Project Manager Senior

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform.

About the role

We are seeking a Project Manager who will maintain overall responsibility for managing project teams delivering annual project revenues of between $500K to $15M. This includes multiple or multi-site enterprise level projects from pre-booking to customer acceptance.

Responsibilities

• Carry overall management of Building Automation projects with a focus on customer satisfaction, collaborating with the sales team to meet agreed upon profit objectives, and meeting or exceeding project completion schedules.
• Proactively participate in pre-bid reviews and sales-to-operations turnover meetings, contributing to the accuracy of the estimate and project layout.
• Maintain overall correspondence responsibility for projects.
• Maintain overall financial responsibility for projects, including revenue generation and forecasting, costs, billing, and overall profitability while proactively seeking to 'value engineer' projects to ensure zero or positive deviation from agreed upon objectives.
• Prepare and maintain all change orders, request for information, and pricing correspondence with the client.
• Coordinate all field activities for project construction management by developing project plans, schedules, timelines, and cost-to-complete estimates.
• Coordinate with vendors and subcontractors to assure competitive cost, best schedule, and delivery for all project-related equipment, supply installations, and construction services.
• Manage vendors and subcontractors to ensure quality control and project delivery on time and within budget, while meeting or exceeding customer expectations.
• Work within a customer-focused project delivery team to ensure customer and project commitments are met, focusing on key deliverables such as submittals and customer acceptance plans.
• Engage with customers to enhance their experience with Distech Controls Solutions through hands-on instruction in the use of system tools.
• Embrace a continuous improvement spirit in all aspects of participating within a project delivery team.

Key Performance Deliverables

• Ability to meet or exceed agreed upon profit objectives.
• Ability to develop project plans in advance of project activities to ensure that agreed upon customer satisfaction objectives are met.
• Ability to work within a customer-focused delivery team and provide necessary assistance to ensure commitments on key deliverables for customer acceptance.
• Ability to maintain current and up-to-date knowledge of all products and services offered.
• Broad knowledge of the contracting industry and business operations to ensure compliance with company, industry, trade, and jurisdictional safety laws, standards, practices, and codes.
• Ability to efficiently and effectively analyze plans, specifications, contract documents, and codes to determine project requirements.
• Proven ability in successfully working on remote projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or more than 10 years of directly related experience as a Senior Automation Technician or Senior Applications Engineer.
• At least 8 years of experience in managing and engineering projects within the industry.
• At least 10 years of experience in the Building Automation System industry.
• Expertise in the use of Building Automation System tools (Graphics and Programming tools), especially Niagara Framework, LonWorks, and BACnet.
• Management of multi-site deliveries.
• Computer literate, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Smartsheet, and other scheduling and planning tools.
• Excellent business acumen and an in-depth understanding of the construction and project management process.
• Experience in performance contracting and energy management is a plus.
• Knowledge in the mechanical, plumbing, power, lighting, lighting controls, and electrical industries.
• Knowledge of building, electrical, and mechanical codes, standards, and regulations.
• Knowledge of contract management, scope, terms, and conditions review.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.
• Valid passport required.
• Valid driver’s license in good standing and a clean driving record required.
• Access to a vehicle required.
• Subject to security information disclosure for highly sensitive projects.

Pay

The range for this position is $83,000 to $164,000. Placement within this range may vary, depending on the applicant’s experience and geographic location.

Benefits

• Health care, dental coverage, and vision plans.
• 401K benefits.
• Commissions/incentive compensation depending on the role.