as well as electrical releasing systems associated with these.
• Field installation, functional testing, and commissioning including room integrity testing preferred
• Experience preparing proposals, project plans, change orders and project closeout documents for projects required.
• Experience understanding and interpreting client contract requirements.
• Ability to track and oversee multiple projects required up to and including $7,500,000.00.
• Experience utilizing problem-solving skills, exercising discretion, and making independent judgments required.
• Experience managing project accounting processes to include project budgeting and forecasts required.
• An articulate and persuasive communicator, both one-on-one and in front of large groups required.
• Must have good written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal and leadership skills required.
• Strong ability to work in a team environment required.
• Experience and knowledge of interfacing both Fire Alarm and Special Hazards systems. Notifier fire alarm and Viking clean agent experience is preferred.
• Manufacturer training and certifications preferred
• Ability to travel as needed.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Demonstrated experience in managing client relationships.
• Experience in Microsoft Office suite required proficient in overall computer skills.

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