Fire Project Manager

Join The Johnson Controls Team

Build your best future with the Johnson Controls team. As a global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places and the planet. Join a winning team that enables you to build your best future! Our teams are uniquely positioned to support a multitude of industries across the globe. You will have the opportunity to develop yourself through meaningful work projects and learning opportunities. We strive to provide our employees with experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Become a member of the Johnson Controls family and thrive in an empowering company culture where your voice and ideas will be heard your next great opportunity is just a few clicks away!

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time - 15 days of vacation first year
• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care - Available day one
• Extensive product and on the job/cross training opportunities With outstanding resources
• Encouraging and collaborative team environment
• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

What You Will Do

Project Managers are responsible for managing fire protection installation projects in commercial, educational, healthcare and industrial facilities, positively representing the company in all client and architect/engineer interactions. The PM oversees and communicates project progression from inception to completion including design, permits, material delivery, labor schedules, and field installation. Develops a comprehensive project plan to meet schedules and budgets. Conducts Work in Progress meetings. Understands and follows all published codes, standards, and unique project specifications. Ensures AHJ requirements and departmental/SOX procedures are followed. Convey a sense of professionalism, fairness, and concern for customers, labor and management. Coordinates change orders and drives toward overall margin improvement on every job.

How You Will Do It

• Methodology - Understanding of Project Management methodology and key knowledge areas: Integration, Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Communications, Risk and Procurement Management.
• Communication/Coordination - Responsible for communication and status reporting to project staff, customer and management.
• Responsible for work plan, managing project resources, duty assignment, responsibilities, scope of authority and provides technical advice and problem resolution to all aspects of project.
• Fiscal - Responsible for tracking projects expenditures and installation progress through reviews of status reports prepared by project personnel and modifies schedules of plans as required. Maintains full financial accountability to project; requires ability to forecast financial trends across project, ability to understand internal and external client cost structures and integrate or translate to/from Johnson Controls accounting methodology using AIA standards.
• Quality - Maintain full accountability to project quality; conducting inspections of work site, ensuring workmanship meets installation required quality standards and expectations.
• Customer Service - Provide responsive, concise, and professional support to all customers and other personnel and ensures timely follow-up on all customer concerns and issues.

What We Look For

Required

• Five years construction experience or related project management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize among assignments with a strong consistency to deadlines.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, both with internal and external customers.
• Possess a strong and active solid understanding of MS Excel. Be able to build tracking spreadsheets, reference data in other spreadsheets and build macros.
• Must be organized, detail oriented and self-motivating.
• Must have the ability to interact effectively with employees and customers in difficult situations.

Preferred

• Five years fire protection, alarm/detection, or related project management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and understand complex building architectural, mechanical and electrical documents.
• Knowledge of NFPA and IEC standards, Underwriter's requirements and applicable building codes.
• NICET Level II or higher
• Bachelor's degree in a technical, business or equivalent field.
• Able to travel at least 10% of the time.

Hiring Salary Range: $86,000-$118,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group, and corporate performance. This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site.

Johnson Controls International plc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.