Associate Project Manager - Planning

Job Description

Associate Project Manager, Planning – National Projects

Who you’ll work with:

Join the powerhouse electrical distributor in the construction industry! At Loeb Electric, we’re more than just a distributor—we are the driving force that keeps innovation illuminated and businesses powered. We pride ourselves on being dedicated to our values:

People: Encouraging the success of our people.

Trust: Building relationships among ourselves, customers, vendors & other partners.

Commitment: Continuously striving to deliver high-quality, measurable results.

Innovation: Providing ideas & solutions for our customers.

What we’re looking for:

The Associate Project Manager, Planning is responsible for creating comprehensive program and project management plans, including milestone timelines and risk assessments. This role requires strong customer-facing skills and effective communication through verbal and written forms. The APMP owns the project plan and all related tasks until the project is officially handed off to the execution team.

What you will be doing as a key player on our dynamic team:

Provide professional support in developing, scoping, and the creation of new programs and projects, including defining critical milestones, timelines, and risk assessments.

Responsible for ensuring all stakeholders are identified, and their expectations are met and documented for handoff to the execution team.

Ensure project plans and documentation are ready for handoff to assigned project managers by assigned deadlines.

Communicate effectively with customers, both verbally and through various written forms.

Own the success of the project plan, managing all related tasks and milestones until handoff to assigned project managers.

Ensure the timely creation of all pre-execution required project documentation, including but not limited to:

Subcontractor agreements

Scope of work documents outlining project objectives, timelines, approved equipment, and required deliverables

Program summary overviews

Internal handoff documentation

Formalized RACI matrix and timeline

Identify potential risks, develop mitigation strategies and create contingency plans as needed.

Skills & Qualifications:

Excellent operational skills to deliver results flawlessly.

Strong internal customer relationship orientation; customer focused and deadline driven. Capable of providing results on assigned tasks.

Strong customer focus with clear and concise communication to both internal and external customers; ability to listen and develop action plans for solutions.

Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and concisely in written and verbal formats.

Strong organizational skills including the ability to plan and manage multiple priorities simultaneously. Proven attentiveness to detail with problem analysis and issue resolution skills.

Accountability with focus on attention to detail.

Initiative to establish strong organizational priorities and plans and deliver on plans timely.

Proficiency using MS Office, including but not limited to Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Smartsheet.

Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment.

Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and concisely in written and verbal formats; ability to analyze and solve problems.

Demonstrated capability to develop strong interpersonal working relationships.

Demonstrated capability to write clear and concise scopes of work, agreements, and technical guides.

Commitment to and demonstration of high ethical standards governing professional behavior and conduct.

Ability to successfully provide direction to team ensuring compliance of objectives, timelines, and expectations.

Experience:

Minimum of 1 years’ experience successfully managing large, lighting, electrical, or construction projects or programs independently.

Minimum of 1 years’ experience working in the Lighting or Electrical industry preferred.

Education:

Associates or Bachelors required.

CAPM or PMP certification preferred.

EEO and Accommodations

Loeb Electric is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Loeb Electric also considers qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with legal requirements. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the selection process—please inform our Talent Acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.

Full-time