Position Summary
The BAS Projects / Parts Coordinator provides administrative, procurement, material, and project coordination support for the KBS Building Automation Systems team.
Travel: Limited, as required
Key Responsibilities
BAS Project Coordination
- Assist BAS Project Managers with project setup, documentation, scheduling, procurement, and closeout activities.
- Establish and maintain project folders and required documentation in accordance with KBS standards.
- Track project milestones, material requirements, submittals, approvals, deliveries, and outstanding action items.
- Coordinate with BAS engineering, programming, installation, service, and project management personnel.
- Assist with equipment schedules, controller lists, Bills of Material (BOM), and project material requirements.
- Maintain project logs for RFIs, submittals, change requests, material status, and other required documentation.
- Support preparation of BAS project closeout packages, including warranties, as-built documentation, O&M information, and other customer deliverables.
- Identify potential schedule or material issues and escalation them to the appropriate Project Manager or Operations Manager.
Parts & Material Coordination
- Obtain pricing and availability for BAS controls, sensors, actuators, controllers, supervisory devices, networking components, panels, transformers, relays, VFD accessories, and related materials.
- Generate and process purchase requests and purchase orders in accordance with KBS procedures.
- Coordinate orders with approved manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers.
- Track orders from placement through shipment and delivery.
- Monitor backorders, lead times, substitutions, and discontinued products.
- Expedite critical materials when required to support customer commitments.
- Verify received materials against purchase orders and project requirements.
- Coordinate returns, warranty replacements, RMAs, and material credits.
- Maintain appropriate inventory levels for commonly used BAS service and project parts.
- Assist with identifying obsolete products and appropriate replacement or migration options.
BAS Repair & Small Project Quotations
- Support the preparation of quotations for BAS repairs, replacements, upgrades, and small projects.
- Review technician service findings and determine required parts and materials.
- Obtain vendor pricing and current lead times.
- Develop material cost information and assist with labor estimates.
- Prepare repair quote packages for review and approval by BAS Operations, Sales, or Project Management.
- Follow up on outstanding quotations and customer approvals.
- Upon approval, coordinate material ordering and transition the work into scheduling and execution.
- Maintain visibility of open repair opportunities and quotation status.
Service & Field Support
- Provide parts and procurement support to BAS field technicians and remote operations personnel.
- Research replacement components for obsolete or unavailable BAS products.
- Assist technicians with identifying manufacturer part numbers and compatible replacement products.
- Coordinate emergency and expedited parts requirements for critical customer systems.
- Ensure materials are staged, shipped, or delivered to the appropriate technician, branch, or customer location.
- Assist with maintaining truck stock and branch BAS inventory standards.
Project Cost & Financial Support
- Maintain accurate purchase order and material cost information by project.
- Verify vendor invoices and material charges against purchase orders when requested.
- Assist Project Managers with identifying committed material costs.
- Help maintain visibility of actual versus estimated material costs.
- Identify potential material cost overruns or procurement issues.
- Support change-order documentation when material or scope changes occur.
- Assist with project billing documentation and revenue recognition support as required.
Vendor & Manufacturer Coordination
- Develop productive working relationships with KBS BAS manufacturers, distributors, and supply-chain partners.
- The coordinator will work with suppliers to obtain competitive pricing, improve delivery performance, identify substitutions, resolve warranty issues, and support KBS standardization initiatives.
Systems & Documentation
- The BAS Projects / Parts Coordinator will be expected to work within KBS business systems and processes.
- The position is responsible for maintaining accurate and timely information within the appropriate KBS systems.
Qualifications
Required
- 2+ years of experience in project coordination, purchasing, service coordination, construction administration, HVAC, electrical, controls, or a related technical environment preferred.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, quotations, orders, and priorities simultaneously.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and related business applications.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate documentation.
- Ability to communicate effectively with field technicians, Project Managers, customers, vendors, and management.
Preferred
- Previous experience with Building Automation Systems, HVAC controls, HVAC service, electrical controls, or low-voltage systems.
- Familiarity with BAS manufacturers and controls components.
- Experience purchasing technical equipment or construction materials.
- Experience preparing repair or small-project quotations.
- Familiarity with Bills of Material, submittals, purchase orders, RFIs, change orders, and project closeout documentation.
- Experience with Salesforce, BidTracer, Monday.com, Bluebeam, or similar systems.