Building Automation Project Manager

25 Harris Mountain West, LLC (Ogden); Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 67,524 - 126,609; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

401(k) with company match

Vacation time, sick time, and paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Short-Term Incentive Plan

Job summary

25 Harris Mountain West, LLC (Ogden) is seeking a Building Automation Project Manager to oversee BA projects ensuring compliance with design, budget, and schedule. This role requires strong leadership skills and the ability to manage teams effectively, resolve conflicts, and maintain safety standards in project execution.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management and over 5 years of project management experience. Benefits include medical insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, and paid vacations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of prior project management experience.
• Basic understanding of business administration and management principles.
• Basic understanding of engineering and technology, including principles and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Supervise BA projects to ensure design, budget, and schedule adherence.
• Manage project team to completion, including post-mortems and improvements.
• Resolve issues related to work procedures, complaints, and construction problems.

Skills

Project management

Problem-solving

Team leadership

Engineering principles

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction management

Job description

Overview

As a Building Automation (BA) Project Manager you will be responsible for the overall supervision of BA projects to ensure accordance with design, budget, and schedule. This position requires the ability to lead and manage teams, implement and direct change, work independently, resolve problems and concerns, and follow numerous safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Apply for and obtain all necessary permits or licenses.
• Interpret and explain plans and contract terms to representatives of the owner or developer, including administrative staff, workers, or clients.
• Track the progress and quality of work being performed.
• Manage and lead team to completion of project, including post‑mortems, regular statuses and continual improvement and adjustments.
• Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables.
• Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
• Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Provide technical assistance, including interpretation of drawings and recommendation of construction methods and equipment.
• Analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Customer Satisfaction

• Resolve employee or contractor problems.
• Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve matters such as work procedures, complaints, or construction problems.
• Conferring with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
• Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts or otherwise negotiating with others.

Safety

• Maintain a safe work environment and use appropriate safety systems/processes.
• Conduct audits per individual project and insure compliance with all OSHA and other state/federal safety and environmental laws.
• Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with Harris and OSHA safety requirements.

Closeout

• Perform site walkthroughs and inspections.
• Ensure project close‑out including Operation and Maintenance manual, owner training, punch list, commissioning, etc.

Schedule

• Attend pre‑bid, turnover and pre‑planning meetings as required.
• Plan, schedule, or coordinate controls project team activities in line with overall project schedule and provide updates to project team as part of regularly scheduled project meetings.
• Assign duties or work schedules to project team employees.
• Develop or update project plans to include objectives, technologies, systems, specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.
• Implement new or modified plans in response to delays, change orders, or construction site emergencies.

Financial

• Evaluate construction methods and determine cost‑effectiveness of plans.
• Manage financial aspects of contracts (fee payment, rental equipment, income/expenses, etc.) and effectively complete change orders as needed.
• Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports.
• Be aware of monthly figures, taking proactive action to prevent losses and maximize profitability.
• Address and correct issues when the project exceeds budget or scope.
• Assume ownership for productivity of crafts, efficient use of materials and equipment, and contractual performance of the project.
• Review or complete change order pricing.
• Manage contracts or negotiate revisions to contractual agreements (change orders) with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers, or subcontractors.
• Initiate and maintain extra work estimating and issuance of change orders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction management preferred.
• 5+ years of prior project management experience.
• 5+ years of basic understanding of business administration and management principles.
• 5+ years of basic understanding of engineering and technology including principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment.
• 5+ years of basic understanding of building and construction materials, tools, and processes.

Benefits & Compensation

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Vacation time, sick time, and paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short‑Term Incentive Plan.

Pay Range: $67,524.87 - $126,609.13. The actual salary offer will vary by candidate based on a wide range of factors such as specific skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

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