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Project Manager

Hyde-Stone is seeking a Project Manager in our Watertown Office who will assist in complementing the Hyde-Stone Mechanical’s Project Management Improvement and Development strategy, specifically in the areas of Project Estimating, Professional Development, Improving use of our Estimating tools. This position is specifically aimed at improving our pre-construction process by way of using up to date technology in estimating and providing inputs during Project Kickoff Meetings.

Responsibilities:

·Identifies the scope of an assigned project and decides logical action to meet project requirements and deadlines.

·Communicate and manage the customer relationship as the primary point of contact.

·Accurately identify customer needs, set reasonable expectations, identify potential issues and share alternatives.

·Perform effective upfront project planning, minimize costs, and change orders, identify risks, and maximize efficiency through negotiation and conflict resolution.

·Validate and refine the scope of an assigned project and decides logical action to meet project requirements and deadlines.

·Recognizes technical issues that impact the projects under their leadership and obtains resources to mitigate project risks.

·Ensure compliance with codes, standards, and design, operation, and maintenance requirements.

·Applies general rules, standards and guidelines to specific technical problems.

·Communicate technical information clearly and concisely to non-technical audiences, sometimes in public settings.

·Gathers, consolidates, and analyzes facts in relation to project requirements.

·Responsible for schedule and budget development, management and forecasting.

·Supports emergency response work as requested.

·Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

·Associate degree in Construction Management or equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.

·At least six years relevant work experience, including managing simple to medium complexity projects.

·Strong communication and presentation skills and techniques to bring about agreement between divergent points of view. Ability to write clear, concise, and direct narrative and reports.

·General knowledge and experience in scheduling, estimating, accounting and finance principles.

·Experience with methods, techniques and procedures involved in budgeting, procurement and contract administration.

·Strong knowledge in project management discipline to effectively arrange resources and manage multiple simple to medium complexity projects in a cross-functional environment.

·Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills for single or multiple technical areas.

·Strong negotiating and critical thinking skills.

·Customer-oriented, a positive, team-oriented attitude, flexibility, an understanding of the business issues driving the need for the project, and solid work ethic are expected.

·Leadership skills that can energize a multidisciplinary work team to respond to business needs.

Desired Qualifications

·General knowledge of project management principles, processes, and techniques, applied in a utility setting.

·Experience with utility methods, techniques and procedures involved in budgeting, procurement, and contract administration.

·Advanced Project Management Training and Project Management or Construction Management Certification from an accredited institution (PMI or College).

·Excellent verbal and written communications skills, with an ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms.

·Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management, Construction Management, Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering.

·General knowledge of techniques used to involve community members in development of project affecting their community.