Project Manager - Engineering

Allegion • Pico Rivera, CA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This role offers the benefits of our dynamic hybrid work model—combining in-person collaboration for meaningful moments with the flexibility of remote work. We are committed to fostering a healthy work-life balance and building meaningful connections, ensuring you have the tools, resources, and support needed to excel in any environment. Together, we’ll unlock your potential and create a lasting impact. As the Project Manager, you will utilize your excellent communication skills to manage custom steel door assembly jobs, serving as the customer’s primary point of contact throughout the project execution phase. You will oversee a wide range of highly specialized products, including acoustic, RF, bullet, blast, forced entry, and hurricane doors. While primarily responsible for a specific territory or region, you will also act as a collaborative team player, backing up peers and assisting in the training of Assistant Project Managers. You will work closely with CAD design engineers to deliver submittals, revisions, and manufacturing releases that exceed customer expectations.

Requirements

• A minimum of three (3) years of project management experience in a related steel door/frame, manufacturing, construction, or similar environment.
• High School or GED Diploma required
• Proven track record in scheduling and managing multiple competing projects/jobs with lifecycles ranging from several weeks to several months.
• Ability to work seamlessly across departments to deliver projects on time and to the customers' exact expectations.
• Carefully monitors processes, organizes systems of records, and ensures accuracy in documentation and data.
• Listens with objectivity, checks for understanding, and effectively transfers thoughts and ideas to influence others or gain their support.
• Uses active listening techniques to reduce conflict. Stays objective and fair in assessing different points of view.
• Builds and maintains trusting relationships with associates and customers. Demonstrates a direct and diplomatic approach in dealing with others.
• Quickly adjusts to new, different, or changing requirements and maintains composure under pressure.
• Identifies and defines problems, determines probable causes, suggests solutions, and is skilled at recognizing connections and links.
• Demonstrates logic, rationality, and objectivity in decision-making. Analyzes alternate solutions and potential outcomes.
• Holds self, others, and other departments accountable for results. Is persistent and follows through on commitments.
• Accurately and effectively identifies customer needs; displays knowledge of relevant products, services, and processes to develop solutions.
• Takes ownership of work and responsibility for results, whether positive or negative.

Responsibilities

• Manage the entire lifecycle of each project once the contract is awarded.
• Direct engineering schedules and prioritize projects for the resubmittal of customer-facing documents.
• Collaborate with and direct CAD design engineers to deliver required engineering documentation.
• Respond to customer requests for changes and information in a timely manner.
• Coordinate cross-functional resolution calls and escalate issues when necessary to maintain excellent relationships.
• Receive, interpret, and communicate revisions or requests for change with internal teams and the client.
• Control potential change orders to capture maximum revenue and generate additional revenue by identifying expedite opportunities.
• Notify customers of any schedule impacts (both in and out of our control), coordinate shipment releases with customers and the logistics group, and lead large-scale kick-off meetings with key stakeholders to ensure the smooth execution of highly complex jobs.
• Collect and reconcile any prepayments and deposits required up to the time of the final invoice.

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• 401K plan with a 6% company match and no vesting period
• Health Savings Accounts
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Disability Insurance – Short-Term and Long-Term coverage
• Life Insurance – Term life coverage with the option to purchase supplemental coverage
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Voluntary Wellness Program
• Employee Discounts through Perks at Work
• Community involvement and opportunities to give back
• Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths assessment & coaching

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED