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Position: Project Manager Location: Branford, CT Job Id: 796 # of Openings: 1 Position Summary: To provide direct management, supervision, scheduling, coordination, and control over each project assigned. Interface as needed with the customer, Sales, Engineering, Drafting, and Operations regarding work in progress, productivity, scheduling and problem identification, resolution, and customer service. This role ensures that work is performed in accordance with specifications, completed in a timely manner, that costs are contained within budget and is ultimately responsible for job profitability. This job will maintain high quality performance on the job, excellent working relationship with customers, a high level of coordination and communication with team members, ensure completion within time schedules, gross margin budgets and quality requirements. Job Functions: * The Project Manager has ultimate responsibility for the successful execution of each Project and implementation of the Controlled Air Project Management process and the coordination of Sheet Metal, Piping, Controls, Electrical, and subcontractors with direct project responsibility. * Manage total job performance through the effective use of the Project Management Procedure and supporting tools to perform properly and efficiently, control and report on the flow of labor and materials required to meet the company's productivity, gross margin, customer satisfaction and profit goals on a job-by-job basis. * Develop and maintain project schedule with clear milestones to monitor progress of the project. * Develop and oversee purchasing plan to ensure materials are ordered to specification and received in a timely manner. * Provide timely and accurate feedback to the department heads to ensure that supervision and labor are (or are not) performing in accordance with the requirements of the project and that quality and productivity standards are maintained. * Ensure that project costs are contained within established budgets and that the gross margin goals are achieved. * Serve as the primary interface, for project implementation, between Controlled Air and the customers' representatives. Constantly maintain high quality communications, service and response to customers' needs while maintaining control over project costs and completion schedules. * Monitor actual costs against budgets and investigate variances. Ensure that labor and equipment is utilized effectively, and that completion and installation schedules are met. * Maintain a high level of communications with all project team members and department heads to ensure that all information required to anticipate and resolve performance or gross margin problem situations is communicated accurately and in a timely manner. * Assure implementation of the quality process in the performance of field delivery and installation service on projects as well as in the reporting and control of the project management process to sales and customers. * Assure a consistent flow of communications between team members, other employees, and management. * Communicate operating issues, plans, goals and results to the Installation Operations Manager and the department heads. * Actively participate in project reviews and project management system improvements by identifying areas for improvement and developing solutions to be implemented in the project management system. Supervisory Responsibility: None Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: * Extensive training in a technical or management discipline with project and field management, labor scheduling and job control training. * Significant experience in the HVAC, construction industry, or related field with scheduling, labor management, customer service, project management, job planning experience and P&L responsibility preferred. * A commitment to success. * Familiarity with management planning and scheduling. * Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel. * Positive Attitude. * Values Respect, Teamwork, Flexibility, Learning, Community Minded. * Accountable for and to others. * Strong work ethic. * Honesty, integrity, and a strong desire to succeed. * Customer oriented. * Excellent listener. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills. * Creative, logical and self-driven with high standards for quality. * High energy, self-motivated and proactive. * Self-directed, extremely organized and can manage multiple projects simultaneously. * Able to work on very tight timelines while maintaining excellent attention to detail. * Ability to work with a diverse group of people. * Ability to create and maintain cooperative team building relationships. * Ability to deal tactfully with people in both subordinates, peers and particularly customers. * Ability to create and maintain cooperative team building relationships. * Consistently demonstrate the ability to recognize and respond to changing priorities. Job Qualifications: * Degree in HVAC Technology or equivalent practical experience or professional license. * 5 years of senior management experience in HVAC industry or related field. * 3 years as a HVAC Project Manager. * In-depth knowledge of HVAC Building Automation, HVAC Installation and HVAC Service/Maintenance practices. * This position is full time and based in Branford, CT. This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. This job description also does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of job change.