Assistant Service Project Manager

Comfort Systems USA; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Comfort Systems USA is looking for an Assistant Service Project Manager (SPM1) to support the management of service projects. This role involves assisting SPMs in overseeing project planning, resource allocation, and ensuring project completion.

Ideal candidates should possess a solid understanding of mechanical or electrical equipment, along with leadership and organizational skills. The role includes site-based responsibilities with some travel required to job sites.

Qualifications

• Proven work history as a Field Engineer for mechanical or electrical equipment installation.
• Understanding of industrial mechanical or electrical equipment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing service projects and supporting site project management tasks.
• Oversee project planning and gather material requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for project success.

Skills

Leadership development

Organizational skills

Analytical ability

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Associate or bachelor's degree in construction management, Engineering, or related field

Trade school or Military training

Job description

Position Overview

Assistant Service Project Manager (SPM1) is responsible for supporting SPMs in the management of one or more Service projects. This role will take direction from an SPM2 and requires learning the basics of Site Project Management of TAS products and assisting in all duties to support Service project completion.

Key Job Responsibilities

Support any of the duties and activities below as assigned to SPM1 or SPM2:

• Oversight and planning for projects from “ready to Ship” turnover to final client sign-off.
• Review contract Scope of Responsibility Matrix (SOR), if available, or work with PM team to create.
• Review SOR with client’s site management team and Contractor leads to prevent “Scope Creep.”
• Assist Production in identifying and sourcing critical missing materials during the Assembly phase.
• Participate with Production, PM and QA to get agreement on Ready to Ship Turnover, including sign-offs for “released to split”, “BIM/Punchlist/shipping deviations” and “shipped Loose List.”
• Coordinate incomplete materials and labor resulting from “shipping deviations” before modules arrive on-site and arrange for appropriate manpower for any completions work required.
• Attend, via Teams or in person, site progress meetings, pull planning, and CX site meetings.
• Manage the site team activities and resource allocation through installation, completions work and precommissioning activities.
• Collaborate with various teams, including engineering, purchasing, quality control, and project management, to ensure on-site project requirements are met.
• Review commissioning SOR with Commissioning Manager and assist in scheduling labor subcontractors during Commissioning.
• Manage material suppliers to address scope, commercial, and schedule matters after project shipment.
• Travel to sites as needed for customer issues, manpower and coordination.
• Manage BIM issue closure with TAS site team.
• Ensure site team Safety and other required training is met for client’s requirements.
• Initiate and budget/plan site issue remediation projects.
• Update Site summary report weekly for all assigned project sites.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by Management.

Job Skills

• Ability and desire to develop leadership and team management skills.
• Solid organizational skills, including multitasking and time management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency.

Education & Training

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience with Modular equipment installation or service of mechanical equipment.
• Trade school, Military training or other mechanical or electrical training can be a substitute.

Minimum Requirements

• Proven work history as a Field Engineer for mechanical or electrical equipment installation and/or maintenance.
• Understanding of industrial mechanical or electrical equipment.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Primarily site-based, with a mix of office work, job site and Production floor.
• Ability to travel to job sites as required.
• Occasional moving of up to 50lbs materials.
• Steel-toe boots and Safety glasses required when in Shop areas or jobsites.

Company Policy

TAS has a tobacco-free workplace policy, under which individuals are not allowed to smoke or use tobacco or nicotine products on the TAS premises while conducting TAS business off premises or take “smoking” breaks during working hours. “Smoking” and “tobacco or nicotine products” includes, but is not limited to, product such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, vaping, all forms of smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip) and clove cigarettes.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

Equal Employment Opportunity

TAS Energy Inc. guarantees equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.