Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Department: Sales and Estimating

Reports to: Vice President of Sales & Marketing and CEO

Function: Manages all aspects of project workflow, including drawings and revisions, manufacturing scheduling, customer communication, billing, payment, and more. Works closely with Vice President of Sales & Marketing , Estimator , Draftsman, Vice President of Engineering, Vice President of Operations, Manufacturing Plant Supervisors, CEO and Accounting Manager to give individualized attention to specific projects.

Job Requirements

Education & Training:

• Relevant Bachelor’s or Associates degree preferred but not required
• Certified Construction Manager credential preferred but not required

Experience:

• 5 years prior project management experience preferred, preferably in construction or custom structural wood products manufacturing
• Pay Range: $35.-$45./hr. Based on training and experience.  Great benefits.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain quoted manufacturing & delivery schedule, with input from all involved departments to ensure on-time job completion and delivery

• Main point of contact for customer once job is sold
  • Send welcome letter/email including:
    • Design and production requirements
    • Billing and payment information
    • Schedule
    • Description of team working on project
    • Obtain credit information, if credit is requested
    • Review and execute contracts in coordination with VP of Sales & CEO, as needed
    • Organize product installation, when necessary
    • Manage customer expectations
    • Travel to Production Plant often  

• Arrange tours of Unalam manufacturing plant for customers
• Maintain and update job databases

• • Anticipate problems and issues before they arise and solve them in a timely manner to ensure on time job completion 

• Communicate effectively with sales, estimating, drafting, engineering, production, and billing departments to maintain production, delivery and payment schedule. Be a liaison between Unalam Office and Production Plant to ensure on-time delivery of a quality product 

• Work with accounting team to bill for jobs, complete all steps necessary to get paid by customer
• Other duties as need arises

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

• Fantastic communication skills

• • Ability to communicate effectively and positively with all people
  • Must be able to hold firm with customer demands while providing excellent customer service.
  • Great listening skills
• Ability to read blueprints
• Highly organized
• Able to maintain important computer and paper files so they are accessible to anyone at Unalam
• Honest
• Takes responsibility for decisions and outcomes
• Thrives on chaos
• Extremely curious
• Able to adapt and adjust to changes
• Self starter – works well alone or in a team environment
• Able to multi-task and work on several large projects simultaneously
• Building construction and/or structural wood products background is helpful
• Computer and calculator skills are essential. 
• Good attendance is required
• Must have a clean New York State driving record