Project Manager
- 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
- Run daily DC Field Ops (capacity, network services, physical layer).
- Build/manage project schedules and ensure delivery to scope, timeline, and budget.
- Manage change events and drive SLA/KPI performance.
- Serve as on-site escalation for planning, scheduling, prioritization, and ticket flow.
- Set priorities, build roadmaps, and hold cross-functional owners accountable.
- Align stakeholders on scope, timeline, and resource changes.
Safety, Quality & Compliance
- Enforce site safety protocols and standards.
- Maintain quality through consistent documentation and reporting.
- Ensure compliance with construction tech platforms, codes, and industry standards.
- Lead incident/escalation management and drive action items to closure.
- Identify risks early and lead mitigation.
- Standardize SOPs and scale best practices.
- Own QA/QC for physical layer work (incl. structured cabling), plant acceptance, and intake reviews.
- Own EHS compliance through audits and proper routing of out-of-scope work.
Financial & Contract Management
- Support forecasting, budget reviews, and financial reporting.
- Manage contracting models (lump sum, cost-plus, GMP, design-build, T&M).
- Track vendor performance, approve invoices, and monitor spend.
Stakeholder Communication
- Act as primary contact for internal teams, XFN partners, clients, subs, and leadership.
- Communicate status, risks, milestones, and priorities clearly.
- Build presentations and lead briefings.
- Monitor communication portals and manage resource utilization, onboarding, and accountability.
- Represent field needs to improve tools/processes.
- Provide regular roadmap, risk, and mitigation updates.
- Facilitate planning sessions, reviews, and war rooms.
Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement
- Anticipate issues, mitigate risks, and resolve conflicts quickly.
- Use data insights to optimize performance.
- Promote innovation and continuous improvement.
- Serve as customer-facing POC to cross-functional partners.
- Adapt to evolving tools and processes.
Requirements:
- 5 years oftelecom construction industry experience in a management or leadership role.
- Knowledge of low voltage/fiber , cable management, and cable audits
- Costforecasting , andbudgeting .
- Prepare and leadpresentations and briefings
- Safety enforcement,Quality Control andchange management
- Monitor vendor performance, approve invoices, and track project expenditures.
- Assist in leading40-70+ resources (technicians, project admin, safety personnel, and construction manager)
- Union Environment
- Experience working in union environments, particularly withIBEW technicians
- Comfortable assisting in managing both direct hires vs subcontractor teams
- Prior experience managing largedata center or structured cabling construction projects highly preferred.
- Experience across multiple contract and delivery models (GMP, design, build, fixed price , etc.).
- Proficiency -MS Office , PrimaveraP6 ,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
- PMIPMP
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