Project Manager

Sales --> Project Sales

Are you interested in your next Project Management opportunity?

If you are positive, career-focused, and committed to enhancing a talented, knowledgeable team that leads projects to provide stellar service to the community then we are interested in getting to know you!

Our Technology & Communications Project Management team is an instrumental part of our success as the Utility Distributor of choice for our customers. CUSTOMERS. FIRST. ALWAYS.

The Project Manager is responsible for defining project scope and objectives, coordinating activities of a project team, and identifying resources. They will develop detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports. Responsibilities will also include project tracking and analysis and ensuring the installation adherences to quality standards and reviews project deliverables.

What you'll do:

• Lead a project team within a project deployment area including team members, vendors, and contractors.
• Manage delivery schedules, and human resources to ensure on time completion.
• Lead internal meetings with other managers and team members to review the status of the program and implement changes as necessary to ensure timely completion.
• Attend customer meetings to provide customer with comprehensive status reports and resolve any conflicts or issues that arise.
• Verify that all work records are maintained in a tracking system with complete accuracy.
• Ensure all workmanship meets standards.
• Responsible for the completion of all required forms: Timesheets, client signoffs, Change Orders, Project Summaries and Final Checklists.

What you need:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Experience managing Outside Plant projects
• Advanced experience with MS Office, Project, Visio, and Google Earth
• Understand Contractor Work Processes
• Excellent verbal and written interpersonal communication skills
• Extremely organized with strong attention to detail
• Ability to be flexible, take direction with ease, including changes to schedule and workflow priorities
• Critical thinking skills: make assessments and provide solutions to problems.

What we prefer:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Science, Technology, or Engineering; OR an Associate's Degree / Certificate in Project Management with 3+ Years Project Management Experience
• GIS/Mapping, AutoCAD experience a plus
• Electric Utility Experience a plus
• PMP certification preferred

Why join our Irby Team?

Our leadership cares about - and invests in - YOU. Our people are responsible for our success and have been since our founding in 1926.

Now one of the three largest electrical utility distribution companies in the United States, Irby Utilities has eclipsed $1.3 Billion in annual sales with over 700 employees in our 45 nation-wide branch locations. We are thrilled to keep growing with our team of enthusiastic professionals.

• Development: Associates who began in our foundational positions like inside sales have grown into other areas of the business such as leadership, operations, and account management.
• Earning Potential: You can expect to earn a competitive, reliable wage in a place where top performance is incentivized through a variety of goal-oriented programs.
• Benefits: Our full-time associates are eligible for a range of benefits including:
  
  
  
  • Medical, dental, vision, gym membership reimbursement, and Vitality Wellness Rewards
  • Paid Time Off and Extended Illness Benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Service Awards
  • Candidate Referral Rewards
  • Associate Discounts
  
  
  
  
• Diversity & Inclusion: We recognize that your perspective, background, and skills are part of what make you unique while keeping us competitive - we embrace the power of difference! That's why Irby is committed to the policy of providing equal employment opportunities for training, compensation, transfer, promotion, and other aspects of employment for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation and/or veteran status.
• Work/Life Balance: Most of our branches operate during traditional business hours M-F, with weekends and major holidays off. Irby also affords generous PTO allotments and parental leaves of absences.

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