Project Manager, HVAC

Johnson Controls; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Controls is seeking a Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of HVAC systems across AHU, FWU, CDU, CRAC and modular data centers. You will manage schedules, budgets, P&L, and multi-disciplinary teams while interfacing with customers and contractors to ensure safety, quality and on-time handover.

The role requires strong technical HVAC knowledge, stakeholder management, and fluent English. Regional travel and on-site presence (50%) are expected as projects progress.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering or a related field.
• Proven experience in HVAC project management and execution.
• Strong technical knowledge of HVAC design, installation, testing, and commissioning.
• Experience handling commercial, industrial, healthcare, data center, or large infrastructure projects.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and large project teams.
• Strong communication, planning, and leadership skills.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• PMP or equivalent certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end project execution and delivery across AHU, FWU, CDU, CRAC and Modular Data Centers.
• Develop project execution plans, schedules, budgets and resource plans.
• Manage project engineers, controls engineers, document controllers, subcontractors and suppliers.
• Monitor schedule, cost, risk and project performance; own P&L, forecasting and cash flow.
• Interface with customers and general contractors; ensure contract, safety and quality compliance.
• Ensure timely closure to risks and issues; drive project handover and customer satisfaction.

Job description

Who we are

Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education. For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.

What you will do

The Project Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of AHU, FWU, CDU, CRAC and Modular Data Centers systems from contract bidding through contract award engineering, prototyping, customer factory witness testing, procurement, production, shipping, installation, commissioning, and final handover. The role is accountable for safety, quality, schedule, cost, margin performance, customer satisfaction, and contractual compliance.

How you will do it

Lead end‑to‑end project execution and delivery, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders. Develop project execution plans, schedules, budgets and resource plans. Manage project engineers, project controls engineers, document controllers, subcontractors and suppliers. Monitor schedule, cost, risk and project performance. Own project P&L, forecasting, cash flow and change management. Serve as the primary customer and general contractor interface. Ensure compliance with contract, safety and quality requirements. Ensure timely closure to all risk and issues throughout project delivery. Ensure successful project closure, handover, and customer satisfaction. Will be required to be on-project sites for 50% of the time. Regional travel will be required.

What we look for

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering or a related field.
• Proven experience in HVAC project management and execution.
• Strong technical knowledge of HVAC design, installation, testing, and commissioning.
• Experience handling commercial, industrial, healthcare, data center, or large infrastructure projects.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and large project teams.
• Strong communication, planning, and leadership skills.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• PMP or equivalent certifications.

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.