Job Description
Job DescriptionProject Manager
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- Contract with possible contract extension or hire (fixed weekly salary broken down hourly for invoicing purposes only) - $62.50 - $65.00/HR
- Direct Hire (must be open to between 15-50% travel throughout the U.S.): Up to 135K/YR
- Standard Site Hours: 7:00am to 4:00pm
- Location: Onsite Daily – Client site Dekalb IL 60115
Project Leadership & Execution
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Run daily DC Field Ops (capacity, network services, physical layer).
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Build/manage project schedules and ensure delivery to scope, timeline, and budget.
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Manage change events and drive SLA/KPI performance.
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Serve as onsite escalation for planning, scheduling, prioritization, and ticket flow.
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Set priorities, build roadmaps, and hold crossfunctional owners accountable.
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Align stakeholders on scope, timeline, and resource changes.
Safety, Quality & Compliance
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Enforce site safety protocols and standards.
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Maintain quality through consistent documentation and reporting.
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Ensure compliance with construction tech platforms, codes, and industry standards.
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Lead incident/escalation management and drive action items to closure.
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Identify risks early and lead mitigation.
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Standardize SOPs and scale best practices.
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Own QA/QC for physical layer work (incl. structured cabling), plant acceptance, and intake reviews.
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Own EHS compliance through audits and proper routing of outofscope work.
Financial & Contract Management
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Support forecasting, budget reviews, and financial reporting.
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Manage contracting models (lump sum, costplus, GMP, designbuild, T&M).
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Track vendor performance, approve invoices, and monitor spend.
Stakeholder Communication
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Act as primary contact for internal teams, XFN partners, clients, subs, and leadership.
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Communicate status, risks, milestones, and priorities clearly.
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Build presentations and lead briefings.
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Monitor communication portals and manage resource utilization, onboarding, and accountability.
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Represent field needs to improve tools/processes.
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Provide regular roadmap, risk, and mitigation updates.
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Facilitate planning sessions, reviews, and war rooms.
Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement
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Anticipate issues, mitigate risks, and resolve conflicts quickly.
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Use data insights to optimize performance.
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Promote innovation and continuous improvement.
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Serve as customerfacing POC to crossfunctional partners.
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Adapt to evolving tools and processes.
Requirements:
- 5 years of telecom construction industry experience in a management or leadership role.
- Knowledge of low voltage/fiber, cable management, and cable audits
- Cost forecasting, and budgeting.
- Prepare and lead presentations and briefings
- Safety enforcement, Quality Control and change management
- Monitor vendor performance, approve invoices, and track project expenditures.
- Assist in leading 40-70+ resources (technicians, project admin, safety personnel, and construction manager)
- Union Environment
- Experience working in union environments, particularly with IBEW technicians
- Comfortable assisting in managing both direct hires vs subcontractor teams
- Prior experience managing large data center or structured cabling construction projects highly preferred.
- Experience across multiple contract and delivery models (GMP, design, build, fixed price, etc.).
- Proficiency - MS Office, Primavera P6, SPI (Scheduling Performance Index), CPI (Cost Performance Index), Bluebeam, Procore, Textura
- Preferred Certifications:
- OSHA 30 (if they don’t have it will need to be obtained within 60 days of starting)
- BICSI RCDD
- BICSI RTPM
- PMI PMP