Project Manager
As the Project Manager, you’ll wear multiple hats: planner, coordinator, and estimator. Your Mission? To orchestrate successful projects delivery while collaborating closely with owners, architects, suppliers, channel partners, and our internal operations team. You are at the helm, steering a team of estimators and stakeholders toward well-informed decisions on project viability.
Your communication skills will shine as you relay project milestones, create monthly reports, and fine-tune schedules. You’ll be the go-to person-both within our organization and externally for all things project related. This exciting role reports directly to the Inside Sales Manager and is based in Agawam, MA.
Project Management Responsibilities:
- Establish project objectives, policies, and performance standards within boundaries of company policy and contract specifications.
- Lead a team of estimators; oversees projects with channel partners and sales managers to plan, organize, and direct work activities including the management of individual team member’s performance.
- Develop and sustain strong relationships with stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and dotted-line departments to ensure smooth coordination and progress of project activities. Maintain a positive working relationship with all team members.
- Ability to understand take-offs and construction related documents.
- Prepares cost analysis utilizing computer platform by calculating material, labor, equipment, and overhead costs incurred.
- Prepares detailed project schedules, including identification of major milestones, for overseeing, controlling, communicating, and managing all activities required to complete projects.
- Responsible for ensuring revenue and profitability requirements are met by providing detailed and accurate job proposals.
- Maintain up to date knowledge of material costs, customer trends, and latest product information.
- Ability to provide conceptual estimates without much information provided.
- Report project progress including schedule creation and updates in weekly/monthly reports.
- Represent the company in front of customers or suppliers at trade shows or onsite for short durations in managing key larger scale projects as required.
- Investigate and resolve comments or problems with suppliers, customers or key stakeholders.
- Plans, coordinates, and oversees customer order processing, providing guidance to ensure inquiries and complaints are addressed according to company procedures and objectives, while also resolving and mediating complex customer service or ordering issues.
Educational/Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering or Architecture or related field preferred. Project management training required; certification preferred.
- 5-7 years proven experience in Project Management of similar role.
- Prior people leadership experience required; this includes the ability to inspire, motivate, and guide team members effectively. A track record of fostering collaboration, active listening, and the capacity to empower others to achieve their best.
- Knowledge of and experience utilizing ERP systems such as Sage, JDE or SAP is a plus.
- Ability to bid, negotiate, and manage commercial construction projects.
- Demonstrated organizational and time management skills.
- Expert knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint and Project.
- Knowledge of Auto-Cad & Solid Works preferred.
- Proficiency in reading and interpreting blueprints and schematics.
- Proven ability to consistently meet or exceed deadline expectations.
- Strong time management skills and ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
- Team player who thrives on collaborating with others to produce proposals.
- Comfortable in the dynamic atmosphere with a rapidly expanding customer base.
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Knowledge of contract management principles and practices such as, LEED submittals, Lien Releases, Insurance, Schedule of Values, OSHA, jobsite safety, etc.
Catalyst offers a friendly and professional working environment that supports career and personal development that includes a competitive compensation package and comprehensive training programs.
Catalyst is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identify or protected veteran status.
