Associate Director, HVAC Major Projects Enablement

Johnson Controls•Charlotte, NC

3d•$150,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Responsible for the profitable execution of HVAC Controls, Building Wide Systems Integrations, Fire and Security, and other technology projects across North America, including Networking, Nurse Call, DAS, A/V, and similar systems. Supervises a team of Project Executives who plan, execute, and complete large and complicated projects. Ensures work follows applicable laws and that employees and subcontractors adhere to high ethical and safety standards. The role develops direct reports, supports consistent project execution planning and scheduling, manages change-order processes, and coordinates with claims, field support, manufacturing, engineering, safety, and regional and area management teams. It drives compliance with engineering and execution standards, timely resolution of technical and quality issues, effective deployment and training of products, and improvements to project costs and schedule performance. The role also supports pre-bid reviews and assigns Project Managers as needed for major-project cost development.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, or a related degree.
At least 10 years of progressively more responsible operations management experience in the Building Industry, including five or more years of direct project management experience.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
Strong presentation skills and proficiency speaking to large audiences.
Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.
Strong personal computer skills, including MS Projects, MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Adobe Writer, Visio, and a basic Windows environment.

Responsibilities

Develop direct reports by setting clear performance expectations and delivering performance reviews and development plans.
Work with the Major Projects Installation Enablement Director to ensure Project Managers and Project Executives develop and follow a Project Execution Plan and Cost/Resource Loaded Schedule for each assigned project.
Promote the securing of change orders and provide overall management of the change-order process.
Work closely with the claims department leader.
Coordinate with the Regional Field Support Manager and Director of North American Manufacturing Operations to resolve equipment issues escalated above HVAC Local Market team Operations.
Collaborate with Area Management and the Regional Continuous Improvement Manager to drive compliance with Engineering and Execution standards across installation projects.
Drive reductions in executed MTC cost per point, executed electrical cost per point, and slippage.
Engage and support the Regional Field Support Manager to resolve technical and quality issues in the Area in a timely manner.
Ensure product deployments and applicable technical training are scheduled and implemented across the Area.
Work with the Engineering Leader to schedule Systems Engineering resources for specialty work, engineering, software programming, and commissioning, and optimize Major Project engineering productivity.
Ensure compliance with state, local, and federal legal requirements and uphold high ethical standards in installation business.
Collaborate with the Regional Safety Manager to champion and drive the SSNA Safety Program for employees and subcontractors, with goals of zero lost-time and zero recordable incidents.
Promote SSNA objectives for workplace and supplier diversity.
Participate in Area Pre-Bid Reviews as assigned to check project and specification requirements, cost adequacy, risk mitigation, and execution resources.
Assign Project Managers as needed to support major-project cost development.