Job Title: Project Manager

Business Unit: Leadec Project Services - Louisville/Lexington, KY

Reports To: Regional Manager

Job Description

The Project Manager position oversees and directs complex industrial construction projects at specific customer sites while maintaining customer, vendor and inter-divisional relationships. Critical decision-making capabilities and excellent communication are required to plan and accomplish goals. The Project Manager reports to the Regional Manager and is responsible for quoting projects, generating revenue, overseeing project execution, and ensuring profitability at the site level. The Project Manager works alongside the Leadec field crews to plan and execute projects.

Roles and Responsibilities:

General

• Operates within the Leadec Values to promote an overall positive culture.

• Quote Industrial and Commercial Projects.
• Work safely at all time and drive safety prevention as a personal responsibility
• Maintain high ethical standards and an appropriate level of confidentiality.
• Work with Safety Manager and Site Foreman to ensure that all safety guidelines at the site are adhered to in accordance with our safety program requirements.
• Provide technical knowledge and problem-solving skills to encourage better decision making.
• Drive successful implementation of Leadec and Customer strategic initiatives.
Relationship management
• - both internally within Leadec and externally between Leadec, Leadec Customers and Leadec business partners
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and determine a clear path of action with goals and metrics in all areas of responsibility.
• Role with require out of town travel.

Specific

• Defining and achieving project objectives through proper planning and management of project activities.
• Maintaining excellent customer relations.
• Forecasting of manpower utilization gaps and filling with new sales
• Providing overall project leadership and guidance for Leadec employees, vendors, subcontractors, and customers to ensure project objectives are achieved.
• Preparing and submitting project status reports as required for all Leadec projects.
• Developing and managing the following operational components of a project:
• Estimating/Proposals
• Project Planning
• Communications
• Project Costs
• Project Schedule
• Client Management
• Design/Engineering Development and Review
• Document Control
• Quality Control and Quality Assurance
• Risk Management
• Safety Program Management
• Project Commissioning
• Project Close-out

Qualifications:

• Communication - Effective verbal and written communication
• Customer Service Orientation - Satisfying customers
• Adaptability - Willingness to deal with unexpected challenges or circumstances.
• Problem Solving - Defining problems and bring about viable solutions.
Leadership
• - Strives to delegate, balance workloads and achieve consensus, flexible yet effective management style.
• Must be highly organized, self-motivated individual who can work independently.
• Must possess strong leadership skills.
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks and priorities and easily adapt to changing situations.
• Ability to read and understand complex electrical drawings and specifications.
• Ability to read and interpret a P&L report and generate supporting summaries and analysis.
• Ability to provide direction and hold a team accountable to meeting the desired results.
Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite
• - including Excel, Word, MS Project, Power-point (or similar)

Experience

• 10 years project management experience is required.
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
• Previous experience in commercial and industrial work is required.
• Previous project management experience is required.
• Automotive experience is a plus.