Controls Project Manager

Role Description

Mullins Mechanical is seeking a Project Services Project Manager to lead the transition of projects from Preconstruction to Operations, ensuring alignment on budget, scope, risks, and schedules.

• Lead the transition of projects from Preconstruction to Operations, ensuring alignment on budget, scope, risks, and schedules.
• Launch Project Services team setup and establish deliverables, priorities, and ownership.
• Create and maintain centralized dashboards/tracking systems (budget, procurement, submittals/RFIs, schedules, and BIM/VDC deliverables).
• Coordinate subcontractor/vendor outreach and early procurement activities.
• Set up project communication rhythms, kickoff summaries, and reporting structures.
• Maintain and monitor the Master Services Trackers, ensuring timely updates on cost, schedule, procurement, submittals, and VDC progress.
• Lead weekly internal Project Services meetings to align priorities, track risks, and resolve issues.
• Oversee change management processes: tracking PCOs, packaging CORs, and maintaining exposure logs.
• Partner with Procurement, Cost Controls, Scheduling, and VDC teams to support execution needs.
• Provide financial oversight by coordinating monthly forecasts, validating costs, and monitoring labor trends.
• Ensure documentation, Procore updates, and GC communication are accurate and current.
• Act as a second set of eyes for the Onsite PM, proactively identifying risks and providing backup analysis.
• Prepare and distribute weekly and monthly Project Services summaries for leadership reviews.
• Develop and manage closeout plans, including O&Ms, as-builts, compliance, and final documentation.
• Coordinate final cost reconciliations and job cost reporting.
• Track and oversee punchlist completion, inspections, and commissioning.
• Lead internal project debriefs to capture lessons learned.
• Manage warranty responsibilities, including issue resolution with clients, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Archive all project documentation and provide final performance summaries.
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, business, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in construction project management, with strong exposure to project controls (cost, schedule, procurement, or VDC).
• Proficiency in project management software (e.g., Procore, scheduling tools, forecasting dashboards).
• Strong understanding of construction financials, forecasting, and reporting.
• Familiarity with BIM/VDC coordination and document control processes.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills, with attention to detail.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills; able to coordinate across multiple teams.
• Ability to anticipate risks, escalate issues, and support problem-solving under pressure.
• Collaborative, team-oriented mindset with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Commitment to accountability, consistency, and continuous improvement.

Company Description

Mullins Mechanical is a leader in industrial and large commercial mechanical, plumbing, HVAC construction projects. We’re proud to be one of the fastest growing privately held companies in America.

• Ranked #243 on the 2024 ENR Top Specialty Contractors list.
• #48 in the Nation and #5 in the Southeast among Firms in Mechanical.
• Specializing in design-build applications, HVAC systems, plumbing, process piping systems, boiler and chiller systems, equipment installation and rigging, plant relocation and maintenance, fire protection, and metal fabrication.
• Projects often in industrial and heavy commercial environments such as manufacturing facilities, automotive plants, chemical plants, distribution centers, warehouses, data centers, and other large facilities.