Project Manager

YDU JC Air Cond & Ref Inc.- Dubai; Dublin; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

23 days’ annual leave + bank holidays

Job summary

Silent-Aire, part of Johnson Controls, is seeking a Project Manager to deliver complex HVAC solutions for global customers. You will own project delivery, ensuring quality, schedule, cost, margin, and customer satisfaction from post-sales handover through commissioning and close-out.

You will lead cross-functional teams across Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Production, and Site operations, driving disciplined execution and a best-in-class customer experience.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex projects in commercial, data centre, healthcare, or similar environments.
• Strong commercial awareness with costs, margins, scope and risk management.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and conflicting priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of project delivery across the complete project lifecycle from post-sale handover through commissioning and final handover.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams including Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Production, Procurement, QA/QC, Mission Critical, and Site teams.
• Own project financial performance with accountability for budgets, cost control and gross margin delivery.
• Develop and maintain robust project pricing and execution plans with clear scope and timelines.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Scheduling

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

Project Manager Silent-Aire | Johnson Controls

What You Will Do

This is a high-impact opportunity to join Silent-Aire, part of Johnson Controls, as a Project Manager delivering complex, mission-critical HVAC solutions for global customers. As Project Manager, you will have full ownership of project delivery, taking responsibility for quality, schedule, cost, margin, and customer satisfaction from post-sales handover through commissioning and final client close-out. You will operate at the centre of the organisation, leading cross-functional teams and site operations to ensure projects are executed with discipline, clarity, and strong stakeholder alignment - consistently delivering a best-in-class product and customer experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of project delivery across the complete project lifecycle, from post-sales handover through commissioning and final client handover
• Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams including Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Production, Procurement, QA/QC, Mission Critical, and Site teams
• Own project financial performance, with full accountability for budgets, cost control, and gross margin delivery
• Develop and maintain robust project pricing and execution plans, clearly defining scope, assumptions, inclusions/exclusions, timelines, risks, and cost boundaries
• Partner closely with Client Account Management during pre-sales activities to support accurate project costing, risk assessment, and execution planning
• Develop and manage detailed project schedules, including milestones, sequencing, dependencies, and target versus actual delivery tracking
• Work closely with Engineering and Operations teams to continuously improve project execution methods, driving efficiency, quality, and standardisation
• Support the rollout and adoption of Autodesk Construction Cloud and other digital project delivery tools, contributing to process improvement and consistent ways of working
• Maintain strong, day-to-day engagement with site teams, ensuring clear visibility of risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, and mitigation actions
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, setting clear expectations around safety culture, risk management, reporting, and training in partnership with Health & Safety
• Manage, coach, and develop Project Engineer(s) as required, fostering a collaborative, accountable, and high-performance project culture
• Collaborate closely with fellow Project Managers and senior stakeholders to ensure project delivery aligns with business strategy and operational priorities.

What We Look For

• Essential Proven experience delivering complex projects in commercial, data centre, high-tech, healthcare, manufacturing, or similar environments
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience managing high-value projects within construction, M&E, civil, or comparable technical industries
• Strong track record of leading multi-disciplinary teams and subcontractors, delivering projects on time, within budget, and to a high standard
• High level of commercial awareness, with experience managing costs, margins, scope, and risk
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and decision-making capability

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation package
• 23 days’ annual leave plus all bank holidays, with paid sick leave
• Comprehensive benefits including matched pension contribution, private medical insurance, life assurance, employee assistance programme, and referral schemes
• Extensive on-the-job and cross-training opportunities, supported by industry-leading tools and expertise
• A collaborative, supportive, and high-performance working environment
• Access to Business Resource Groups and inclusion initiatives
• Clear focus on long-term career development within Johnson Controls and the wider Silent-Aire organisation

Why Join Silent-Aire?

At Silent-Aire, you will work on industry-leading, mission-critical infrastructure projects that support global data-centre and high-technology customers. You will be empowered to lead, influence, and make a measurable impact - while building a long-term career within a global organisation that values technical excellence, innovation, accountability, and people.

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 specialised 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.