Contracting Project Specialist

Trane Italia • Livonia, MI

1d • $35 - $50 • Onsite

About The Position

The Contracting Project Specialist is responsible for commissioning, diagnosing, and repairing environmental-control systems using knowledge of electronics, direct digital control, airflow, hydronics, refrigeration theory, and control techniques. The role may also include hardware and software design for small building automation systems, applying engineering principles to assigned projects. It handles small-to-medium or fast-track Controls projects, as well as Controls Direct and Indirect projects with strategic value to the District Office, with financial responsibility for project scope, schedule, and budget. The role manages multiple vendors and one subcontractor and combines project management, field technician work, and some design and engineering. The position is described as on-site five days, although the posting also calls it hybrid.

The specialist performs end-to-end project testing, programming downloads, startup, and commissioning; plans and analyzes projects; establishes schedules and procedures; coordinates with contractors and owners on scope, budgets, performance, and close-out; reviews contracts and estimates for risk; monitors budgets and cash flow; prepares and evaluates subcontractor quotation requests and proposals; supervises assigned staff, subcontractors, and installers; manages change orders; tracks costs and resources; and documents job progress and time.

This is a safety-sensitive, physically demanding role involving field conditions such as rooftops, ladders, confined access areas, variable weather, moving mechanical parts, electrical-shock risks, and noisy equipment. Compensation is hourly, with a stated base pay range of $35 to $50 per hour. The role is based in Livonia, Michigan.

Requirements

• HVAC Controls technical and project management expertise.
• Valid driver's license held for at least 12 months.
• No major or frequent traffic violations, including DUI, hit and run, license suspension, reckless or careless driving, or multiple smaller infractions or preventable collisions in the previous three years.
• Able to safely and legally operate a vehicle while using a seat belt.
• Able to wear helmets, safety goggles, fall-protection harnesses, and safety boots.
• Able to twist the trunk 90 degrees in each direction, squat and touch the floor with both hands, and reach hands overhead.
• Able to stand on concrete surfaces for extended periods, routinely up to four hours.
• Able to regularly use hands and fingers, walk, stoop, kneel, and climb ladders.
• Able to regularly lift or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift or move up to 40 pounds, and occasionally lift or move more than 40 pounds.
• Able to safely use a ladder with a 350-pound total weight limit while carrying equipment weighing 50 pounds or less.
• Able to maneuver through confined access areas as small as 30 inches vertical by 45 inches horizontal.
• Able to routinely access rooftops using extension or fixed ladders at heights of 15 to 20 feet, and occasionally at heights of 50 feet or more.

Responsibilities

• Perform end-to-end testing, download programming, start up, and commission assigned projects.
• Commission, diagnose, and repair environmental-control systems using knowledge of electronics, direct digital control, airflow, hydronics, refrigeration theory, and control techniques.
• Plan and analyze assigned projects, establish schedules and project parameters, and set procedures to accomplish system objectives.
• Meet with contractors and owners to discuss project scope, budgets, performance, and close-out.
• Examine and review contracts and estimates, perform risk analysis, and develop risk plans.
• Maintain project budgets to forecasted values.
• Prepare subcontractor requests for quotation, including scope statements, plans and milestone dates, specifications, bonding requirements, and billing schedules of values.
• Receive and qualify subcontractor proposals and supervise assigned project staff, subcontractors, and installers.
• Manage project cash flow, including progress billing, collections support and monitoring, and resource management.
• Manage change orders by recommending solutions, facilitating quotes, and closing orders.
• Record parts, material, labor, and other cost data, and return unused resources.
• Complete job paperwork, including daily time, progress, and duration records, and maintain files.
• May perform hardware and software design activities for small building automation systems.

Benefits

• Health insurance and holistic wellness programs with incentives, available from day one.
• Fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• Up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional options to support volunteer and parental leave.
• 401(k) matching.
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs.
• Tuition assistance and student debt support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed