Project Manager II (Fire)

Bosch Building Technologies LLC•Wilmington, NC

About The Position

The Fire Alarm Project Manager leads fire alarm projects from booking through closeout, ensuring scope alignment, cost control, scheduling accuracy, and customer expectations are met. Partners closely with sales, engineering, operations, and subcontractors to manage budgets, forecasts, billing, materials, and change orders while proactively resolving project issues and optimizing project performance.

Requirements

Minimum of high school diploma.
2 year technical degree in Electronics or related studies preferred.
2+ years of Fire Alarms Project Management experience.
Proficient in interpreting and managing billing processes, including understanding schedules of values.
Strong grasp of budgeting principles, including budget development, tracking, and forecasting.
Foundational knowledge of profit and loss (P&L) statements and how they relate to project and departmental financial performance.
An understanding of basic computer operating systems.
The ability to configure and debug basic computer problems.
Clear and concise ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
An ability to understand empathetically the issues and perceptions others have and to creatively and successfully work through these issues to achieve a successful outcome and customer and employee satisfaction.

Nice To Haves

4+ years of Fire Alarms Project Management experience.
Experience with Honeywell’s Notifier system.
Some experience with programming fire alarms’ system.
A clear ability to work with electronic equipment such as volt meters, amp meters, oscilloscopes, etc.
The ability to troubleshoot basic electric and electronic circuitry including reading and interpreting electrical and electronic diagrams.
NICET certification level II
Have a very deep understanding of NFPA 72 and other related fire and life safety codes.
Have the experience to provide extensive integration support for a multitude of building systems.

Responsibilities

Provides input to sales and operations regarding the technical and business considerations for construction or direct owner projects. This input could be associated with areas such as estimating, value engineering, timing, special resource needs, or other aspects peculiar to specific projects.
Ensures project is booked correctly and that all necessary forms are completed for both internal and external purposes.
Ensures project documents, estimate, and other information are available to all necessary personnel to maximize Bosch Building Technologies’ productivity on the project.
Determines if customer expectations are similar to Bosch Building Technologies’ and if these can be achieved based upon Bosch Building Technologies’ estimate or contractual scope. Provides feedback on this as appropriate internally and externally.
Identifies and resolves potential project issues.
Accurately forecasts costs for each area of the project and tracks these over time to achieve budget and forecast goals.
Invoices projects timely and is actively engaged in collections to minimize aging.
Coordinates material orders and timing with Material Coordinator to maximize cash flow and material handling efficiency. Ensures all equipment is compatible and will function properly to achieve the required sequences.
Coordinates with Subcontractors or internal installation team to achieve maximum value in installations.
Completes the monthly WIP re-forecast.
Identifies change order opportunities and coordinates with sales to document, pursue, and book them.
Provide support to Bosch Building Technologies and other contractors to solve building operating issues.
Communicate with internal employees as required to ensure Bosch Building Technologies labor is accurate and timely and estimated productivity is achieved in all areas.
Communicate with external organizations as required such as consulting engineers, building owners, and other contractors to ensure accurate and timely engineering.
Provide support for ongoing service engineering and support for existing building systems.
Reviews all engineered submittals ensuring adherence to scope, budget, and customer expectations as well as location standards.
Other duties as assigned.