Fire Alarm Project Manager

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety • Deptford Township, NJ

3d • $65,000 - $85,000

About The Position

The Fire Alarm Project Manager organizes, manages, and plans complex projects related to research, development, and product implementation. The role oversees project teams, schedules, budgets, risks, and technical requirements; evaluates contractor and consultant bids and contracts; and helps establish policies and procedures that support company goals. The Project Manager enforces contract provisions, resolves budgetary, technical, and scheduling issues, conducts periodic on-site inspections, and maintains project status reports and briefings for senior staff.

The position also coordinates with customers, vendors, sales and marketing teams, and internal departments. Technical work includes submitting drawings for AHJ approval, addressing CAD process limitations, incorporating feedback into 3D models, revising models, selecting materials using property databases, and creating or coordinating plumbing, as-built, site water supply, MEP, structural, and electrical drawings. The role reads architectural, structural, and MEP drawings and verifies hydraulic calculations to support adequate water delivery during a fire emergency.

The Project Manager must follow OSHA standards and ensure compliance with applicable regulations, contractual requirements, company policies, and industry standards. The role requires at least three years of related experience, strong project leadership and communication skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or related software. The position involves prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Requirements

• At least three years of related experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills and a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and delegate when appropriate.
• Thorough understanding of, or ability to quickly learn about, the project or product being developed.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Ability to comply with OSHA standards and applicable regulatory, contractual, and company requirements.

Nice To Haves

• PMP, PgMP, CAPM, or comparable project management certification is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee managers and analysts to ensure projects are completed on time and to specifications.
• Delegate work and assignments according to team members’ expertise, experience, and time constraints.
• Lead interdepartmental teams to complete assigned projects accurately, efficiently, on time, and to specifications.
• Define project tasks and assign responsibilities.
• Conduct project cost analysis and estimate expected costs.
• Prepare and implement project budgets based on estimates.
• Assess project risks, report them to management, and recommend mitigation, including project termination when appropriate.
• Address questions, concerns, and complaints throughout the project.
• Serve as a liaison among the company, customers, and vendors.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to provide training and information needed to promote and sell projects, programs, and systems.
• Follow OSHA standards and laws.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, industry, contractual, and company regulations, standards, specifications, and best practices.
• Submit drawings to the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) for approval.
• Attend regular development meetings.
• Address limitations of technologies and materials involved in the CAD process.
• Incorporate feedback into 3D model designs and make requested model revisions.
• Stay current on advancements in material and software technologies.
• Use material-property databases to select materials for modeling.
• Design plumbing drawings, as-built drawings, and site water supply designs and testing.
• Re-create MEP and structural drawings under existing conditions for design coordination.
• Read and interpret architectural, structural, and MEP drawings.
• Provide electrical schematics based on client conditions and analyze and track technical specifications, including dimensions, arrangements, and installation procedures.
• Analyze and verify hydraulic calculations to ensure adequate water delivery in a fire emergency.
• Adhere to the Code of Conduct, Confidentiality Agreement, and Company Safety Policy.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Company-paid short-term disability.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Paid vacation and company holidays.
• Training and career development.
• Company vehicle, if applicable to the job.
• Immediate qualification for the ALL In Ownership Plan for eligible full-time employees.
• Excellent pay.

What This Job Offers

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