HVAC Project Manager / Project Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Project Manager for our federal team supporting Fort Stewart and the Hunter Army Airfield military bases near Savannah, GA. Our team here is responsible for long-term energy efficiency and sustainability projects, primarily related to HVAC, HVAC controls, BAS, metering, MEP, electrical and utilities systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as one of the primary on-site leaders for execution on assigned projects, including installation, service, and maintenance of building equipment, systems, and technologies, primarily working with electrical, building automation (BAS), and HVAC mechanical equipment.
• Manages the selection, scope of work, procurement, quality and payment of project materials, vendors and subcontractors.
• Negotiates, prepares and issues subcontracts.
• Develops project schedules and execute according to plan.
• Ensures that assigned projects are done accurately, on-time, billed within budget and within scope of the contract.
• Ensures work performed is in compliance with contracts and legal requirements and operates on the job with the highest of ethics.
• Adheres to and ensures project personnel and subcontractors adhere to all safety standards, internal policies, and US Army Corps of Engineers requirements regarding health and safety.
• Understand project and contract scopes; actively pursue growth opportunities that will help the customer achieve desired outcomes.
• Help prepare and approve cost estimates, contract terms & conditions, and technical responses to client requests for information, bids, and proposals.
• Ensure electricians, mechanics, technicians and subcontractors complete assigned work per established standards, and thoroughly communicate the services performed and completion criteria to customers.
• Along with the Senior Project Manager, analyzes financial reporting and project schedules to proactively address potential problems.
• Effectively communicates project progress, issues and financial status to leadership as required.
• Provide periodic project status updates, and monthly revenue, cost, and gross margin forecasts.
• Manage risk, establish project recovery plans, and resolve disputes to minimize escalation.
• Ensure project document controls and deliverables comply with contract requirements and Johnson Controls standards.
• Manages the selection, ordering, and delivery schedule of materials to be procured for the projects assigned.
• Covers customer-training requirements.

Requirements

• Experience managing technical teams supporting mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC or other technical building trades.
• Experience managing multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Strong experience with project scheduling and coordination for labor and materials.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• The ability to communicate technical material to a non-technical audience.
• Strong personal computer working capabilities in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and basic Windows environment.
• Able to obtain and maintain required government security clearances as needed.

Qualifications

• Management experience with projects related to commercial or industrial size HVAC mechanical equipment (chillers, boilers, Air Handlers, VAV’s, etc.) and related controls, BAS management, and/or Utility Metering Systems.
• Experience working with projects including large HVAC mechanical equipment (chillers, boilers, etc.).
• Estimating experience with MEP related projects.
• Experience working with quality control / quality assurance documentation.
• Experience reading and interpreting government contracts and government procurement standards.
• Experience managing multiple trades and subcontractors.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project preferred.

Skills

• Project Management software and financial accounting systems proficiency.

Benefits

• Vacation: 3 weeks of paid vacation, 5 sick days, 3 floating holidays and 10 standard holidays per calendar year (6.5 weeks of paid time off in total).

Pay

Pay Range: $110,000 - $140,000 base salary plus bonus. Negotiable based on experience.