Assistant Project Manager - Electrical/Construction - Unity Electric

Job Title: Assistant Project Manager                                                                        FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports to: Project Manager                                                                                       Pay: Salary + bonus                        

Position Summary: Assisting the Service and Special Projects Department Project Manager. Responsible for developing and maintaining small project proposals and branding principles, practices, and procedures to increase volume and gross profit percentages as well as differentiate our company from others with branding and recruiting.

Qualifications Required:

·         Advanced computer skills on MS Office, accounting software and databases

·         Must be able communicate easily and clearly in English, both written and spoken

·         Must be able to legally work for any employer in the United States of America

Qualifications Desired (but not required):

·         Recent experience in electrical construction office/environment is preferred

Essential Functions and Responsibilities (Everyday activities, not rarely occurring):

·         Manage and assist the daily operations of the service department

·         Forecast and review monthly revenue levels for profitability

·         Establish and enforce proper permitting

·         Assign project and direct staff to ensure compliance and accuracy

·         Perform other related duties as assigned

Success Factors/Job Competencies:

·         Ability to maintain absolute confidence and discretion regarding client issues and other sensitive information.

·         Ability to interact tactfully and positively with clients and coworkers

·         Ability to accurately enter a variety of data in a computer system, to monitor and track data, to reconcile data, and to identify and correct errors and discrepancies

·         Maintain a positive, motivating and safe work environment

·         Ability to effectively establish work priorities, and to make independent decisions

·         Detail oriented with excellent organizational skills

·         Ability to be flexible and open to new ideas

·         Ability to work effectively under pressure while maintaining a high level of productivity

·         Takes initiative and works well with little direction

·         Punctual, reliable, and honest

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

·         Physical demands – Minority (20%) of the time is spent in the office, working on the computer, monitor, keyboard, and/or on the phone. Remaining time is spent walking the jobsites and events. Ability to reach with hands or arms, balance, stoop/bend/twist; may lift up to 20 lbs.

·         Work Environment – Office is well lit, carpeted, shared office/cubicle environment with low noise levels.