Project Manager I

About the Position The Project Manager I is an entry-level role on TEECOM's internal Project Management path, reporting to Team Leads. You keep the team's delivery machinery running - tracking, documentation, coordination, and reporting - so that Team Leads can focus on client relationships and strategic leadership. This role is a common entry point from the Designer path. Designers build engineering, production, and project management capability before participating in a TEECOM Grow career development discussion to determine long-term path alignment. Project Manager I is one of those next-step options. You provide operational support that strengthens visibility into scope, schedule, staffing, documentation, quality, and execution tracking across the team's portfolio. Rather than independently leading complex engagements or managing client relationships, you reinforce the delivery systems that enable consistent execution and clear reporting. You partner closely with Team Leads, Group Leads, Project Supervisors, and Subtask PMs to maintain clarity, reinforce established workflows, and improve coordination and quality across the team's portfolio. Your impact is measured by the stability and transparency you bring to team operations - and the confidence Team Leads have in the accuracy, organization, and reliability of project data and reporting. Project Managers at this level are internally focused, supporting team-level operations, delivery execution, and reporting in close partnership with Team Leads. This is an operational PM role, with advancement continuing toward Project Manager II and Project Manager III within the internal project management path. Delivery Execution, Operational Discipline, and Improving the TEECOM System As a Project Manager I, your impact is reflected in how consistently you support team operations, strengthen delivery visibility, improve quality, and improve documentation quality. • Delivery Execution & Coordination • You support clear coordination across scope, schedule, milestones, and action items. • You help Team Leads, Group Leads, Project Supervisors, and Subtask PMs maintain visibility into project status, risks, and coordination needs. • You reinforce consistent project organization that supports predictable delivery. • You help make workload and capacity constraints visible for Team Lead review. • Operational Discipline & Tracking • You maintain accurate project tracking data and current reporting. • You reinforce consistent project setup, closeout, and documentation practices. • You improve team visibility through disciplined tracking and follow-through. • Improve the TEECOM System • You follow established workflows and documentation standards consistently. • You keep client documentation organized and aligned with project status. • You capture and make visible lessons learned and process updates. • You contribute Pull Requests that improve documentation clarity, workflow consistency, or project visibility. (TEECOM uses GitHub as its internal knowledge and documentation platform; Pull Requests are how documentation improvements are proposed, reviewed, and published.) • You identify and elevate documentation inconsistencies for improvement. • You reduce rework and support team coordination through clear documentation. • You strengthen your project management knowledge and contribute to PMO discipline initiatives by sharing lessons learned, staying current on PM documentation, and supporting process development efforts. • AEC Technology Domain Awareness • You develop foundational familiarity with the technology systems TEECOM designs and implements, including telecommunications infrastructure, structured cabling, audiovisual, security, acoustics, and wired and wireless networks. • You apply this awareness to improve the accuracy and relevance of your project tracking, documentation, and coordination support. What Success in this Position Looks Like • You maintain organized, decision-ready tracking and documentation that keeps project data reliable. • You provide Team Leads with clear visibility into project status, upcoming milestones, and emerging risks. • You support Team Leads in identifying projects that may be trending off track on scope or schedule. • You document action items and decisions consistently and follow through to ensure alignment. • You keep reporting data (scope, schedule, stale dates) reliable and up to date. • You improve project readiness through organized documentation and disciplined tracking. • You surface risks and blockers early, reducing rework and surprises. • You ensure project setup and closeout processes are followed consistently. • You participate in project health audits and help track quality findings for Team Lead review. • You maintain Accounts Receivable (AR) over 90 days at less than 10% of total AR for assigned projects. • You keep project stale dates below 3% in VantagePoint. • You model TEECOM'...