Site Acquisition Project Manager - Pearson Pelletier Telecom

Overview

Yearly Salary Range: 71,000-97,000 CAD

Pearson Pelletier Telecom, a Centerline Communication company is a dynamic and growing company in the telecommunications field that is looking for a Site Acquisition Project Manager to join its team.

Why join the PPT team?

• Vacations available within the first year on the job.
• Be part of a dedicated and dynamic team.
• Build an exciting career in a growing company.
• Work in a business with family values that is committed to the development of its employees' skills.
• Benefit from our profit-sharing plan.
• And many other benefits.
• Join a fun team that promotes team building through various activities.
• Benefits include group insurance, EAP & pension plan with a generous contribution from the company.

Project Managers are responsible for managing a site acquisition program for new wireless facilities or modifications of existing wireless facilities. The Program Manager will manage site acquisition personnel as well as Site Acquisition Project Managers to accomplish market objectives for their customer by managing internal and sub-contracted resources who have been engaged to complete the work. The Program Manager will work with the market and the client to manage feasibility, time frame and scope of work for acquisition activities. The role will work with the customer to establish project priorities and goals for project performance including budget and schedule limitations and oversees projections for and timely achievement of milestone complete dates for project(s) in the quantity and at the rate required by the client contract. The Program Manager will also own and maintain assigned client relationships, often spanning more than one market.

Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establish and implement internal reporting using deployed software tools to allow for senior management to quickly ascertain project status.
• Ensure handoff packages to construction vendors are processes in a timely fashion and error free to allow for minimal disruption in construction schedules.
• Manage the overall coordination, scheduling and tracking of site visits and technical team visits with various departments.
• Ensure proper coordination of ordering and tracking of due diligence activities including title, environmental reports, regulatory reports, lease exhibits and engineering plans required for zoning and building permit approvals.
• Work directly with Site Acquisition Project Managers and assist in all aspects of project.
• Oversee site acquisition project including managing the identification, due diligence, surveying, leasing/licensing, zoning and regulatory filings of wireless facilities.
• Evaluate current procedures and recommend changes to improve efficiency of execution of site acquisition program. This includes overall division operations, use and implantation of technology and targeted recruitment efforts.
• Manage quality control, data entry and tracking of Site Candidate Packages, Collocation Applications, License/Lease Agreements, and other Site Acquisition documentation.
• Own all financial aspects of project including target margins and performance against those margins.
• Manage preparation and update of site status reports/databases.
• Work with site acquisition personnel, managers, client and client legal team to resolve business and legal approval issues.
• Act as point of escalation for clients while continuing to participate in all site status calls, meetings and reporting as required by customer.
• Establish, implement and maintain standardized procedures for tracking of deliverables and update of market trackers.
• Ensure proper flow of information concerning site acquisition, permitting and notice to proceed to, construction among the site acquisition team, the market project managers. and the client to facilitate a smooth and efficient operation process.

Qualifications

A summary of the skills required to be successful in this position:

• Strong financial acumen to ensure projects are delivered on budget and within acceptable performance margins.
• Bachelor’s Degree or 5 years relevant work experience.
• A strong communicator and a great listener, enabling you to interact effectively with internal teams and clients.
• Excellent computer/reporting skills, including a high level of proficiency with MS Excel and other database/project management tracking tools.
• The expertise to solve problems, drawing on your past experience and using existing resources to effectively resolve any issues.
• A work ethic to drive projects and tasks to finish on time, overcoming any obstacles along the way.
• A motivator – the ideal candidate will have the ability to aggressively manage a team while maintaining a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Highly organized and able to multi-task and work effectively with limited supervision. Highly motivated “self-starter” able to work under aggressive project schedules.
• A desire to take the initiative, seizing opportunities when you see them.
• Excels in self ‐ directed environment.