Coranet
Low Voltage Project Manager
Coranet, Fairfield, NJ
Low Voltage Project Manager - NJ/NY
Company Description
Coranet Corp is a leading national provider of Low Voltage Solutions - Structured Cabling Infrastructure, Wireless, Audio-Visual, and Physical Security (access control and video surveillance). We partner with leading technology brands to design, install, and maintain comprehensive low-voltage solutions for our clients' real estate assets. We have won accolades as one of the fastest-growing private businesses in Inc. 5000 for four years in a row. As a certified Women-Owned Small Business, we help companies of all sizes leverage low-voltage infrastructure solutions to modernize their operations and make their assets smart, secure, and connected.
Role Description
We are seeking a Low Voltage Infrastructure Project Manager in New Jersey / New York. Reporting to Coranet's VP of Operations, the Project Manager manages local construction projects and field teams alongside senior project managers and coordinators. He or she handles Coranet's structured cabling, audio-visual, wireless, access control, and video surveillance installations and upgrades for our client's real estate assets (office, multifamily, hospitality, industrial, and retail). This role is pivotal in ensuring the seamless implementation of our client's IT infrastructure and low-voltage construction projects while managing internal operations, field teams, and job profitability.
The Low Voltage Project Manager serves as the crucial point of contact with clients, consultants, GCs, and other end users once a project commences. They provide direction to the onsite team of technicians, vendors, and subcontractors. The manager should have a strong understanding of networking, structured cabling, access control, physical security, and video surveillance systems. They should be willing to implement change, strategize with senior management, and voice insight into operational efficiencies while coaching and managing their technicians.
This position offers a great opportunity to grow within the organization and work closely with key players - internal and external. It is a fast-paced role requiring attention to detail, a can-do attitude, self-management, and the ability to quickly turn around deliverables to clients and team members. The candidate should be comfortable communicating regularly and quickly with all parties via email, text, phone calls, and in person. He or she should also be comfortable working in Excel and with numbers for budgeting purposes. The ideal candidate should have the ability and enthusiasm to work in a fluid environment onsite at the office, remote, and in the field at various construction sites.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Qualifications
Company Description
Coranet Corp is a leading national provider of Low Voltage Solutions - Structured Cabling Infrastructure, Wireless, Audio-Visual, and Physical Security (access control and video surveillance). We partner with leading technology brands to design, install, and maintain comprehensive low-voltage solutions for our clients' real estate assets. We have won accolades as one of the fastest-growing private businesses in Inc. 5000 for four years in a row. As a certified Women-Owned Small Business, we help companies of all sizes leverage low-voltage infrastructure solutions to modernize their operations and make their assets smart, secure, and connected.
Role Description
We are seeking a Low Voltage Infrastructure Project Manager in New Jersey / New York. Reporting to Coranet's VP of Operations, the Project Manager manages local construction projects and field teams alongside senior project managers and coordinators. He or she handles Coranet's structured cabling, audio-visual, wireless, access control, and video surveillance installations and upgrades for our client's real estate assets (office, multifamily, hospitality, industrial, and retail). This role is pivotal in ensuring the seamless implementation of our client's IT infrastructure and low-voltage construction projects while managing internal operations, field teams, and job profitability.
The Low Voltage Project Manager serves as the crucial point of contact with clients, consultants, GCs, and other end users once a project commences. They provide direction to the onsite team of technicians, vendors, and subcontractors. The manager should have a strong understanding of networking, structured cabling, access control, physical security, and video surveillance systems. They should be willing to implement change, strategize with senior management, and voice insight into operational efficiencies while coaching and managing their technicians.
This position offers a great opportunity to grow within the organization and work closely with key players - internal and external. It is a fast-paced role requiring attention to detail, a can-do attitude, self-management, and the ability to quickly turn around deliverables to clients and team members. The candidate should be comfortable communicating regularly and quickly with all parties via email, text, phone calls, and in person. He or she should also be comfortable working in Excel and with numbers for budgeting purposes. The ideal candidate should have the ability and enthusiasm to work in a fluid environment onsite at the office, remote, and in the field at various construction sites.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Manage low voltage / structured cabling infrastructure, audio-visual systems, wireless networks, video surveillance systems, and physical security projects.
- Oversee the planning, execution, and completion of low voltage projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and within scope and budget.
- Monitor field utilization and capacity - ensure that lead foremen and technicians are working at full capacity and are planning for future growth.
- Manage local subcontractor relationships, including the selection, negotiation, and performance evaluation.
- Provide leadership and direction to the field operations team, fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Conduct project kickoff meetings with Sales, Design, and Engineering to gain overall project vision, highlight any potential hurdles, and define the project schedule.
- Schedule and conduct project walk-throughs with appropriate employees, subcontractors, general contractors, and clients. Review and evaluate shop drawings and product submittals.
- Understand copper and fiber optic infrastructure, including pathways, riser spaces, IDF/MDFs, and data centers.
- Manage and communicate project milestones, plans, budget, margins, and resource/cost analysis (labor hours, materials, and equipment costs) and communicate with all levels of management.
- Work with field workers to ensure all equipment and materials are ordered, received, logged, and staged before the start of the project. Coordinate ordering with the client and the in-house team.
- Manage change order requests from the client. Coordinate with the appropriate sales and engineering resources for pricing and client acceptance as required.
- Send Daily and Weekly updates to the client and senior management on project status, scheduling, and open issues.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- 3 years of experience in operations and/or project management, with a strong focus on IT infrastructure, networking, cabling, audio-visual systems, wireless technologies, and physical security solutions.
- Proven track record of managing numerous large-scale low voltage / IT projects and leading cross-functional teams, including field workers.
- Strong understanding of current best practices and regulatory requirements.
- Ability to understand blueprints and technical drawings.
- Excellent leadership, verbal and written communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility to adapt to changing customer priorities and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Ability to travel to the office and our customers' sites regularly and as needed
- Valid Driver's License