[Hiring] Gear Project Manager @Colonial Electric Supply

Role Description

As the leader of the switchgear project team, this person is in charge of ensuring that the project succeeds for both the client and Colonial, and is the face to the customer post order commitment. This person is responsible for coordinating all actions related to the project including understanding and meeting all timelines. An analogy for this position is ‘conductor of the orchestra’ where the orchestra are the various negotiations and technical personnel who are creating the Bill of Material (BOM), submitting product details for approval, and entering shipping information into the company’s proprietary software Jobtrack. The PC must respond to all customer inquiries and also enter data as needed to keep the process moving.

• Read and review switchgear specifications and plans
• Request pricing and lead times through manufacturers and sales reps
• Produce comprehensive and timely switchgear proposals
• Effectively and accurately cost estimate projects
• Maximize sales and profitability by knowing the marketplace and extracting the highest possible competitive selling price
• Interact with customers to follow up on quotes
• Ensure value-add service from evaluation of existing blueprint
• Review submittal approvals and update quotes accordingly
• Review switchgear changes within drawing bulletins/addendums and update quotes accordingly
• Continually seek opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen customer relationships
• Collaborate with Sales team and management concerning customer status, history, changes, potential, quotations, strategies, and other related pertinent sales information
• Input data and communicate with customers/vendors
• Collaborate with Project Management team throughout duration of the project
• Stay current with new product information and emerging technologies

Skills necessary to project coordinate:

• Ability to use computing skills and knowledge to complete required job tasks
• Ability to understand technical product specifications and drawings
• Ability to understand and maintain project accounting
• Attention to detail, ability to match information and place it accurately
• Communication, continuous follow up
• Leadership
• Impatience
• High level of responsibility
• Coordination of all aspects of a project
• Friendly demeanor

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or similar major
• Ability to work overtime as necessary
• Strong problem solving skills

Benefits

• Medical Insurance - Choose between a traditional PPO and flexible health plan with a tax-free health savings account
• Comprehensive and affordable coverage
• Preventative care covered at 100%
• Access to the Blue Cross Blue Shield national network
• Dental Benefits - Affordable coverage with annual exams, cleanings and xrays covered at 100% and rollover benefits
• Vision Benefits - Get yearly eye examinations and buy new lenses, frames, and contacts. Or skip the glasses and enjoy special discounts on LASIK procedures! You’ll have access to 70,000 provider locations across the U.S., including well-known retailers like Walmart and America’s Best Glasses
• 401(k) for Comfortable Retirement - Colonial Electric matches 25% of your contributions up to 6% of your annual earnings
• Life Insurance & AD&D Insurance At Zero Cost - Colonial Electric offers all full-time employees life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance (AD&D) at zero cost to you
• Paid Time Off - Including vacation, personal time, paid holidays and more
• Colonial Paid Parental Leave - CPPL offers parents company paid time off to care for the birth or adoption of a child
• Colonial offers many additional benefits for employees and their families! Feel free to inquire about our complete benefits guide during the interview process