Required Education and Experience- Associate degree in Engineering with 6 years of relevant project management experience, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Minimum 4 years of fire alarm, life safety, or related project management experience.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities- Manage fire alarm, life safety, security, prime, and design-build projects from planning through closeout, including scope, schedule, budget, resources, milestones, deliverables, and overall execution.
- Coordinate with internal teams, field staff, subcontractors, clients, contractors, architects, vendors, inspectors, and other stakeholders to keep projects aligned, compliant, and on schedule.
- Lead project reviews, site visits, pre-tests, commissioning activities, and FDNY inspections to support quality, compliance, safety, and client satisfaction.
- Review drawings, specifications, engineered documents, panel information, and project requirements to confirm scope, materials, methods, and field execution plans.
- Oversee field execution, including layout, conduit preparation, wiring, equipment testing, parts requisitioning, tool readiness, material tracking, and job site organization.
- Support installation, retrofit, service, testing, inspection, troubleshooting, and repair work in accordance with NYC, NFPA, HRFS, and applicable electrical code requirements.
- Identify code, quality, safety, system, and non-conformance issues; recommend practical solutions; and escalate service, programming, or technical matters as needed.
- Supervise, support, and mentor field installers, junior technicians, and junior Project Managers on fire alarm products, codes, safety practices, and project management standards.
- Maintain accurate project documentation, including work orders, system reports, materials records, commissioning notes, field changes, risks, solutions, and final closeout documentation.
- Communicate professionally with clients, managers, office teams, and stakeholders; provide timely progress updates; support Sales with walkthroughs and takeoffs; and maintain positive client relationships.
Skills and Knowledge- Strong project management, budgeting, scheduling, risk management, problem-solving, and execution skills across multiple concurrent projects.
- Working knowledge of fire alarm systems, life safety products, electrical theory, circuitry, device configuration, diagnostics, troubleshooting, and related field equipment.
- Ability to interpret blueprints, schematics, drawings, specifications, manuals, assembly instructions, and engineered documents.
- Knowledge of NYC Building Code, NFPA, NEC Article 760, ADA requirements, grounding, bonding, and applicable local electrical code requirements; EST product knowledge preferred.
- Strong communication, documentation, report-writing, organizational, time management, analytical, and mathematical skills.
- Effective leadership, decision-making, negotiation, client service, safety awareness, and team collaboration skills.
- Self-directed and dependable, with Microsoft Office proficiency and the ability to work effectively under pressure in both office and field environments.
Core Competencies- Technical expertise and job knowledge
- Accountability, dependability, and initiative
- Client service, communication, and collaboration
- Sound judgment, decision-making, ethics, and integrity
Company-Sponsored Certifications and Training- OSHA 30-Hour, DOB 4-Hour Scaffolding, HRFS Project Manager, PMP, EST Product, and Client Service training programs
- Six Sigma Black Belt and NICET Level III
High Rise offers a highly competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, prescription plans for employees and their families, company paid life insurance, 401k match and Profit-Sharing contributions.
High Rise offers a variety of exciting career development opportunities within the organization. We have a robust learning and development platform that provides training and mentoring to employees at all levels of the organization. Employees are offered the opportunity to take part in a range of internal training initiatives to hone their existing skills and continue to grow professionally in accordance with the changing external environment. In addition, our peer-to-peer coaching program and emphasis on dynamic information exchange between teams ensures that our people are challenged intellectually and given the opportunity to succeed in their role.
Our organization is dynamic, and we pride ourselves on providing a collaborative work environment where employees are consistently engaged and work together to provide top quality service.
