Manager, Projects and Reporting

Who we are:

For over seven decades investor-owned utilities, municipalities, cooperatives, and others have entrusted their electrical construction and maintenance needs to Davis H. Elliot Company, Inc. (Elliot).

Elliot is a full-service electrical contractor specializing in overhead and underground distribution, transmission, substations, lighting, traffic signaling, utility locating, and industrial/commercial services.

Job Summary

The Manager, Projects and Reporting is a key role responsible for overseeing and managing the successful implementation of complex enterprise systems. This position will work closely with the Director of Projects and Reporting to ensure projects are executed efficiently, on time, and within budget. Additionally, the Manager will lead the evaluation and improvement of existing reports within the Operations Services Group and centralize the reporting function to streamline processes and enhance data-driven decision-making

Key Responsibilities

• Project Management:
• Manage and oversee a variety of complex enterprise system implementations, from inception to completion.
• Develop and implement detailed project plans, task lists, and timelines.
• Document current process flows, outlining pain points and future-state deliverables.
• Outlining system requirements for 3^rd party implementation partners or in-house IT developers.
• Facilitate functional and end user testing, defect identification and resolution.
• Lead change management efforts to effectively communicate and integrate project changes within business units.
• Track project progress, identify potential risks and issues, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, testers, and business administration, to ensure project deliverables are met.
• Utilize project management methodologies to monitor and report on project status.

• Report Evaluation and Improvement:
• Analyze current reporting with members of the Operations Services Group to identify opportunities for improvement in terms of accuracy, consistency, and timeliness.
• Develop and implement strategies to enhance report automation, data visualization, and distribution.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand reporting needs and requirements and translate these into actionable insights.
• Utilize data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) to create clear and concise reports.
• Integrate reporting capabilities of newly implemented software to determine the best sources for reporting needs.

• Team Leadership:
• Provide guidance, coaching, and support to the reporting analyst.
• Foster a positive and collaborative work environment, promoting teamwork and knowledge sharing.
• Set clear expectations and performance goals and provide regular feedback and performance reviews.
• Additional Considerations/ Qualifications:
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Experience in project management, specifically software implementations
• Strong understanding of data integrations between systems and data validations
• Experience with SQL and data analysis tools

Benefits & Culture

Today, we are listed among Engineering News-Records Top 150 Specialty Contracting firms. Our success is based on our customers' confidence in us; the loyalty, hard work, and performance of our people; and the traditions with which Mr. Davis H. Elliot began the company in 1946. We understand that having the best team requires people to be treated like family. Some of the benefits we offer our team include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance w/ additional Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401K w/ company match
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• State and Federally accredited Lineman Apprenticeship program 
• Paid Vacation 
• Servant Leadership Training
• Uniforms and PPE provided