Head of Project Management (Remote)

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Generous paid vacation, holidays, and sick time - 15 days of vacation in your first year to promote work-life balance
Comprehensive benefits package, including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care, available from day one
On-the-job and cross-training opportunities
A strong commitment to safety through our Zero Harm policy, ensuring a safe and secure workplace for all employees
The Construction Project Manager is part of our Building Solutions North America business at Johnson Controls. Lead large, complex, multi-million dollar Controls construction projects throughout the U.Based Remote position. Will travel to customer site as required by the project, may travel up to 50% or more at times.
Under general direction, responsible for the profitable execution of assigned Projects. Works with Owner and contractor sales managers and branch installation manager and teams as needed to provide sales support activities early in the TAS and development process to provide recommendations on strategy, vendor / partner’s selection, scope enhancements, value engineering, risk assessment etc. Ensures that assigned projects are done accurately, on-time, billed, within budget and within scope of the contract. Maintains positive cash flow. Ensures work performed is in compliance with state, local and Federal legal requirements and operates on the job with the highest of ethics. Adheres and ensures Johnson Controls staff and subcontractors enforce to all safety standards. Responsible for following consistent and repeatable project management procedures and processes. Maintains an effective balance between customer satisfaction and project financial results.

Acts as the primary on-site leader for execution teams on assigned projects. Develops project schedules and implements according to plan for assigned projects.

• Evaluates the contractual scope of work and the impact of client issued bulletins, field directives and / or scheduling changes. Actively pursues additional work through change orders. Performs associated cost estimates, prepares proposals and negotiates final settlement price and customer acceptance.
• Manages costs, billings and collections. Completes' project billings in a timely and accurate format to the client. Maintains profitability goals and positive cash flow.
• Reviews and interprets contract Terms and Conditions.
• Analyzes financial reporting systems and project schedules to proactively address potential problems. Effectively communicates project progress, issues and financial status to management as required. Applies Microsoft Project to implement and evaluate job progress and risks.
• Manages risks and establishes project recovery plans when required. Ensures project document controls are in compliance with contract requirements and JCI standards.
• Oversees project construction for compliance with specifications, local codes and installation techniques.
• Manages the selection, ordering, and delivery schedule of materials to be procured for the projects assigned.
• Develops and maintains viable long-term relationships with customers, consultants, prime contractors and subcontractors. Ensures subcontractors understand expectations of the project.
• Coordinates with the CMS and HVAC Installation Manager, Systems Team Leader and / or Branch Mechanical Project Team Leader for allocation of resources needed to meet project objectives. Ensures any engineering and commissioning performed by the field team is in accordance with established standards. Facilitates customer concern of product related problems.
• Assists Area Management Team and / or sales in project development efforts.
• Coordinate customer-training requirements.
• For select and / or Mechanical projects, may collaborate with and provide direction to Truck Based team(s) that are assigned to projects under the Project Manager’s control.
• For select and / or Mechanical projects, may Self-perform sales support activities early in the audit process to provide guidance on vendor/partners selection, scope enhancements, value engineering, risk assessment etc.
• For select and / or Mechanical projects, may Self-perform cost estimating, project scheduling and project management of assigned projects.

Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or Architecture or an Associate’s Degree with equivalent work related experience.

• Minimum of eight years of direct project management experience in the Building Construction Industry.
• Management experience with projects related to Mechanical Retrofits, HVAC controls, BAS management, Fire management, and Security management systems is desired.
• Expectation that PMI/PMP (Project Management Institute, Project Management Professional) certification will be obtained within 2 years of employment in the position.
• Must have the ability to communicate technical material to a non-technical audience.
• Proficient in Project Management software and financial accounting systems.
• Strong Personal Computer working capabilities in MS Office (excel, word, power point, project), Adobe Writer, Visio and basic Windows environment.
• Travel will vary on project assignment. Projects may exist outside of assigned geography.
• Able to complete projects of higher project and contract complexity. (Multiple subcontractors and multiple scopes of work)
• HIRING SALARY RANGE: $89,500-120,000 USD (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role.

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