Embedded Project Manager

Northland Controls•Nashville, TN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Northland Controls is seeking an experienced Embedded Project Manager to support a key global technology client in Nashville, Tennessee. The role is an embedded member of the client’s project team, overseeing physical security infrastructure, facility improvements, and capital construction projects. The Project Manager guides projects from planning through commissioning and closeout, helping ensure they meet established security standards, operational requirements, and client expectations. The position involves project planning, technical design reviews, contractor coordination, construction oversight, quality assurance, and communication with client stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams. The role also supports security infrastructure planning for new construction, campus expansions, renovations, and specialized security environments. The position requires onsite work at client facilities in the Nashville area and travel to other project locations as required. The successful candidate will bring significant experience in physical security infrastructure or related construction and capital improvement projects, along with strong technical knowledge of enterprise security systems and construction project lifecycles. Northland Controls describes opportunities to collaborate with experienced professionals, work on sophisticated projects for leading technology companies, and pursue professional growth in a dynamic global organization.

Requirements

Significant experience managing complex security infrastructure, construction, or capital improvement projects within the physical security industry.
Strong technical knowledge of enterprise physical security systems, including electronic access control, CCTV/video surveillance, security monitoring, and low-voltage infrastructure.
Experience reviewing security system designs, construction drawings, technical specifications, and contractor submittals.
Ability to develop detailed Scopes of Work, evaluate technical proposals, and identify design deficiencies or project risks.
Experience coordinating general contractors, specialty subcontractors, security integrators, engineering consultants, and facility management teams.
Strong understanding of construction project lifecycles, including design development, installation, testing, commissioning, and closeout.
Experience managing project schedules, budgets, change orders, contractor deliverables, and quality assurance activities.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to anticipate challenges and develop practical solutions.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build productive relationships with clients, contractors, and cross-functional teams.
Ability to independently manage multiple priorities and exercise sound judgment in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.
Ability to work onsite at client facilities in the Nashville area and travel to other project locations as required.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with enterprise access control and video management platforms such as Lenel, Software House, or similar systems.
PMP certification or equivalent project management credentials.

Responsibilities

Manage multiple concurrent security infrastructure, facility improvement, and construction-related projects from initial planning through commissioning and closeout.
Serve as a project management and technical resource for the client, coordinating with internal stakeholders, engineering consultants, general contractors, subcontractors, and security vendors.
Develop, review, and refine Scopes of Work, technical specifications, contractor deliverables, and project requirements.
Review architectural, electrical, security, and low-voltage design drawings for compliance with security standards and project objectives.
Provide technical guidance on enterprise physical security systems, including access control, video surveillance, security monitoring, and related infrastructure.
Evaluate contractor proposals, shop drawings, equipment submittals, and change orders for scope gaps, design conflicts, technical deficiencies, and possible cost or schedule impacts.
Support security infrastructure planning for new construction, campus expansions, facility renovations, and specialized security environments.
Coordinate security system requirements with architectural, mechanical, electrical, and construction teams to support design integration and installation.
Monitor project schedules, milestones, contractor performance, and deliverables; identify risks and recommend corrective actions.
Conduct site walks and installation inspections to verify compliance with approved drawings, technical specifications, and client security standards.
Develop and maintain project punch lists, track installation deficiencies, and coordinate corrective actions through resolution.
Support system testing, commissioning, operational readiness reviews, and final project turnover.
Review as-built drawings, testing records, commissioning documentation, and other closeout deliverables for accuracy and completeness.
Lead project coordination meetings, technical discussions, and design reviews, maintaining communication and accountability among stakeholders.
Prepare project status reports, technical recommendations, and management updates covering milestones, risks, outstanding issues, and performance.
Maintain project documentation, including drawings, technical reviews, project records, and supporting materials.
Identify opportunities to improve security design standards, contractor coordination, installation quality, and project delivery processes.