Fire Project Manager

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time - 15 days of vacation first year
• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care - Available day one
• Extensive product and on the job/cross training opportunities With outstanding resources
• Encouraging and collaborative team environment
• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy
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Project Managers are responsible for managing fire protection 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.

• Methodology - Understanding of Project Management methodology and key knowledge areas:
  Integration, Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Communications, Risk and Procurement Management.
• Communication/Coordination - Responsible for communication and status reporting to project staff, customer 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 Johnson Controls 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 ensures timely follow-up on all customer concerns and issues.

• Five years construction experience or related project management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize among assignments with a strong consistency to deadlines.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, both with internal and external customers.
• Possess a strong and active solid understanding of MS Excel. Be able to build tracking spreadsheets, reference data in other spreadsheets and build macros.
• Must be organized, detail oriented and self-motivating.
• Must have the ability to interact effective with employees and customers in difficult situations.

• Five years fire protection, alarm/detection, or related project management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experiences.
• Ability to read and understand complex building architectural, mechanical and electrical documents.
• Knowledge of NFPA and IEC standards, Underwriter’s requirements and applicable building codes.
• NICET Level II or higher
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical, business or equivalent field.
• Able to travel at least 10%-20% of the time.
• Time spent in the field 50%, time spent in office 50%

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $89,400-$134,000 (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.

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