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ArchKey Solutions · 3 hours ago

Project Director

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

7+ years exp

ArchKey Solutions is one of the nation’s largest privately held specialty trade installation and integrated facility service companies. The Project Director is responsible for providing overall strategies, leadership, and management of multiple regional or national projects, ensuring client satisfaction and adherence to company policies. This role involves business development, project execution strategies, and effective management of project activities and finances.

Civil EngineeringConstructionElectrical DistributionFacilities Support ServicesInfrastructure

Responsibilities

Providing overall strategies, leadership, and management of multiple, less complex regional or national projects from start to finish

Staffing, managing project budget, scheduling, quality control, problem resolution, job coordination and communication, job invoicing/payments and client satisfaction activities

Business development, job solicitation and project negotiations, in alignment with all Company policies, procedures, key objectives and regulations

Partnering with senior leadership to create key functional strategies, critical objectives, and decisions affecting the business unit and functional work group

Conducting high-quality business development, creating key customer relationships, and performing job solicitation in the marketplace

Creating project execution strategies and directing all phases and activities of the project to achieve high quality and productivity in the work performed

Ensuring all construction contracts are fulfilled to the customer’s satisfaction and the Company has earned a fair profit

Planning, implementing, independently managing, and maintaining project activities to optimize the efficiency of labor, materials, supplies, equipment, and tools

Ensuring all plans and specifications identify project scope and milestones and share them with all appropriate parties

Providing frequent management oversight and problem resolution

Communicating directly with project team members, contractors, and designers concerning project costs, staffing, and scheduling

Managing timely and accurate project documents, estimates, projections, material release schedules, client information, purchase orders, monthly invoices, payments, closeout documents, warranties, drawings, specification logs, maintenance manuals, final billings, change orders, and other related documents related to construction projects

Building strategic and effective relationships with clients and future clients, foremen, project teams, specialty contractors, vendors, suppliers, user groups, and others that reflect and support the Company’s core values and meet or exceed the customer’s expectations

Providing regular and high-quality hiring, communications, mentoring, coaching, problem-solving, and training to staff and other co-workers at all levels as needed

Advising and coaching employees and providing performance feedback regularly

Creating and managing an annual financial budget and maintaining some level of responsibility for Companywide financials

Staying informed of new and changing Company procedures, policies, materials, technologies, techniques, and practices

Establishing, training, and maintaining policies and processes

Qualification

Electrical installationConstruction methodsProject managementAccubid softwareRevitCADBIM systemsBusiness analysisQuality managementBudgetingNegotiatingProblem-solving

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in project management, business administration, construction engineering/management, or a related field

7-8 years of project management and project leadership experience with projects of all sizes

Extensive project management training and skills

Thorough understanding of the project life cycle

Minimum 5 years of experience directly managing people

3-5 Years of experience with medium voltage with underground electrical installation

Previous field construction experience or equivalent (e.g., electrical, technologies, fire, etc.)

Keen knowledge of the managed business unit and the overall departmental function

Knowledge of and proficiency with construction methods and materials, costing, power, lighting, systems design and general industry safety standards, procedures, and regulations

Must have extensive knowledge of the electrical code

Skills to read, interpret, and understand electrical contracts, plans, drawings, blueprints, and specifications

Experience and proficiency using Accubid software, Revit, CAD, SKM, AGI, Navisworks and/or BIM systems may be required

Extensive experience with value analysis in all market segments and in-depth trade knowledge

Strong conceptual estimating and problem-solving skills, and experience in reviewing estimates for accuracy and completeness

Previous experience with field installation is helpful

Excellent business analysis, quality management and mathematical skills

Skills to read and interpret financial documents

Trained and proficient in negotiating, budgeting, costing, contracting, scheduling, pricing, and common code requirements