HVAC Project Manager
About The Position
Johnson Controls manages complex, highly engineered HVAC and chiller projects that require coordination across order execution, engineering, manufacturing, and startup. The HVAC Project Manager works under minimal supervision to lead complex customer orders, developing project plans and coordinating internal and external resources while managing scope, schedules, and financial requirements. The position supports delivery against project requirements and milestones and contributes to change management initiatives intended to improve workflows across engineering, manufacturing, and related teams. The role involves direct collaboration with cross-functional teams, customers, suppliers, contractors, and consultants to resolve obstacles and keep projects moving. The Project Manager is expected to manage risk proactively, communicate clearly, maintain a focus on safety, integrity, and financial discipline, and use lessons learned and practical problem-solving to improve project execution.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
- One to three years of related work experience.
- Obtain PMI/PMP (Project Management Institute, Project Management Professional) certification within two years of employment in the position.
- Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to communicate technical material to a non-technical audience.
- Strong personal computer skills in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Project), Adobe Writer, Visio, and a basic Windows environment.
Nice To Haves
- Minimum of five years of direct project management experience in the Building Construction Industry.
- Experience with Mechanical Retrofits, HVAC controls, BAS management, Fire management, and Security management systems.
- HVAC project experience.
Responsibilities
- Define project schedules, scope, goals, resource requirements, and deliverables in support of business and customer objectives.
- Manage assigned orders through order execution, engineering, manufacturing, and startup phases.
- Develop and document project plans and ensure adherence to requirements and milestones.
- Identify and manage risks, contract impacts, and special circumstances associated with complex customer orders.
- Plan, schedule, and track project timelines, deliverables, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths using appropriate tools.
- Assess the need for additional team members or resources and communicate needs to leadership when project goals are at risk.
- Resolve project scope, financial, and schedule impacts related to manufacturing issues.
- Acquire and coordinate core, extended, and support team members, suppliers, contractors, and consultants.
- Build and maintain business relationships with customers and suppliers supporting specially engineered products.
- Coordinate and lead cross-functional project teams, ensuring clear and accurate communication throughout the project lifecycle.
- Identify and resolve project-team issues and conflicts.
- Conduct project post-mortems and create lessons-learned reports to improve future execution.
- Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.
- Coach, mentor, motivate, and provide leadership to project team members while encouraging accountability and positive action.
- Support change management initiatives with engineering, manufacturing, and other Johnson Controls teams to improve workflow and process efficiency.
Benefits
- Competitive bonus plan that takes individual, group, and corporate performance into account.
- Competitive benefits package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
