Project Lead Jobs in Columbia, SC

About Us: Job Summary: Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Works closely with Project Managers, client, and supervision on a daily basis to prepare, plan, develop and oversee site projects, establish priorities and assign resources or capital.
• Performs administrative tasks as required, including preparing estimates and invoices and keeping track of the project’s progress, usually with the help of specific software
• Supporting team members by researching project information
• Updating and reporting on the project’s schedule progress, budget, and spending
• Responsible for assisting with cost management, including estimating, funding, budgeting, forecasting, controlling and reporting.
• Uses knowledge of project scheduling, bids, take offs, change orders, and contracts to properly assist in identifying and processing scope changes, address issues, communicate regarding project milestones, etc.
• Continuously develop relationships to identify and cultivate opportunities.
• Plans and schedules resources to meet project demands.
• Helps to devises new approaches to problems, and to prepare or modify drawings, specifications, calculations, charts and graphs and monitor work for compliance to applicable codes and accepted engineering practices.
• Assists in ensuring all equipment, tools and employees assigned to project operate in accordance with SIC policy, government regulations and customer requirements.
• Helps monitor the executing of the SIC safety program and the performance of work by internal staff and external vendors and champions our Safety-First mentality.
• Provides regular updates of project statuses to Project Managers and/or other Upper Management.
• Travels to jobsites on a regular basis to oversee projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands:

• 3+ years’ experience helping to manage industrial construction projects up to $1M with high complexity.
• 3+ years of client relationship and business development experience, including leading the preparation and development of bids with a successful record.
• Demonstrated success in team leadership, process adherence, ownership/commitment, learning agility and risk management capabilities.
• Strategic thinker who can establish and manage plans while building and fostering relationships.
• Knowledge of safety and relevant OSHA requirements and regulations.
• Proficient PC skills; including knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and project management scheduling software.

Work Environment:
Equal Opportunity Employer: As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. Affirmative Action Policy: Notice to Prospective Employees: Notice to prospective employees: There have been fraudulent postings and emails regarding job openings. EMCOR Group and its companies list open positions here. Please check our available positions to confirm that a post or email is genuine. EMCOR Group and its companies do not reach out to individuals to help with marketing or other similar services. If an individual is contacted for services outside of EMCOR’s normal application process – it is probably fraudulent. Geographic Disclosure: