Controls Project Manager

YDU JC Air Cond & Ref Inc.- Dubai; Dublin; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Medical benefits

Paid holidays & sick pay

Career development & training

Job summary

Johnson Controls is recruiting a Project Manager to lead Building Management System (BMS) projects across commercial, pharmaceutical, industrial and data centre environments. You will manage scope, schedule, budget, risk, and customer satisfaction from initiation to handover, coordinating engineering, software, commissioning and procurement activities.

You will build strong stakeholder relationships, ensure safety, quality and regulatory compliance, and drive project performance, reporting to

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing Building Management Systems (BMS) or related engineering projects.
• Strong understanding of HVAC controls and building automation solutions.
• Experience delivering projects from design through commissioning and handover.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, schedules, resources and commercial performance.
• Experience collaborating with customers, consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of BMS projects from initiation to commissioning and handover.
• Coordinate internal teams including engineering, software, commissioning, procurement and installation.
• Manage scope, programme, budget and risk to ensure on-time delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Provide regular progress updates and maintain strong customer relationships.

Skills

Building Management Systems (BMS)

HVAC controls

Project management

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

PM qualifications (PMP/PRINCE2)

Tools

Metasys

Niagara

Trend

Distech

Schneider

Siemens

Job description

Project Manager – Building Management Systems (BMS) At Johnson Controls, we're transforming how buildings operate through advanced automation and control technologies. Our Building Management Systems (BMS) help customers improve efficiency, sustainability, safety, and operational performance across commercial buildings, pharmaceutical facilities, and mission-critical data centre environments.

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of Building Management System projects from initiation through to commissioning, customer acceptance, and handover. This role combines project leadership, stakeholder management, commercial awareness, technical coordination, and customer engagement to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

What You Will Do

Lead the delivery of BMS projects across commercial, pharmaceutical, industrial, and data centre environments. Take overall responsibility for project scope, programme, budget, risk management, and customer satisfaction. Manage all phases of project execution from kick-off through design, installation, commissioning, and final handover. Coordinate internal project teams including engineering, software, commissioning, procurement, and installation resources. Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, consultants, contractors, and key stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. Monitor project performance and proactively identify, mitigate, and resolve risks, issues, and programme challenges. Ensure compliance with contractual obligations, project specifications, quality standards, and company processes. Lead project meetings, progress reviews, reporting, and customer communications. Support resource planning and coordinate project activities to ensure successful and timely delivery. Oversee commissioning, witness testing, training, and customer handover activities. Ensure projects achieve financial targets while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction and operational excellence.

How You Will Do It

Apply strong project management methodologies to deliver multiple projects simultaneously. Collaborate with technical teams to ensure system designs, controls strategies, commissioning plans, and customer requirements are effectively managed. Drive project execution through structured planning, scheduling, cost control, and risk management processes. Manage stakeholder expectations and provide regular project updates to both customers and internal leadership teams. Foster collaboration across engineering, operations, commissioning, and commercial teams. Ensure health, safety, quality, and regulatory compliance remain a priority throughout project delivery. Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project delivery performance and customer experience. Promote a customer-focused approach while balancing technical, commercial, and operational requirements.

What We Look For

• Proven experience managing Building Management Systems (BMS), controls, automation, building services, or related engineering projects.
• Strong understanding of HVAC systems, controls technologies, and building automation solutions.
• Experience delivering projects from design and installation through commissioning and final client handover.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project budgets, schedules, resources, and commercial performance.
• Experience working directly with customers, consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong communication, leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Customer-focused mindset with strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Highly Advantageous Experience delivering projects within pharmaceutical, life sciences, data centre, or other mission-critical environments.
• Knowledge of BMS platforms such as Metasys, Niagara, Trend, Distech, Schneider, Siemens, or similar building automation systems.
• Professional project management qualifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent.
• Experience managing controls, automation, or smart building technology projects.
• Understanding of energy management, system integration, and connected building technologies.
• Knowledge of construction project delivery methodologies and contractual frameworks.
• Engineering, Building Services, Electrical, Controls, or related technical qualification.

What We Offer

• Pension.
• Medical, life assurance & employee discounts.
• Paid holidays and sick pay.
• Structured career development and progression opportunities.
• Extensive technical and professional training.
• Opportunity to work on large-scale pharmaceutical, commercial, and data centre projects.
• A collaborative, supportive, safety-first culture.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a market-leading team delivering complex and innovative building automation projects for some of the world's most demanding commercial, pharmaceutical, and mission-critical facilities.

Johnson Controls: Enhancing the Intelligence of Buildings

Your buildings have a purpose. They are places for people to live or work. Facilities for learning or healing. Venues for entertainment and shopping. Sites for the specialized storage of tangible goods or mission-critical data. Your buildings have a huge variety of functions; they are central to your mission. This is where Johnson Controls comes in, helping drive the outcomes that matter most. Through a full range of systems and digital solutions, we make your buildings smarter. A smarter building is safer, more comfortable, more efficient, and, ultimately, more sustainable. Most important, smarter buildings let you focus more intensely on your unique mission. Better for your people. Better for your bottom line. Better for the planet. At Johnson Controls, we’ve been making buildings smarter since 1885, and our capabilities, depth of innovation experience, and global reach have been growing ever since. Today, we offer the world’s largest portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services; we put that portfolio to work to transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play.