Project Delivery Consultant - Sustainable Infrastructure

Johnson Controls•Dublin, OH

11d•$112,100 - $168,400

About The Position

The Project Delivery Consultant is responsible for project estimating and operations development throughout the sales process, from inception through contract signature for the project portfolio within the Central Area team. This role works directly with the Development Manager of that area and is responsible for projects within the local geography as assigned. The consultant determines resource levels to attain schedule milestones and monitors workforce levels to ensure conformance with the construction delivery plan. They manage change/scope creep, ensuring all scope changes are documented and change orders are approved prior to work performance in partnership with assigned Construction Managers. The role also takes ownership of the development of the project execution plan, project schedule, and project budget, representing these factors to the customer as needed by the Development Manager during pursuits. Additionally, the consultant strategizes and collaborates with the Sales and Engineering team within the Area to secure customer contracts and develops and maintains customer and subcontractor relationships.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or Business or equivalent work experience.
Ten or more years of progressively more responsible operations management experience in the Installation Industry --with preference for energy solutions industry -- including five or more years of direct management experience.
High-level competence in written and verbal communication.
Strong presentation skills and proficiency in speaking to large audiences.
Able to lead and direct cross-functional and cross-business unit project teams to achieve business results.
Ability to lead, manage, mentor and inspire others.
Knowledge of multiple levels within the supply chain org.
Polished presentation skills, multi-faceted thinker, innovator.
Strong ability to negotiate, persuade and influence.
Proficient in software scheduling tools and applications.
High level project management process competencies.
Strong proficiency in MS Office (excel, word, power point), MS Project, SharePoint, Adobe Writer, Visio, MS Project, basic Microsoft environment and cloud based business application usage.

Nice To Haves

Preference for energy solutions industry experience.

Responsibilities

Responsible for project estimating and operations development throughout the sales process from inception through contract signature for the project portfolio within the Central Area team working directly with the Development Manager of that area.
Responsible for projects within the local geography as assigned by the Development Manager, determining resource levels to attain schedule milestones and monitoring workforce levels to ensure conformance with the construction delivery plan.
Manages change/scope creep, ensuring that all scope changes are quickly and properly documented and that change orders are approved prior to the performance of work in partnership with assigned Construction managers.
Takes ownership of the development of the project execution plan, project schedule and project budget and represents these factors to the customer as needed by the Development Manager during the pursuits.
Strategizes and collaborates with the Sales and Engineering team, within the Area, to secure customer contracts.
Develops and maintains customer and subcontractor relationships.
Self-performs sales support activities early in the audit process to provide input on vendor/partners selection, scope enhancements, value engineering, risk assessment etc.
Self-performs cost estimating, project scheduling and construction management of projects secured by the area team where applicable.
Develops billing and payment schedule and assists Development team in negotiating most favorable terms.
Understands project scope and customer expectations and communicating same to Development and Delivery team members as necessary throughout the project lifecycle.
Plans and schedules development activities pertaining to future delivery.
Establishes long term customer and contractor relationships.
Influences customer.
Develops initial project delivery plan and project schedule for each assigned project.
Coordinates with SI Area Delivery Manager for required resources for project delivery.
Determines the duration construction resources will be assigned to the projects by developing a preliminary project schedule in MS project or similar.
Establishes customer touch points throughout the life cycle of projects to gain feedback on customer satisfaction.
Communicates customer feedback to broader development and delivery teams when received.
Remains a project resource for the duration as needed.
Effectively communicates the status of projects to Development Manager as required.
Fosters and maintains good working relationships with subcontractors.
Fosters and maintains good working relationships with JCI internal enterprise Digital, Technology, Equipment, Service and Lighting partners.
Ensures compliance with state, local and federal legal requirements.
Ensures the Sustainable Infrastructure business is conducted with the highest ethical standards.
Champions contract compliance and code compliance of all subcontracted scope.
Co-chairs the PLDIMM process for all projects with the SI Delivery Manager.
Participates in a project post-mortem for each project at substantial completion and uses feedback for continuous improvement.
Assists Development Manager and team in ensuring project is set up correctly in MyWork including document storage and team assignments.
Responsible for the promotion of and adherence to JCI safety policies.
Responsible for the Labor estimate, Subcontractor Estimates and Risk/proficiency contributions towards the Development Manager’s secured margin objective for all assigned projects in their portfolio being developed.
Responsible for the final negotiated SOV (Schedule of Values) that will determine billing and payment terms with customer.