Service Project Manager - BAS
About the role
Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading the successful execution of construction and directowner projects by coordinating technical, financial, and operational requirements from project kickoff through closeout. This role partners closely with sales, operations, subcontractors, and internal teams to ensure projects are accurately estimated, properly booked, and aligned with customer expectations and contractual scope. The Service Project Manager proactively identifies and resolves project risks, forecasts and manages costs, coordinates materials and installations, oversees invoicing and collections, and drives change order opportunities. They ensure all project documentation, engineered submittals, and schedules support productivity and quality outcomes while providing technical guidance throughout design, installation, commissioning, and ongoing building system support. Effective communication, leadership, and financial accountability are central to ensuring projects meet budget, schedule, and performance goals while delivering longterm value to customers and stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Provides input to sales and operations regarding the technical and business considerations for construction or direct owner projects (estimating, value engineering, timing, special resource needs, etc.).
- Ensures project is booked correctly and that all necessary forms are completed for both internal and external purposes.
- Ensures project documents, estimate, and other information are available to all necessary personnel to maximize productivity on the project.
- Determines if customer expectations can be achieved based upon estimate or contractual scope; provides feedback internally and externally.
- Identifies and resolves potential project issues.
- Accurately forecasts costs for each area of the project and tracks these over time to achieve budget and forecast goals.
- Invoices projects timely and is actively engaged in collections to minimize aging.
- Coordinates material orders and timing with Material Coordinator to maximize cash flow and material handling efficiency.
- Ensures all equipment is compatible and will function properly to achieve the required sequences.
- Coordinates with subcontractors or internal installation team to achieve maximum value in installations.
- Completes the monthly WIP re‑forecast.
- Recommends technical solutions to sales and operations; assists Sales team during estimating phase.
- Identifies change order opportunities and coordinates with sales to document, pursue, and book them.
- Provides support to contractors to solve building operating issues that go beyond controls or special systems operation.
- Communicates with internal employees as required to ensure labor is accurate and timely and estimated productivity is achieved in all areas.
- Provides leadership and input to others as requested or required to assist in accurate estimation, design, installation, start‑up, commissioning, and training for building systems.
- Communicates with external organizations such as consulting engineers, building owners, and other contractors to ensure accurate and timely engineering.
- Provides support for ongoing service engineering and support for existing building systems.
- Reviews all engineered submittals ensuring adherence to scope, budget, customer expectations, and location standards; provides input on employee goals and progress to supervisors and managers as required.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of high school diploma.
- 2‑year technical degree in Electronics related studies preferred.
- Undergraduate degree in Electrical, Construction Management, or other related studies, or equivalent job experience.
- 7+ years of HVAC and/or Building Automation and Project Management experience.
- Proficient in interpreting and managing billing processes, including understanding schedules of values.
- Strong grasp of budgeting principles, including budget development, tracking, and forecasting