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Senior Project Manager

Job in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, 37544, USA
Listing for: Southern Systems Inc.
Full Time position
Listed on 2025-12-02
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Operations Manager
  • Management
    Operations Manager, Program / Project Manager, Contracts Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Description

Key Responsibilities
  • Receive and understand all project requirements and documentation from the Sales department during the kickoff meeting.
    • Assume day-to-day control and responsibility for the project once the hand off has been made in the kickoff meeting.
    • Review and understand all bid documents, addendums and customer requests, and then summarize and disseminate the documents to the team.
  • Understand SSI’s contractual requirements for project and establish responsibilities/goals for each member of the project team, internal and external to SSI.
    • Ensure that both SSI and the customer are adhering to the contracted scope of work, to ensure against scope deviation.
    • Document, and immediately communicate to Sales, any deviation from the scope of work that may require commercial change order discussions with the customer.
    • Verify project material needs and purchase (Purchasing Department) equipment accordingly.
  • Be the chief conduit for communication and coordination with the customer, other teams within SSI (Estimating, Sales, Engineering, Fabrication, Field Operations, etc.) and third parties involved in the project execution (sub-contractors, material suppliers, etc.).
    • Report project status on a regular basis to Key Stakeholders.
    • Organize and lead project meetings with all applicable parties.
    • Lead regular status update meetings, to ensure the team is meeting schedule.
    • Proactive in all planning aspects, while anticipating potential risks, to allow time to overcome, mitigate and communicate changes.
  • Develop the overall schedule for the project and drive the project team to meet, or exceed, it.
    • Gather data from project team members for input in the schedule.
    • Continually monitor and maintain the project schedule, ensuring that all milestone dates are met.
    • Develop schedules utilizing MS Project & Smartsheet software
  • Work with Finance to create the project budget, develop invoicing schedule and accurately forecast costs, to maintain adequate cash flow.
    • Working with Finance, develop and issue invoices to the customer.
      • Update budget and payment schedule commensurate with any changes in scope or contract.
    • Ensure timely invoicing to the customer and payment, per payment terms.
    • Ensure that all departments are making an accurate recording of costs, including hours, expenses and stock transfers.
  • Manage all aspects of subcontracting related to field installation.
    • Develop detailed scope of work documents for each subcontract classification and issue. Issue “Requests for Proposal” to vendors and sub-contractors, to set expectations from suppliers.
    • Review subcontract proposals for accuracy and completeness. Negotiate the best value price for SSI, while adhering to the established budget constraints.
    • Work with Purchasing to issue Purchase Orders and sub-contracts, necessary to execute the project scope.
    • Monitor and facilitate subcontractor schedules, progress and periodic reviews, to ensure schedule and scope compliance.
    • Manage, negotiate and track all contractual change orders with subcontractors.
    • Analyze and approve invoices from vendors and sub-contractors.
    • Ensure scope of work has been completed to SSI’s satisfaction, before release of final payment.
  • Work with the installation department to manage and achieve all aspects of installation schedule, including labor allocations, shipments to the site, subcontractor schedules and customer expectations.
    • Monitor fabrication progress and proactively ensure material deliveries to the site are correct and on time.
    • Ensure that Engineering delivers all required installation drawings and drawing updates to the field in a timely fashion.
    • Continually coordinate with the customer to ensure that their contractual obligations are met in a timely manner, ensuring the installation plan is not delayed.
    • Monitor field installation daily progress reports to guard against schedule slip and opportunities for pull-ahead work.
    • Maintain an accurate “Non-Compliance” log, noting responsibility and total hours attributed to the issue.
  • Travel to the Project site on a regular basis to evaluate progress, resolve any site issues, provide support to on-site personnel and communicate with the customer.
  • Ensure contract…
  • Position Requirements
    10+ Years work experience
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