Project Management Team Leader - Turtle & Hughes Inc.

Type: Full-Time

Why Turtle?

Are you looking to join a growing team of dedicated, driven, and passionate people who emphasize a work environment based on respect, collaboration, and diversity?

At Turtle, you will play a key role in our goal to listen, learn, and be helpful to every customer in need. With over 900 employees, spanning across the US, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, you believe that our people are our most valuable assets. Through our culture of innovation, education, and accountability, you ensure to create a space where Everyone Matters. We believe that EVERYONE can do extraordinary things and our mission is to create workplace that empowers our employees to be successful. It explains why our history spans 100 years and has led our standing as one of the nation’s largest independent electrical industrial distributors. You believe that by making the right choices, you can find the right solutions. That’s how we built our past. That’s how we’ll build our future.

About the Role:

In this role you will be responsible for managing the Project Management Department. Focus will be leading the team members in organizational tasks, interpreting blueprints/electrical drawings and using manufacturer software to produce quotes, submittals, and project tracking for customers. You will also manage specified high-profile projects that need additional management oversight, and customer support, to include site visits.

What You'll Do:

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Lead and manage a diverse team of estimators, coordinators, and project managers.
• Must be highly organized and efficient to handle multiple projects in the bid stage and help manage projects after sale is made.
• Responsible for estimating all commercial/industrial switchgear and lighting projects.
• Must be proficient in reading blueprints and working with electronic bid management software to produce quotes.
• Understands the importance of deadlines and must organize bid schedule based on complexity and project due dates.
• Works well with switchgear project team, outside sales team and inside sales team in coordinating bids and managing projects.
• Accountability for timely completion and profitability of projects.
• Manages and coordinates with all parties involved in the project order, both internal and external.
• Manages and maintains vendor and customer relationships.
• Provides customer service that separates Turtle & Hughes from our competition in the marketplace.
• Follows established standards and procedures for project reporting, communication, and documentation.
• Ability to produce and implement new processes and procedures.
• Keeps detailed records on pricing quotes, change orders and all correspondence both internally and externally.
• Conduct after action reviews on projects and implement correct actions.

Who We Are Looking For:

• 5+ years of experience in the electrical business.
• 5+ years of experience in project management.
• 10+ years of experience in leading teams and people management.
• Highly desirable to have experience working directly with electrical contractors.
• Knowledge of project management techniques and tools.
• Proven experience in risk management.
• Must be highly organized, and extremely well versed in establishing customer relationships.
• Strong computer skills to include Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Bluebeam/Adobe

Additional Qualifications a plus:

• PMP certification
• Familiarity with ISO standards
• Previous experience in or with distribution

Founded in 1923, Turtle is a fourth-generation, family-owned, and three-generation women-owned business, and one of the nation’s largest independent electrical and industrial distributors. Headquartered in Linden, NJ, our Electrical Distribution division operates 14 branches spanning from coast to coast. It is a significant force in the engineering and procurement of power distribution, automation, lighting, and energy projects, offering integrated services for the industrial and construction markets. Turtle & Hughes Integrated Supply (THIS) division provides on-site MRO procurement, cost-saving, and spend analytics across the US and in Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.

What To Do Next

You can begin by filling out our application online. If you want to learn more about Turtle, please visit our website www.turtle.com or our social medias! LinkedIn: @Turtle Instagram: @TurtleandHughes Facebook: @Turtle and Hughes Twitter: @turtleandhughes

Turtle is proud to be is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.