Project Manager - Controls (Powercor)

Location: Sterling,Virginia,United States

Looking for more than just a job? MKD Electric offers careers. Rewarding careers at that! We provide excellent benefits, training, educational opportunities, and promotion from within the company. Powercor is the specialty services division of MKD Electric. We are a NICET-certified electrical testing, engineering, controls, and automation company. Our controls and engineering consultants are ready to support organizations providing best-in-class services in electrical testing, system design, electrical engineering, systems integration, commissioning, equipment servicing, and retrofit services.

For over twenty years, we have designed, built, installed, and maintained our clients’ systems, projects, and facilities with a wide range of service offerings. We focus on safety, value, and quality as well as building and maintaining lasting relationships with a variety of national clients in renewables, data centers, oil and gas, food and beverage, manufacturing, chemical, and pharmaceutical fields. Quickly moving into other industries, we are a fast-paced and agile company looking for a best-in-class Project Manager willing to roll up their sleeves and exude a passion for the field.

MKD Electric is seeking a Project Manager. As part of this role…

The Project Manager works with project managers and other stakeholders to set project goals and objectives. They are also charged with identifying and procuring necessary resources, estimating project budgets, setting project scopes and schedules, and wrapping all that information into project plans. They provide leadership by building project teams and motivating them to hit project milestones. They participate in building and training project teams to expand their capabilities by establishing best practices, policies, PM methodologies, quality assurance and control, tools, and templates.

What you will do…

• Establish project objectives, policies, procedures, and performance standards within the boundaries of corporate policies. Put these in clear concise work statement for the field.
• Effectively supervise staff in the day-to-day administration of a job or supervise two or more Project Managers in their daily tasks.
• Direct the pre-construction planning process, accurately scope length and difficulty of tasks, develop schedules, anticipate and adjust for problems and roadblocks.
• Procure and coordinate materials, equipment, and subcontractors to maximize project profitability.
• Proactively monitor costs and react to variations quickly ensuring financial success.
• Utilize properly qualified subcontractors, oversee subcontractor RFQ process, award subcontracts, manage subcontractor execution, collaborate with subcontractors to establish communication guidelines for project progress, project meetings, billing expectations, project safety and foster professional relationships with subcontractors.
• Maintain customer satisfaction by investigating concerns, implementing corrective action, and communicating with customers and assigned staff.
• Read, review, and follow project related documents such as blueprints, drawings, project scope, budgets, deadlines, and sequence of operation for proper execution requirements.
• Train and effectively supervise Project Managers in the company philosophy and systems.
• Represent company/project in meetings with client, subcontractors, etc.
• Prepare monthly costing reports.
• Manage financial aspects of contracts (progress billing, rental equipment, income/expenses) to protect the company’s interest and simultaneously maintain good relationship with the client.
• Successfully maintains an acceptable rate of project savings compared to estimated budgets
• Directs a team consisting of control specialists, installers, engineers, programmers, and office staff for each assigned project
• Develops Control system implementation plan for the customer’s situation and issues

What you will need to succeed…

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering or construction field preferred and/or 1 to 3 years of experience with Project Management in engineering, BMS/BAS, HVAC, construction or critical facilities operations.
• 1 to 3 years of experience with Project Management in engineering, BMS/BAS, HVAC, construction or critical facilities operations.
• Experience in installation of building controls or low voltage systems preferred.
• Understanding of the construction industry with emphasis in mechanical/electrical fields.
• Ability to read and understand mechanical and electrical drawings.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel etc.) and other software to include Bluebeam, BIM360.<