Project Manager , Professional Services – Controls

Position: Project Manager I, Professional Services – Controls
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** AS A PROJECT MANAGER I, YOU WILL:
**** Project Execution
*** Manage assigned projects from initiation through closeout, ensuring delivery aligns with approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards.
* Coordinate internal and external resources to support field execution, including Field Service Managers, Technicians, Project Engineers, and subcontractors.
* Ensure project documentation is complete and maintained throughout the lifecycle.
** Financial & Operational Management
*** Track and manage project financials, including revenue, cost, margin, labor, and material usage.
* Maintain accurate project schedules, logs, forecasts, and closeout documentation.
* Support monthly forecasting activities and provide inputs to S&OP related to upcoming labor demand or equipment volume.
* Identify opportunities to optimize labor and material usage while maintaining scope integrity.
** Customer & Stakeholder Engagement
*** Serve as the primary point of contact for day-to-day project communication with customers.
* Provide clear, timely project status updates and escalate risks or issues as needed.
* Develop working relationships with customers and internal stakeholders by understanding project requirements and success criteria.
* Act as a technical liaison in coordination with engineering and technical teams.
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* Job Description:

** The
** Project Manager I** (PMI) is responsible for coordinating and executing small to mid-size technical projects within Copeland’s Cold Chain Professional Services organization. In this role, you will support food retail customers with a primary focus on controls, monitoring, commissioning, and field service–driven project execution. The PM I manages projects from intake through closeout, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, quality, and safety requirements are met.

You will operate within a matrixed delivery organization, partnering closely with Field Services, Technical Services, Project Engineering, Sales, Supply Chain, and Finance to ensure successful project outcomes. This position reports to the Manager, Project Execution.

Collaborate closely with Field Service Managers and Technicians to ensure field execution aligns with scope, standards, and safety requirements.
** REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, &

SKILLS:

** Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. Experience in project coordination, project management, or technical field service environments. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint). Ability to travel up to
** 25%
** based on project and customer needs. Ability to support field-based projects, including visits to customer sites as needed. Ability to work in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment with multiple active projects.
** PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, &

SKILLS:

** 3–5+ years of experience supporting HVACR, controls, refrigeration, or technical services projects. Experience working with food retail customers. Familiarity with PMO-driven environments and standardized project controls. CAPM, PMP, or demonstratedproficiency. project management Strong written and verbal communication skills.

This role is hybrid eligible with the requirement to be in office at least three days per week. Colleagues are expected todemonstratea collaboration first mindset, which is the understanding that teams will work together in-personand colleagues should be flexible to adjust their hybrid days based on business needs. You will have an opportunity to work with your team and leader todeterminewhen you should be inofficeto drive meaningful connections and to best serve our customers.

Across the globe, we are united by a singular

Purpose:

Sustainability is no small ambition. That’s why everything we do is geared toward a sustainable future—for our generation and all those to come. Through groundbreaking innovations, HVACR technology and cold chain solutions, we are reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency in spaces of all sizes, from residential to commercial to industrial.

Flexible and competitive benefits plans offer the right options to meet your individual/family needs: medical insurance plans, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) and more. We provide employees with flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave, vacation and holiday leave.
** Our Commitment to Inclusion & Belonging
** At Copeland, we cultivate a strong sense of inclusion and belonging where individuals of all backgrounds, and with diverse perspectives, are embraced and treated fairly to enable a stronger workforce.  Our employee resource groups play an important role in culture and community building at Copeland.
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