Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Umdasch Group is a leading company in developing, manufacturing, and distributing formwork solutions for the construction sector. The Project Manager will bear operational responsibility for project performance across the United States, ensuring objectives are met in terms of scope, resources, deadlines, and costs, while also providing strong leadership and team management.
Responsibilities
- Implementation of project objectives and delivery of agreed project results within the scope, time frame and budget
- Application of project management methods and processes according to the Doka project management standard
- Establishes and sustains effective working relationships with the customer, jobsite personnel and internal departments to support the customer in creating and implementing effective formwork solutions
- Creating project agreement within project team
- Preparation of project calculation with DokaCalc for customer projects
- Selection of project team members in consultation with line managers
- Implementation of the project in accordance to the Doka standard, project planning, controlling, close down (tasks, deadlines, resources, budget, risks,etc.)
- Work package distribution within the project team
- Maintenance of the interfaces with other projects, customers, jobsite personnel, departments, organizations, authorities
- Project communication, information, marketing
- Moderates project team meetings
- Execution of work packages
- Prepares status reports and controlling meetings as required
- Timely communication of relevant project data to the Head of Project Management for the implementation of multi-project management
- Regularly updates the project schedules and monitors project costs vs project calculation
- Know-how transfer in the company
- Signature of all documents within the agreed signature rules between project owner and project manager
- Active contract, risk, claim and risk management
- Motivates team to ensure team and company objectives are met
Skills
- Able to schedule projects to meet deadlines
- Excellent technical knowledge with experience in project management
- Experienced in project management software and computer applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Excellent communication skills including an excellent command of English (speaking, reading, writing)
- Qualitative abilities including strong analytical skills and effective problem solving skills
- Willing and able to learn new products, concepts and techniques
- Organized team player with strong leadership skills and excellent time management skills. Able to work in a deadline driven, fast-paced environment
- General understanding of U.S. regulations, local and national codes, legislation and trends impacting the formwork industry
- Associate's Degree or Bachelor's Degree in engineering (civil or structural), construction management or project management preferred
- 3 years of Doka and/or project management experience preferred
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Account, company paid life insurance, supplemental voluntary term life insurance, 401k retirement plan (Roth and Non-Roth), short-term disability, AFLAC policies, paid time off (sick/personal, vacation, floating holiday and company paid holidays)
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