Johnson Controls

Fire Field Project Manager

Johnson Controls$90K — $125K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical or business field.
  • 5+ years in project management related to fire protection or construction.
  • Strong ability to interpret complex construction documents.
  • Excellent multitasking and deadline management skills.
  • Exceptional communication skills for internal and external interactions.
  • Proficient in MS Excel, including spreadsheet creation and macros.
  • Organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated.
  • Ability to maintain professionalism in challenging situations.
  • Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time.

Responsibilities

  • Manage fire alarm, security, communications, and sprinkler projects in various facilities.
  • Oversee project progression from inception to completion, including design and installation.
  • Develop comprehensive project plans to meet schedules and budget constraints.
  • Conduct Work in Progress meetings to review project status.
  • Ensure adherence to relevant codes, standards, and unique specifications.
  • Coordinate change orders and focus on margin improvement for jobs.
  • Provide professional support and timely follow-up on customer concerns.

Benefits

  • Competitive bonus plan based on individual, group, and corporate performance.
  • Comprehensive benefits package designed for employee wellness.
  • Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
Full Job Description
What you will do

Project Managers are responsible for managing fire alarm, security, communications, and sprinkler installation projects in commercial, educational, healthcare and industrial facilities, positively representing the company in all client and architect/engineer interactions. The PM oversees and communicates project progression from inception to completion including design, permits, material delivery, labor schedules, and field installation. Develops a comprehensive project plan to meet schedules and budgets. Conducts Work in Progress meetings. Understands and follows all published codes, standards, and unique project specifications. Ensures AHJ requirements and departmental/SOX procedures are followed. Convey a sense of professionalism, fairness, and concern for customers, labor and management. Coordinates change orders and drives toward overall margin improvement on every job.

How you will do it
  • Methodology - Understanding of Project Management methodology and key knowledge areas: Integration, Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Human Resources, Communications, Risk and Procurement Management.
  • Communication/Coordination - Responsible for communication and status reporting to project staff, customers and management.
  • Responsible for work plan, managing project resources, duty assignment, responsibilities, scope of authority and provides technical advice and problem resolution to all aspects of project.
  • Fiscal - Responsible for tracking projects expenditures and installation progress through reviews of status reports prepared by project personnel and modifies schedules of plans as required. Maintains full financial accountability to project; requires ability to forecast financial trends across project, ability to understand internal and external client cost structures and integrate or translate to/from Simplex-Grinnell accounting methodology using AIA standards.
  • Quality - Maintain full accountability to project quality; conducting inspections of work site, ensuring workmanship meets installation required quality standards and expectations.
  • Customer Service - Provide responsive, concise, and professional support to all customers and other personnel and ensure timely follow-up on all customer concerns and issues.
  • Collaborates closely with Sales representatives to support client relationships, identify project requirements, and drive customer satisfaction.


What we look for

Required
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical, business, or equivalent field.
  • Five years fire protection, construction, alarm/detection, or related project management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Ability to read and understand complex building architectural, mechanical, and electrical documents.
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments with a strong adherence to deadlines.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, both with internal and external customers.
  • Possess a strong and active working knowledge of MS Excel. Be able to create tracking spreadsheets, reference data in other spreadsheets and create macros.
  • Must be organized, detail oriented and self-motivating.
  • Must have the ability to interact effectively with employees and customers in difficult situations.
  • Able to travel at least 30% of the time.

Preferred
  • Knowledge of NFPA and IEC standards, Underwriter's requirements and applicable building codes preferred.
  • NICET Level II or higher preferred


HIRING SALARY RANGE: $90,000 - $125,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group, and corporate performance. This position includes a competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, we encourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us.

About Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls International plc is a multinational conglomerate headquartered in Cork, Ireland that produces automotive parts such as batteries and electronics and HVAC equipment for buildings. It employs 105,000 people in around 2,000 locations across six continents. As of 2019, it was listed as 389th in the Fortune Global 500; in 2020, it became ineligible for the list. Johnson Controls was founded in 1885 by Warren S. Johnson, a professor at the State Normal School in Whitewater, Wisconsin. Originally called the Johnson Electric Service Company, it focused on automatic temperature regulation. In 1974, the company changed its name to Johnson Controls.
Learn more about Johnson Controls
Size
101,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$923 million
Founded
1885
5 Year Trend
+2.1%
Revenue
$22 billion
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