Project Manager

Company: Orion Talent
Location: Houston
Posted on: November 11, 2024

Job Description:

Position Details:
--- Position: Project Manager
--- Location: Houston; Dallas
--- Travel: Most of your travel will be local but you might have occasional overnights while visiting customer project sites. Most of these sites would be within a couple of hours from Houston or Dallas
--- Shift: This is a normal day shift role that would require some flexibility based on customer/project needs.
--- Compensation: You can realistically expect your 1st year total compensation to be $98k - 126k (depending on experience)
Base Salary $70,000 - 90,000
Average Bonus (paid out twice a year, 20% on Avg) $14,000 - 18,000
Average Profit Sharing (paid out annually, 20% Avg) $14,000 - 18,000
Total $98,000 - 126,000
An important component of your Total Compensation is your Bonus Plan and Profit Sharing that currently averages 20% of your pay for each plan (40% total!!!). Promotions provide outstanding compensation, which is why so many former military service members work here.
--- Benefits: Company has one of the industry's most flexible and comprehensive health benefit programs (Medical / Dental / Vision), which includes wellness and health care spending accounts. Profit Sharing: each year, it takes 10% of its operating profits and divides them up among all employees (except senior officers) - depending on company performance, this may be anywhere from 1% to over 20% of your pay. Stock Purchase Program. 401K: Generous plan that matches your first 7% of contributions. 3 weeks of vacation within the first year and 10 paid holidays and paid parental leave. Tuition Reimbursement: Company takes continuing education seriously; they will reimburse up to $5,250 of your approved educational expenses each year, and also reimburse your spouse up to $2,625 per year for a maximum of 2 years. Additionally, Company provides the children of every employee up to $4,000 worth of scholarship funding each year to be used at accredited academic institutions.
--- COVID Vaccination:

Position Description:
As a Project Manager, you will manage complex projects with detailing teams and multiple products and vendors from estimating to project completion. Cultivate a positive customer service environment while maximizing profits. Your responsibilities will include:
--- Review contract documents/drawings and coordinate detailing efforts to ensure that we supply products and services in the safest and most cost effective and efficient manner.
--- Provide total contract management of each project assigned, including coordination of the detailing, scheduling, delivery and costs of products and services utilizing the company business system, industry standards and other company resources.
--- Oversee efforts to ensure that company fulfills contractual obligations on the assigned project(s).
--- Coordinate project requirements with the contractor's representative as well as with the engineer and/or architect using Company's contract management guidelines.
--- Schedule the detailing and delivery of required products and services with the contractor and detailing teams.
--- Review changes to the project to determine their scope, work with the estimating team to ensure the accuracy of same, and then process the appropriate documentation in accordance with the company's change order procedures.
--- Assist in the change order process culminating in the acceptance of the change order by the customer.
--- Interpret and explain plans and contract terms to appropriate staff, workers, and customers.
--- Represent the company in project meetings as needed.
--- Work with Detailing Manager to help control the financial aspects of contracts to protect the company's interest and simultaneously maintain a good relationship with customers.
--- Formulate reports concerning such areas as work progress, costs and scheduling.

Minimum Qualifications:
--- Bachelor's degree in a technical or business field, or (3) years of experience of demonstrated construction project management experience
--- Strong mathematical skills
--- Ability to handle a variety of projects simultaneously and manage time/meet deadlines
--- Effective leadership skills; ability to coordinate own and others' actions
--- Excellent communication, interpersonal and customer service skills necessary
--- Critical thinking skills and the ability to use applicable tools

Preferred Qualifications:
--- Ability to apply ACI codes and CRSI standards required
--- Experience in customer relations and resolving problems or disputes
--- A basic knowledge of contract law, standard business practices and human relations

Keys to Successful Interview: Company looks for practical examples of your hands-on aptitude and skills. Demonstrate your "team" attitude, your ability to work well with others, and your desire for a good career opportunity not just a "job". The interviewer will want to hear about how you did more than what was normally expected-how you went beyond the normal call of duty. They will probe for your ability as a problem solver-are you solutions-oriented? They want to know how strong your work ethic is, and examples of your teamwork ethos.

Positive attributes for this job will include the following:
--- Safety - Demonstrate concern for the safety of self and others and is knowledgeable of and consistently follows all accepted safety practices. Has ability to communicate the importance of a safe work environment and the maintenance of plant equipment in relation to safety.
--- Communication - Effectively expresses ideas and/or tasks. Clearly express ideas in writing and in good grammatical form. Has ability to convey technical information in a way that can be understood by all team members.
--- Teamwork - Communicate and work effectively with others to accomplish tasks and achieve goals of the team. Ability to distinguish and align personal needs with needs of the group. Maintains focus on obtaining goals of the division.
--- Judgment/Decision Making - Is able to take action in solving problems while exhibiting good judgment and responsibility with a timely systematic approach to decision making. All actions and decisions are in the best interest of company.
--- Initiative - Demonstrated self-starter, always looking for work that needs to be done and ways to improve. Is energetic and motivating to others
--- Leadership - Utilizes appropriate interpersonal skills and methods to influence the actions and opinions of others in a desired, positive direction. Exhibits good judgment in leading others to accomplish the team goals and objectives
--- Persistence - Must be able to maintain a positive attitude when faced with adversity and to persist in the completion of tasks despite the level of difficulty or frustration involved.
--- Innovativeness - Generates new ideas and routinely goes beyond the status quo; recognizes the need for new or modified approaches; brings perspectives and approaches together, combining them in creative ways.

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