Project Manager - Hayward, Ca

Cook Solutions Group, listed as a 100 Best Companies to Work for, is looking for a Full-Time Project Manager out of our NorCal Center with excellent customer service, communication, and time management skills, a professional attitude and appearance, and the ability to integrate into our "We Make It Happen!" culture.

Location: Hayward, CA

Pay: $90K year + DOE (+ quarterly bonus)

Summary: Responsibilities include but are not limited to managing installation projects with large scale commercial customers in electronic security, access control and surveillance from start to finish. You will work closely with the General Manager and senior management team by performing the following duties.

Installation Responsibilities:

• Schedule all installations and communicate schedule to employees, customers, and
  branch manager.
• Schedule vacation/training schedule for your team
• Request / recommend training for your team
• Work with lead installation technicians as needed to coordinate access control, CCTV,
  alarm, or other projects as assigned.
• Work with vendors, as required, on service and project.
• Keep Master Installation Spreadsheet (MIS) up to date.
• Provide installation budgets, job folders, and other information as needed to lead
  installation technicians starting new installs that week.
• Ensure all installation jobs stay within or under budget.
• Coordinate necessary change orders with customer, technician, and senior management
  team.
• Complete all installations from start to finish including reviewing initial quote, scheduling
  install, and staying within budget.
• Ensure all completed installations have a valid installation
  completion form prior to invoicing, match up work for invoicing, and provide wrap up folder
  to customer.
• Perform quality assurance visits to customer sites where installations are being
  performed. Provide support to the installation team as needed because of these visits.
• Update all communications with customer when installation time changes and maintain
  internal calendar and communications accordingly.
• Build and maintain change / problem / issue logs for each job (to be reviewed in project
  post-mortem).
• Ability to survey, calculate labor and parts for proposal requests.
• Ability to build smaller proposals as requested by local contacts.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

Management/Administrative Responsibilities:

• Provide weekly schedule and report on all installations and service to General Manager,
  CFO, and President.
• Perform employees' annual review including proper documentation for employee file and
  recommended salary change.
• Assist in Interviewing and evaluating potential candidates for employment.
• Review over/under billing and WIP report weekly and inquire with service dispatch on
  calls that have significant costs that remain unbilled. Print job probability detail sheet
  weekly and compare with warehouse Inventory.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
Manages non-supervisory employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Education/Experience/Qualifications:
HS Diploma or GED equivalent; three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits

Cook Solutions Group (CSG) provides our employees with the most comprehensive benefits program to enhance their quality of life. CSG employees enjoy competitive salaries; CSG pays 90% of the PPO insurance premium for the employee; 100% for a high deductible plan, and 50% for the dependents. Both plans have reasonable deductible levels and co-pay amounts; a 401(k)-retirement match; Paid Time Off (PTO); 8 paid holidays per year; 16 hours of Paid Time Off a year for volunteer time through the Cook Community Builders program; Technician benefits that include commute time, company vehicle and gas card, quarterly bonus program, tuition reimbursement and much more

Why work at Cook Solutions Group?

We know our employees are what make our business succeed. That’s why we’ve cultivated a casual, upbeat environment that enhances productivity, satisfaction, and retention. We strive to provide the best, most equitable and cost-effective benefits for employees. New employees become eligible for benefits on the first of the month following the 60-day day waiting period who work a minimum of 30 hours per week.

Our employees are encouraged to take advantage of flexible scheduling, maintain a healthy work-life balance, and volunteer in their communities through our Cook Community Builders program.

Equal Opportunity

Cook Solutions Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis [“protected class”] including, but not limited to race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability; citizenship status; uniform service member status; or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.