About the role
Wachter's greatest asset is the people who work here. Join the Wachter family and chart your career path!
Wachter is accepting applications for an entry-level LV Project Manager position in our Lenexa Kansas office for our Wachter Electrical Industrial Power team. The ideal candidate will have multiple years of experience as a low-voltage foreman, with some office/paperwork experience. This role requires office experience directly related to Wachter operations. This is an office role Monday - Friday. 8 am to 5 pm.
We seek self-motivated and reliable candidates who can work independently and find solutions to complete the job. Long-term employment with competitive pay and exceptional benefits for qualified candidates. We value relationships and invest in our employees.
Requirements
- Experience in any of the following fields is a plus: CAT5, Telecommunications, Fiber, Construction, or Structure Cabling IT.
- Experience working with engineered drawings, bid specifications, and construction take-offs.
- Proficient with the use of computers, including email, spreadsheets, and Microsoft Office programs.
- Excellent customer relationship and communication skills; verbal and written.
- Strong attention to detail, organizational, and follow-up skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks.
Responsibilites
- Manage daily operational tasks.
- Perform daily project management operations through all five phases of the project life cycle; initiation, planning, execution, monitoring & controlling, and closeout.
- Responsible for hiring and assigning resources.
- Create bid sheets and contractual proposals for small projects.
- Order all materials and equipment for projects.
- Perform quality and safety audits to ensure the quality of all materials and equipment.
- Provide weekly and monthly financial forecasting and revenue projection reports.
- Provide logistical project support by coordinating a site time frame with both the customer and the technicians.
- Create routes for several weeks for each technician's deployment.
- Create and maintain project files.
- Manage project scheduling and billing.
- Manage the process of sourcing, evaluating, and estimating selected bid opportunities.
- Maintain a high standard of quality and professionalism.
- Travel to customer locations to provide additional technical training, perform site walks, surveys, updates, and build rapport with the clients.
- Oversee the day-to-day communication with customers, essentially representing the face of Wachter.
- Communicate effectively and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, customers, technicians, sales team, other departments, upper management, engineers, etc.
- Perform any other duties not specifically stated herein, but which your supervisor may assign.
- Adhere to all requirements as set forth by the Company and OSHA.
About:
Wachter is a family-owned company since 1930 and we see each employee as a critical piece of the Wachter Family. With over 900 licenses across the country, Wachter serves commercial and industrial clients with the right technologies needed to keep them successful.
We design, install, and maintain the technologies that keep businesses operating efficiently. Our team of dedicated electricians, engineers, and technicians provides electrical, data, security, communications, and automation services to clients in numerous industries.
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We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Benefits Package: Company Paid!
- Medical, Dental, Prescription & Vision Benefits
- Life, AD&D, and LTD insurance
- Paid Vacation and Holidays
- Company-Matched 401(k) and IRA Retirement Savings.