Associate Project Manager at The Judge Group Inc. in Plymouth, Minnesota

Job Description:

Location: Plymouth, MN

Salary: $60,000.00 USD Annually - $70,000.00 USD Annually

Description: Our client is currently seeking an Associate Project Manager

Job Summary:

• Project Managers are responsible for managing all aspects of turnkey lighting retrofit projects for existing medium to large national retail and commercial customers.


• Project Managers will manage retrofit projects throughout the entire project lifecycle including project planning, initiation, execution, and closure to realize energy reductions, improve occupant comfort and safety, and enhancing aesthetics.


• Proactively manages multiple projects simultaneously, often with unexpected challenges and shifting priorities.


• Project Managers will play a central role in shaping company-wide lighting recommendations and standard practices.

Experience Required:

• Project management for high volume and multi-unit project situations.


• Experience managing third-party vendors including on-site contractors


• Typically, PM placement would be guided by the following experience:


• PM I: 0 - 3 years of project management experience

Essential Job Functions:

• Manage client engagement, product purchasing, budgeting, installation, logistics, and rebate facilitation for approved projects.


• Complete management of EMC base scope projects.


• Comprehension of EMC systems and their impacts on others.


• Manage technical and non-technical challenges that arise throughout the course of a project.


• Communicate and coordinate regularly with all stakeholders including but not limited to property managers, building owners, building engineers and staff, subcontractors, manufacturers, and vendors.


• Coordinate effective project handoff from Solutions Manager.


• Drive internal communication on overall project management progress for assigned projects.


• Plan, manage and report on projects and status.


• Gain proficiency in all project management systems and tools.


• Oracle


• SalesForce


• Proposal Tool (Proprietary tool)


• Negotiate labor pricing and site assignments for go-back work.


• Manage Labor Partners for all installation activities.


• Review, approve and complete all project documentation by the task due dates.


• Close-out all customer billing and Labor Partner invoicing tasks on time.


• Track Project go-backs to ensure timely and effective completion and go-back reduction.


• Collaborate with Project Coordinators for customer pre and post calls.


• Communicate all change order activities to account management and customer.


• Manage all change order tasks with the goal of maintaining the established Project GM.


• Identify and recommend incremental project resource needs to manager to address unanticipated scope or deadline changes.


• Maintain and monitor project financials and profitability.


• Other duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong writing skills, including the ability to convey complex topics clearly and succinctly to people with widely varying degrees of technological knowledge and backgrounds.


• Collaborative personality and strong team player.


• Understand project and program financials.


• Strong and proficient customer communication.


• Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, fluid environment.


• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.


• Experience presenting project plans to customers.


• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.


• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and OneNote used for tracking and analysis.


• Detail-orientated, high degree of accuracy and ability to multi-task.


• Ability to work effectively with limited supervision.


• Ability to meet deadlines and hold others accountable to deliverables.


• Financial management aptitude.


• Customer/client focused.

Experience Preferred/Other Qualifications:


Lighting, Electrical, and LED technical knowledge

Lighting project management (industrial, commercial, retail, others)

Facilities operations



Education: Four-year degree preferred in Business, Construction Management, Engineering or related degree, or equivalent experience.



Contact: rmurari@judge.com


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