Project Manager - Security Solutions

Convergint is looking for a Project Manager to join our amazing culture in our Laval, QC location. The Project Manager plans, schedules, organizes, and directs application engineering, material and equipment procurement, field installation and start-up of assigned projects.

Who You Are

You have a passion for providing world-class service to customers, colleagues and communities. You are a person of integrity with a commitment to growth, accountability and delivering results. You want to join an organization with a positive culture that embraces inclusion and allows everyone to be the best version of themselves at work and home. You want to grow with us and deliver results as an exceptional sales executive.

Who We Are

With 20-years of proven growth and exceptional performance, our mission is to be our customer’s best service provider. We realize the importance of diversity in achieving that goal. Our company was built upon a solid foundation of 10 Values and Beliefs which drive our unmatched culture, making us the #1 global, serviced-based systems integrator in the industry. We take great pride in protecting the lives and assets of our customers and their communities with the solutions we provide.

What you’ll do with “Our Training and Your Experience”

• Manages, oversees, and coordinates all aspects for medium to large, typically more complex projects from award through completion of project. May handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Translates a wide variety of customer needs / requirements requiring originality and ingenuity into detailed proposals and project plans to meet Customer requirements; reviews and approves estimated costs prior to bid; provision of technical assistance to sales force as and when required; project design engineering; supervision of installation labor and sub-contractors’ preparation of project schedules, subcontracts, change proposals, project invoices; manages collections on projects.
• Proactively communicates project requirements to project team and wider organization as and when required and maintains accurate and up to date records of job status, job changes, material flow and other control records necessary for processing of internal and external reports.
• Identifies potential project risks and develops/implements strategies to minimize impact and control deviations from estimated costs and project deadlines.
• Establish project milestones and analyze costs; utilizes financial systems to review actual vs. estimated job cost and to provide timely and accurate project cost reports.
• Manage the execution and review of all scope of work, terms and conditions in customer contracts including cost control, delivery fulfillment, and quality of service and other customer requirements as they arise.
• Have existing Canadian Government Security Clearances or ability and willingness to obtain.
• Perform limited range of managerial responsibilities including but not limited to planning, assigning and directing work; performance management; project budget. Oversees subcontractor selection process and work.
• Acts as “our customer’s best service provider” at all times thereby ensuring Convergint is the customer’s first choice for service.
  
  

What You’ll Need

• Good project management experience in a technical environment (building automation, fire alarm and/or electronic security systems).
• Strong coaching, mentoring and staff development skills; very leadership oriented; actively seeks ways to model, guide, develop and coach others in the company.
• Good team leader with team building and facilitation skills.
• Initiative - proactively seeks out new opportunities.
• Highly adaptable - responds effectively to changes in situation or information; ability to influence others and build consensus using good verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills to solve problems and find solutions.
• Strong financial analysis skills, including cost control.
• Good ability to facilitate a collaborative work environment for customers and team members.
• Strong skills in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint; strong programming skills and proven ability to problem-solve and find solutions.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of IT networking principles.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent experience
• Three to five years of previous project management experience in electronic security systems required.
• Experience in one of the following industries preferred: electronics, fire alarm and life safety, building automation.
• Project Management Institute (PMI) certification preferred; industry-specific certifications and/or licenses a plus.
  
  

Company Benefits And Perks

Convergint fosters a supportive, accessible, and inclusive environment in which individuals of different backgrounds and identities are able to realize their maximum potential within the company. We offer a variety of programs and exceptional benefits to all of our colleagues:

• Company Holidays and Paid Time Off
• Immediate comprehensive benefit plan (medical, dental, etc.)
• Employer contribution to RRSP;
• Work environment committed to safety;
• Colleague Assistance Program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Competitive salary and compensation plan
• Corporate Social Responsibility Day
• And much more…
  
  

Convergint is committed to a culture of Inclusion and Diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Visit our Convergint careers site to learn more about the company and the exciting opportunities available.

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