Controls Project Manager

POSITION PURPOSE

The Controls Project Manager position is responsible for providing field leadership on assigned temperature control projects to maintain positive customer relationships; front-line involvement with estimating and providing direct supervision to subcontractors to achieve a successful, safe project that is completed on time and within budget.

DUTIES, TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership & Management

• Provide overall leadership to the project team from subcontractor procurement through close-out to contribute to a safe, profitable & timely completed project, while maintaining customer satisfaction.
• Manage controls project budget and track all costs to provide monthly financial forecasts to project team.
• Conduct and participate in onsite subcontractor and owner progress/coordination meetings.
• Work with Sales and Design team to ensure project scope and budget align with customer expectations.
• Maintain communication with customer throughout project from kick-off through close-out.
• Communicate with Design team and Subcontractors to proactively solve constructability issues.
• Work with the Project Team to create and plan the temperature controls schedule for each project and update progress throughout the project.
• Provide projections of materials and equipment deliveries.
• Provide reports on timeline, progress & adjustments to project team and customer.

Project Execution
• Estimate temperature controls project installation costs.
• Manage documentation, correspondence, and observations for projects via project management software.
• Manage onsite installation of temperature control system with onsite subcontractors, internal staff, and project team.
• Conduct sales and engineering site surveys and manage building temperature controls evaluations.

Oversight & Safety

• Ensure quality construction exceeds company standards and proper industry techniques and processes are utilized, while ensuring the client’s needs and wants are efficiently met.
• Work with design team to ensure the project is constructed in accordance with the contract requirements and design intent.
• Support company onsite safety plans to ensure all work meets safety guidelines and OSHA standards.
• Manage and oversee delivery of temperature controls materials and equipment.
• Work with subcontractors to plan, organize and direct daily site construction activities.

Contracts & Permits

• Procure subcontractor and equipment pricing.
• Negotiate contracts with vendors & suppliers.
• Provide overall contract administration through close-out of assigned projects for electrical and turnkey controls subcontractors.
• Write electrical and turnkey controls subcontractor scopes of work and bidding documents.

Collaboration & Communication
• Provide assistance in the estimating process to the Design/Estimating team to help ensure accuracy.
• Proactively communicate with the project team to ensure that everyone is informed of necessary information.
• Maintain excellent direct communication with the project team to proactively manage potential site issues.

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES

Core Competencies
• Integrity – We act with integrity; truthful, fair, and honest.
• Continuous Learning – Is a continuous learner focused on constant improvement; embraces new technologies.
• Exceed Expectations - Work hard to exceed customer expectations.
• Compassion – We are stewards of PSI supporting its growth & ability to help those in need.
• Accountability – We take responsibility for our actions and decisions.

Position-Specific Competencies
• Problem Solving - Proactively identify and mitigate potential problems to maintain construction progress and meet owner expectations.
• Strong leadership – Determines long-term project plans and day-to-day activities for self and others. Final person on site to whom issues can be escalated for resolution.
• Broad Expertise – Expertise and experience across all aspects of the project to provide effective decision-making, management, and oversight in all areas.
• Time Management – Ability to develop detailed plans and estimates, according to a long-term timeline and its milestones, to achieve the agreed upon result; while remaining nimble enough to handle what cannot be anticipated.
• Communication – Ability to communicate comfortably and effectively with field staff, internal project team and customers, functioning as the communication liaison between them.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at construction sites.
• The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.
• This position may be performed in outside weather conditions.
• This position may require travel with possible overnights.