Johnson Controls

Fire Sprinkler Project Manager

Johnson Controls$85K — $117K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or associate degree or equivalent work experience (3+ years)
  • Minimum 2 years' experience managing staff, clients, and contractors
  • NICET Level II certification in relevant field (within 2 years)
  • Prior experience with sprinkler systems is mandatory
  • Familiarity with industry concepts, practices, and procedures
  • Proficient in Windows applications; strong spreadsheet skills
  • Exceptional communication and customer service skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with effective speaking and writing capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate and complete multiple sprinkler projects concurrently
  • Attend contractor project meetings and maintain accurate documentation
  • Manage project budgets and ensure jobs stay within allocated dollars and hours
  • Generate change orders and secure necessary approvals
  • Identify and resolve project issues proactively
  • Collect project invoices and manage dispute resolutions
  • Ensure compliance with project closeout and customer training requirements.

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package
  • Sales commission plan based on project margins
  • Opportunities for local travel
  • Professional development and training resources
  • Supportive work environment encouraging leadership and team building.
Full Job Description
What you will do

As a Sprinkler Project Manager, you are responsible for coordinating, managing and completing multiple concurrent turnkey projects of varying size. The manager is responsible for attending contractors' project meetings, and maintain accurate records of meetings, schedules, and requests. The incumbent should be able to manage a project budget and bring the project in at the dollars and hours allotted to the job. Interact with the district sales staff to confirm labor estimates on new and retrofit projects. Responsible for generating project change orders and securing signatures. Anticipates and identifies problems early and implements solutions. Responsible for collecting on project invoices and resolving disputes. Monitors district performance, resolves problems, fine-tunes plans to changing conditions and report difficulties. Assures compliance with project closeout requirements, AHJ approvals, customer training and closeout documentation.

How you will do it

Assist in proposal activities, selection of subcontractors, maintain project documentation, control equipment allocation and keeps a project manual.

Retain copies of contracts, change orders, special commitments, ship dates, completion dates and other elements necessary to monitor the project.

Maintain a set of report and working drawings where applicable, consulting with local building and wiring inspectors, working with owner/customers.

Conduct construction meetings, maintain safety program, arrange equipment delivery, scheduling and change order management and project close-out documentation.

Communicate workforce requirements to Construction Superintendent in order to meet construction schedules.

What we look for

Required
  • Bachelor's degree or associate Degree, or equivalent work experience of at least three years
  • At least two years previous related experience managing staff, customers, and contractors.
  • NICET Level II certification in at least one field must be obtained within two years of employment.
  • Must have sprinkler experience.
  • Must be familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.
  • Computer literate-Windows Applications with emphasis in spreadsheets.
  • Excellent written/verbal communication and outstanding customer service skills are necessary.
  • Requires good interpersonal skills, along with effective writing, speaking and presentation skills.
  • Demonstrated management/leadership abilities to include training, team building, presentation and negotiation skills, branch administration and effective interaction with customer/company management.
  • Available for Local Travel

Preferred
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent with five years of experience.
  • Seven years of industry experience with sprinkler layout, hydraulic calculations, and installation of complex sprinkler systems desired.
  • At least four years' previous related experience managing staff, customers, and contractors.
  • Project Management experience with a proven track record.
  • Project Management Institute, (Project Management Professional) certification
  • Experience in preparing reports for upper management regarding status of project. Computer fluency in Windows, Excel, and other
  • Purchasing experience preferred.


Salary Range: HIRING SALARY RANGE: $85,200. - $117,250. (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 Sales Commission Plan that will take into account project, quarterly, and annual margin. This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, please visit the Employee Benefits tab on our main careers page at https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/careers

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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