Project Manager - Fire Alarm

ORR Protection•Richmond, VA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Manager - Fire Alarm serves as the strategic leader for the projects and installation team within the DMV region, ensuring smooth and efficient regional operations. The role reports directly to the Sr. Project Manager and works in a hybrid-first environment. Responsibilities include leading and developing associates, overseeing project and installation schedules, reviewing bid requests, monitoring financial performance, maintaining customer relationships, and ensuring regional licenses, certifications, and permits are maintained. The role also supports regional operations and sales teams in a technical capacity and communicates job status, budget concerns, scope changes, and customer satisfaction information. The Project Manager coordinates with the Design department throughout projects to ensure appropriate designs, accurate submittals, as-built drawings, and complete documentation. The role submits design drawings to authorities having jurisdiction for approval and ensures systems comply with applicable codes, manufacturer requirements, ORR practices, and customer specifications. It also oversees system checkouts and testing, customer training, documentation, and the care, use, control, and calibration of assigned test equipment and tools. The role helps ensure associates understand and follow the company quality system and safety initiatives. This is primarily an office role with occasional site visits for customer service or field associate mentorship. Overnight travel may be required up to 25% of the time. Candidates must pass a drug screen, background check, and motor vehicle report.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 5 years of experience in fire protection or a related industry.
At least 1 year of supervisory or project coordination experience.
Ability to communicate effectively with company leadership, regional staff, customers, and vendors.
Team-building and leadership ability, including the ability to attract, develop, grow, and retain a team.
Strong understanding of profit-and-loss components and relationships.
Ability to track and control costs.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Ability to use computer systems including FSM, accounting, and LMS systems.
Basic organizational and time-management skills.
Knowledge of current fire alarm and clean-agent or special-hazard fire suppression systems.
Understanding of electrical/electronic and mechanical piping networks as required.
Ability to read blueprints and mark them up to depict actual as-built conditions.
Ability to read manufacturer instructions and manuals to connect, program, and check out fire protection and related systems.
Ability to pass a drug screen, background check, and motor vehicle report.

Nice To Haves

Post-secondary education in a related technical or business field.
NICET Certification.
Experience, training, or proficiency with conventional fire detection systems, specialized fire detection (air sampling), explosion protection systems, fire suppression systems, room integrity testing, leak detection systems, and recharge and reconditioning of agent storage containers.

Responsibilities

Ensure project associates embrace the safety culture and comply with safety initiatives.
Mentor and develop associates, and hire and onboard new team members.
Oversee scheduling of projects and installation work.
Review and approve requests for bids.
Track and analyze financial information to ensure business health, and track and control costs.
Resolve customer issues or complaints and maintain healthy regional customer relationships.
Ensure regional licenses, certifications, and permits are maintained.
Work with the regional Operations Manager and Sales Managers in a technical capacity as needed.
Communicate job status and critical budget, scope change, or customer satisfaction information.
Coordinate with the Design department to ensure proper design, accurate submittals, as-built drawings, and documentation.
Submit design drawings to authorities having jurisdiction to obtain required approvals.
Ensure systems meet applicable federal, state, and local codes, manufacturer requirements, ORR practices, and customer specifications.
Conduct system checkouts, testing, customer training, and related functions.
Ensure complete and accurate system documentation, including checkout reports, test reports, job closing reports, customer training reports, and as-built drawings.
Ensure proper care and use of assigned test equipment and tools, and control and calibrate inspection, measuring, and test equipment under their control.
Ensure associates are knowledgeable about and conform to the company quality system.
Perform other duties as assigned.