Controls Project Specialist

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At Trane Technologies and through our businesses including Trane and Thermo King, we create innovative climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation that challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. We're a team that dares to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities. We believe in a better future when we uplift others and enable our people to thrive at work and  boldly go.

The position has been designated by the company as Safety Sensitive.

Trane in Columbus, OH is hiring an HVAC Controls Project Specialist! This is a critical role on our team, and we are looking for someone with in-depth knowledge of & field experience with HVAC / Building Automation Systems (BAS) Controls. This is a hybrid role, with responsibilities encompassing project management, field technician work, and some design/engineering.

Thrive at work and at home:

• Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance, and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives –
  WE DARE TO CARE!
• Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution = up to 8% company contribution.
• Paid Time off with up to 9 paid holidays, 15 vacation days and paid leave in support of volunteer and parental leave needs.
• A regular schedule (with overtime opportunities) and most workdays you’ll be dispatched from your house.
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs to keep you on top of technical innovations including Manufacturer (OEM) Level Training along with tuition assistance and student debt support
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• Knowledge support from the factory is a nationwide communications hub so that you have what you need to get the job done right the first time.
• Premium equipment such as a late model, clean, and dependable company vehicle, high speed laptop, smartphone, specialized tools, uniforms, PPE and safety boot allowance.

Responsible for the commissioning, diagnosis, and repair of environmental-control systems, utilizing knowledge of electronics, direct digital control, airflow, hydronics, refrigeration theory, and control techniques. May also be responsible for hardware and software design activities for small building automation systems, utilizing engineering principles and practices for work on assigned projects.

In addition, this role is responsible for projects that have the following criteria:

• Small or fast track Controls projects as defined by the local office.
• Controls Direct and Indirect projects that have strategic value in the District Office.
• Financial responsibility for the project – scope of work, schedule and budget.
• Able to manage multiple vendors and one subcontractor.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other functions may be assigned.

• Responsible for end to end testing, downloading programming, starting up, commissioning, and servicing on assigned projects.
• Plans and analyzes assigned projects, establishes schedules and project parameters and sets procedures to accomplish system objectives, involving complex contracting applications.
• Meets with contractors and owners to discuss scope of project; budgets; performance; and close-out.
• Examines and reviews contracts and estimates by performing risk analysis and developing risk plans.
• Responsible for maintaining the project budget to forecasted values.
• Prepares sub-contractor request for quotation’s (RFQ) including: scope statements; plans and milestone dates; specs; bonding requirements; and billing schedule of values.
• Receives and qualifies subcontractor proposals; supervises work of project assigned staff, subcontractors and installers.
• Responsible for project cash-flow management: progress billing, collections support and monitoring, and resource management.
• Responsible for change order management by recommending solutions, facilitating quotes and closing orders.
• Records parts, material, labor, and other cost data per assignment and returns…