Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Phoenix, AZ

 

The AMS Group is proud to be part of Dover Food Retail— a leading manufacturer and provider of innovative solutions that help customers sell more food, more profitably. As a division of DFR, we leverage deep industry expertise, extensive resources, and a powerful network to deliver high-quality commercial refrigeration products and services.

When you join our team, you step into a rewarding work environment backed by comprehensive Day 1 benefits, including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance – plus Prescription Drug Coverage
• Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability, Paid Vacation, and Paid Sick Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• 11 Paid Holidays Annually
• Ongoing Education and Training Opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement

We’re committed to supporting your growth, well-being, and success—right from the start.

 

What the Role Involves:

 

We are looking for a Project Manager with a strong project management background and experience in refrigeration construction or general construction projects. This position will oversee, advise, and guide technical aspects of the project, which include start-up and commissioning, planning, implementation, and tracking of specific short/long term refrigeration installation projects. The Project Manager's focus will include onsite and offsite supervision, technical support, scheduling, project management, estimation, financial results, and quality performance objectives.

 

• Create a detailed project execution plan (PEP) that identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project.
• Prepare and implement a communication plan that meets the client reporting requirements and keeps all personnel involved in the project informed.
• Manage all communication amongst the team to foster an open environment of positive communication and teamwork to proactively solve issues and successfully execute the project scope.
• Determine the resources (time, money, equipment, etc.) required to complete the project and develop and manage a cost budget to meet estimated margin.
• Ability to troubleshoot commercial refrigeration equipment at the jobsite.
• Knowledge or Energy Management Systems (EMS) and controls to restart the system as required
• Understand the entire scope of the project of commercial refrigeration installation and deliverables.
• Develop refrigeration scope of the project for contractors if required.
• Align with bid requirements and analyze the statement of work to further develop a plan to that SOW.
• Develop a schedule for project completion that effectively allocates the resources to the activities
• Review the project schedule with senior management and all other staff that will be affected by the project activities; revise the schedule as required.
• Determine the client objectives and measures upon which the project will be evaluated at its completion.
• Review the quality of the work completed with the project team on a regular basis to ensure that it meets the project standards.
• Meet or exceed financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing budgets, scheduling expenditures, identifying, and implementing efficiencies, analyzing variances and initiating corrective actions.
• Enhance client relationship through proactive and positive communication, and by recognizing and delivering on client key issues and expectations.
• Travel to jobs sites for job visits and document reports for customers and internal office team. Travel 60-70% of work time.[WT4] 
• Maintain ongoing client relationships and recognize future business opportunities.
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, exploring opportunities to add valu