Structured Cabling Department Manager

Our Employee-Owned company has an immediate full-time opening for a Structured Cabling & Fiber Department Manager in the Jacksonville Florida area.

This position will be a key member of a project management team in the Structured Cabling group, ensuring customer's needs are met and providing technical leadership and support branch resources for automation solutions. In some cases, a department manager will manage focus accounts while assisting sales team to sell our services. The department manager must work with other groups to estimate projects and influence engineering staff and branch resources to work on a project without direct authority over those personnel. Responsible for department sales, profitability goals, and financials of direct reports. Work to bring department and branch up to maximum utilization capacity. Responsible for career development and performance coaching of direct reports.

Job Duties

• Prepare and/or review design for compliance with engineering principals, company standards, and customer contract requirements, and related specifications.
• Lead and manage project plans, timelines, budgets, and resources while monitoring the process from the concept through implementation.
• Prepares interim and completion project reports.
• Ensure profitability goals are met monthly.
• Direct and guide other directly reporting department heads with sales, budgeting, and problem solving.
• Managing, planning, scheduling, communicating, facilitating, and reporting project related tasks.
• Breaking work down into manageable tasks required to meet project objectives and assigning and/or directing work of sub-contractors.
• Responsible for career development and performance coaching of department supervisors and other direct reports.
  
  

Requirements

• A Bachelors of Science in engineering or related field, or equivalent experience is required
• 2-5 years’ experience in low voltage systems (data/voice, fiber, intrusion, card access, video surveillance, fire alarm, paging, or intercom, project management, and team leadership.
• Positive safety attitude and personal integrity – both are non-negotiable
• Ability to think conceptually and apply practical solutions, Capabilities to self-start, display solid work ethic, and aspire to move ahead. Talent to act decisively and aggressively through positive communication with others.
• Complete projects, jobs, and reports effectively. Provide information to the Company, one's supervisor, and others to facilitate the objectives. Interact with Company personnel, customers, and public in a manner that enhances achievement of Company goals.
• This position requires strong engineering, project management, customer service and computer skills including Microsoft
• Office experience. Excellent problem solving, team player, and interpersonal communication skills are essential. Self-motivated, independent thinker, collaborate and provide team leadership.
• This individual will be capable of working with our customers, principals, and our own sales representatives.
• Knowledge in management of people
• Knowledge in annual planning and critical thinking
• Basic business financial knowledge.
• BICSI certification preferred
• Low Voltage license preferred
  
  

MetroPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Disabled/Veterans/Females are encouraged to apply.