[Remote] Project/Program Management
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Gordian is the world’s leading provider of facility and construction cost data, software, and services for all phases of the building lifecycle. The Project Lead role focuses on delivering value to clients through data-driven decisions, managing client relationships, and supporting project management processes while contributing to the success of the team.
Responsibilities
- Ensures collection, validation, and client acceptance of core Facilities Planning data
- Drives collaboration within project team and with clients to synthesize data and develop core recommendations based on findings
- Presents deliverables across all solutions to a variety of client audiences, including strong recommendations for improvement
- Acts as subject matter expert for clients and communicates industry trends, best practices, and case studies in client interactions
- Owns client relationships and ensures value delivery across all solutions, leveraging support as needed from Account Executive team or Planning Services Team Leadership
- Reviews the work of the team based upon your solid working knowledge of facility and building systems
- Assists in report development, report review, and/or quality assurance of data or databases
- Proactively sets the pace for a project, anticipating time requirements inclusive of potential obstacles and outside influences
- Effectively and accurately plans and communicates project workflow and timing of key milestones from our account/project management software
- Ensures data integrity for all assigned accounts
- Clearly and concisely conveys information and direction for a project team in alignment with departmental objectives
- Leverages feedback and implements strategies to improve team effectiveness
- Creation and maintenance of project files may include proposals, statements of work, change requests and deliverables
- Coordination and planning of travel for projects (including assisting staff with travel agents as needed)
- Project scheduling and communication of schedules to project teams
- Assembly of project teams based upon project criteria, employee skills, and the company’s master schedule
- Overall responsibility for delivery of successful projects and services to clients
- Works cooperatively with other Project Team Leaders, Project Managers, Account Executives, Operations Manager, Facilities Consultants, Data Analysts and others
- Creates a team atmosphere that is intellectually challenging and leads to accomplishing more than expected
- Support sales and marketing as Subject Matter Expert for Planning Services
- Drives renewal of membership across all expiring renewals
- Identifies cross-sell opportunities and collaborates with Regional Account Executive to develop
- Develops long-term relationship management strategies for clients
- Delivers thought leadership to the industry
- Participates in the improvement of our products, in response to industry needs and customer feedback
- Supports development of colleagues by creating a positive work environment and providing all types of feedback, including constructive criticism in difficult situations
- Takes ownership of one's own development by articulating focus areas and requesting support to help achieve desired outcomes
- Works to align opportunities within projects with development goals of the project team (including self)
- Understand and apply internal Fortive Business System tools to drive continuous improvement
Skills
- Minimum of Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 3+ years project/people management experience
- Strong communication and public speaking skills including experience in developing presentation materials
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills/ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Analytical skills – the ability to craft a narrative using data
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite programs, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
- The ability to travel 20 to 40%
- Physical requirements for this role include the ability to walk around an environment for 6-8 hours on a given day, as well as the ability to occasionally ascend/descend a ladder and/or work in outdoor weather conditions as many as several times a month
- Experience in Facilities Management and/or Planning and Construction
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life and LTD insurance
- HSA
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Bonus as part of the total compensation package
Company Overview
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