Construction Project Manager - Sustainable Infrastructure

Johnson Controls; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Controls is seeking a Construction Project Manager in Tempe, AZ to lead the management of building projects, ensuring on-time delivery and profitability. You will coordinate with customers and subcontractors, develop project execution plans, and monitor budgets and schedules throughout the lifecycle.

The role emphasizes safety, regulatory compliance, and strong communication as you collaborate with sales during audits and with delivery teams to optimize vendor and partner selections.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or equivalent work experience with 5+ years of PM experience in building construction.
• Experience with HVAC controls, BAS, Fire and Security management systems is preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for technical audiences.
• Willingness to travel as required by project assignments.
• Proficiency in project management software and financial accounting systems.

Responsibilities

• Self-performs sales support activities early in the audit process for vendor/partners selection and value engineering.
• Self-performs cost estimating, project scheduling and construction management of assigned projects.
• Reviews budgets and scopes, providing feedback and approvals for all booked costs.
• Manages profitable execution, ensuring on-time, on-budget, and within-scope project delivery.
• Maintains profitability goals and positive cash flow for assigned projects.
• Plans, schedules, and controls project activities with broad knowledge of contracts and financial acumen.
• Provides monthly reporting of project financial status and participates in backlog reviews.
• Escalates issues per DOA and communicates problems/solutions to the Delivery Manager.
• Develops and maintains customer and subcontractor relationships throughout the life of the project.
• Ensures compliance with safety programs and aligns with ethical standards.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Vendor management

MS Project

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's in Construction

Associate degree/related exp

Tools

MS Project

Financial accounting systems

MS Office

Job description

What You Will Do

The Construction Project Manager is part of our Sustainability Infrastructure Building Solutions & Technologies business with Johnson Controls. Responsible for construction management of assigned projects. Determines resource levels to attain schedule milestones and monitors workforce levels to ensure conformance with the construction plan. Controls change/scope creep, ensuring that all scope changes are quickly and properly documented and that change orders are approved prior to the performance of work. Implements the site safety and security procedures and project work rules and plays an active role in the development of the safety program. Develops and maintains Customer and Subcontractor relationships. Works under general supervision and in conjunction with Area level management. The Construction Project Manager is actively involved in the local contracting community, industry organizations, and networks with local subcontractors. Responsible for maintaining high customer satisfaction for projects during the execution phase. Works with the Development Consultant and Delivery Manager as needed, to provide sales support activities early in the audit process to provide input on vendor/partners selection, scope enhancements, value engineering, risk assessment etc. as needed. Works with the Development Consultant and Delivery Manager to ensure the profitable execution of assigned projects. Ensures that assigned projects are done accurately, on-time, billed, within budget and within scope of the contract. Maintains profitability goals and positive cash flow for assigned projects

How You Will Do It

• Self-performs sales support activities early in the audit process to provide input on vendor/partners selection, scope enhancements, value engineering, risk assessment etc.
• Self-performs cost estimating, project scheduling and construction management of assigned projects.
• Participates in development process and pre-bid reviews as a peer reviewer for all assigned projects. Provides feedback and approval for all booked project cost budgets and scopes of work.
• Manages the profitable execution of assigned projects. Ensures that assigned projects are done accurately, on-time, billed, within budget and within scope of the contract.
• Maintains profitability goals and positive cash flow for assigned projects.
• Understands project scope and customer expectations. Utilizes resource planning techniques to gain high productivity from team members.
• Plans, schedules, and controls project activities. Broad knowledge of commercial/contractual complexity/deal structure/financial acumen/disciplines of supply chain…negotiation skills…communication skills…c-level relationships
• Provides monthly reporting of Project financial status and participates in the Area General Manager Monthly Project Backlog reviews, as needed.
• Escalates discussions per the DOA matrix and communicates problems/solutions timely to the Delivery Manager for resolution.
• Oversees Field Improvement Measures (FIMs), Multiple FIMs, and innovative/renewable FIMs.
• Established long term customer and contractor relationships. Influences customer.
• Develops and adheres to a Project Execution Plan for each assigned project.
• Establishes customer touch points throughout the life cycle of projects to gain feedback on customer satisfaction. Provides leadership by demonstrating focus on exceeding customers’ expectations.
• Effectively communicates the status of assigned projects to Area Team and Delivery Manager as required and provides monthly forecasts of revenue, costs, and gross margin for the PC execution.
• Fosters and maintains good working relationships with subcontractors.
• Fosters and maintains good working relationships with JCI internal Systems, Service and Lighting partners.
• Ensures compliance with state, local and federal legal requirements.
• Ensure Sustainable Infrastructure business is conducted with the highest ethical standards.
• Champions and drives the SSA Safety Program for employees and subcontractors at all levels. Participates in all PLDIMM for all assigned projects.
• Takes ownership of the project post-mortem process for each project at substantial completion.
• Maintains project records within SharePoint / My Work.

The Following Metrics Define This Responsibility

• Project Profitability
• Executed Gross Margin (Slippage)
• Revenue and revenue flow
• Project cash flow
• Timely Project completion based on MS Project schedule.
• 100% tool usage

Required

What we look for

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or Architecture or an Associate’s Degree with equivalent work related experience and minimum of five (5) years of direct project management experience in the Building Construction Industry.
• Management experience with projects related to HVAC controls, BAS management, Fire management, and Security management systems is desired.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills. Must have the ability to communicate technical material to a non-technical audience.
• The ability to travel. This will vary on project assignment. Projects may exist outside of assigned geography.
• Proficient in Project Management software and financial accounting systems.
• Strong Personal Computer working capabilities in MS Office (Excel, Word, Power Point), MSProject, and basic Windows environment.

Desired

LEED project management a plus

Who We Are

Johnson Controls is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit www.johnsoncontrols.com/tomorrowneedsyou.

HIRING SALARY RANGE

$100,100 - $150,400 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This position includes a competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, we encourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us