Project Manager - Critical Environments

About the role

The Critical Environments Project Manager at Controlled Environmental Systems (CES) oversees projects from sales turnover through closeout, ensuring designs, equipment selections, materials, labor, testing requirements, certification activities, and field execution remain on schedule, within budget, and aligned with customer expectations.

Responsibilities

• Manage critical environment projects from sales turnover through closeout, developing and maintaining project plans, schedules, budgets, resource requirements, and certification milestones while ensuring projects remain on schedule, within budget, and aligned with customer expectations.
• Cook up all phases of project execution, including engineering, equipment procurement, subcontractors, testing, commissioning, certification activities, field operations, and customer communications to ensure successful project delivery.
• Review contracts, specifications, equipment selections, drawings, airflow requirements, and project documentation to ensure compliance with customer requirements, regulatory standards, and critical environment performance objectives.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers, subcontractors, certification agencies, and internal teams by leading project meetings, change orders, resolving project issues, and providing regular status updates.
• Manage project financial performance, including forecasting, progress billing support, change order management, labor planning, and resource allocation while protecting project margins.
• Oversee project documentation, testing and certification records, closeout deliverables, owner training, warranty coordination, and turnover to service teams to ensure a seamless transition and long-term customer success.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders while identifying opportunities to support future projects and ongoing service agreements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related field; equivalent combinations of education and relevant project management experience will be considered.
• Experience managing projects involving HVAC systems, critical airflow systems, cleanrooms, or other controlled environments preferred.
• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to interpret mechanical drawings, specifications, equipment submittals, airflow diagrams, testing and certification reports, and project schedules.
• Prominent organizational, problem-solving, and documentation skills with the ability to maintain accurate project records and drive projects to successful completion.
• Outstanding communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to lead meetings, collaborate across engineering, field operations, service, and sales teams, and effectively communicate with customers and project stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams) and project management software such as Procore, BidTracer, eComm, or similar platforms.

Skills

• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management software.

Benefits

• Qualified applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without the need for employer-based sponsorship currently or in the future.
• Pre-hire requirements include a drug test, a driving report, evidence of insurability, and a background check.