Project Manager

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DH Pace Company, Inc. in Tempe, AZ is seeking to hire a Project Manager for our growing team! This individual is responsible for leading projects with a focus on delivering exceptional results for customers while maintaining operational efficiency and ensuring a positive team environment. This role requires strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills, as well as the ability to handle challenges with professionalism and integrity. This position requires a results-driven individual who thrives in a dynamic environment and is committed to delivering excellence in project management.

 Job Responsibilities: 

• Project Planning and Execution:
• Review project plans and specifications to determine materials, schedule, budget parameters, staffing requirements, and the allocation of available resources for various project phases.
• Proactively identify potential risks, challenges, or delays and implement mitigation strategies to keep the project on track.
• Discuss and establish work plan outlines with staff, assign duties, define scope of authority, and provide technical advice and troubleshooting support.
• Customer Relations:
• Proactively address and manage customer interactions to ensure a positive experience, even when delivering difficult news.
• Effectively communicate project progress, challenges, and changes to customers, ensuring transparency and trust.
• Serve as a point of escalation for customer concerns and work to resolve issues promptly.
• Team Leadership and Development:
• Foster a collaborative and respectful work environment that values employee contributions and customer satisfaction.
• Conduct yearly performance evaluations for applicable direct reports and provide regular feedback.
• Coach direct reports on disciplinary actions, performance improvement, and development opportunities.
• Assess training needs for team members and implement development programs to enhance skills and knowledge.
• Operational Excellence:
• Direct and coordinate activities to ensure projects are on schedule and within budgeted scope; review status reports prepared by staff and make necessary adjustments.
• Champion a culture of safety by auditing compliance and addressing unsafe practices.
• Fiscal and Business Management:
• Maintain fiscal responsibility by managing budgets, controlling costs, and conducting business audits to ensure profitability and compliance.
• Monitor project financial performance and address variances promptly

 Job Requirements: 

• Bachelor's degree, preferable
• Three (3) years of experience with managing projects in the construction industry, preferable but not required.
• Proactive and solution-oriented mindset with the ability to anticipate and address challenges.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Confidence in making tough decisions, including delivering unfavorable news to customers, while maintaining professionalism and trust.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with customers, team members, and stakeholders.
• Commitment to fostering a positive and inclusive workplace culture.
• Must have detailed knowledge of Microsoft Office

Why DH Pace?

DH Pace Company is a distribution, construction and service organization offering a complete range of door and door related products and commercial security products. The company is privately owned and has been in operation over 95 years!  We have 50+ US offices in 24 states with 2024 company-wide sales over $1 billion.  

Our benefit offerings include:

• Medical, dental, and vision options: Available on the 1^st day of the month following your start date!
• Paid time off plan: 13 days accrued annually during your 1^st year; 16 days accrued during your 2^nd year!
• Paid Holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
• Floating Holidays: Up to 2 floating holidays per year
• Competitive compensation: Including annual performance evaluations!
• 401k retirement plan: Including an employer match!
• Company paid: Life insurance, short-term disability, & long-term disability
• and more!

Successful completion of references, employment verifications, background check, and drug screen required in advance of hire.

DH Pace Company, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies.  Any resume submitted to any employee of DH Pace Company, Inc. without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of DH Pace Company, Inc.  Please, no phone calls or emails.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)