HVAC Project Manager

YDU JC Air Cond & Ref Inc.- Dubai; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Controls is seeking an HVAC Project Manager to oversee complex chiller projects from order execution through startup. You will plan scope, schedule, and resources, coordinating engineering, manufacturing and field startup, while managing risk and delivering on contractual requirements.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, cost control, and process improvements across Johnson Controls' business workflows to streamline ordering and manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering plus one to three years related work experience.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have the ability to communicate technical material to a non-technical audience.
• Strong PC working capabilities in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project), Adobe Writer, Visio, and basic Windows environment.

Responsibilities

• Define project schedule, scope, goals, resource requirements, and deliverables.
• Determine and assess the need for additional team members or resources and communicate needs to leadership.
• Plan, schedule, and track project timelines, deliverables, and milestones using appropriate tools.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
• Identify and resolve project scope, financial, and schedule impacts related to manufacturing issues.
• Build and grow business relationships with customers and suppliers for special engineered products.
• Conduct project post-mortems and create lessons learned report.
• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.
• Coach and mentor project team members and drive accountability.
• Identify and engage required resources for each project phase.
• Coordinate and lead cross-functional teams to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Non-technical communication

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Microsoft Project

Adobe Writer

Visio

Windows basics

Job description

What you will do

The HVAC Project Manager is expected to work under minimal supervision to identify and determine the direction of complex chiller projects by managing assigned orders through the order execution, engineering, manufacturing, and startup phases. Working in a team environment, the Project Manager will develop and document the plan, ensure adherence, and manage risk factors identified in each contract. The assigned customer orders will have a high degree of complexity or special circumstances when compared to standard products. The projects must be managed according to strict customer and financial requirements. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of core, extended, and support team members, suppliers, contractors, or consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan. Periodically, the Program Manager will also be tasked with leading change management initiatives for the business. In this function, the Program Manager will be working closely with engineering, manufacturing, and other groups within Johnson Controls to study and implement new business workflows, with the end result being a more streamlined ordering and manufacturing process, both internally and externally to Johnson Controls.

Responsibilities

• Define project schedule, scope, goals, resource requirements, and deliverables that support business and customer goals.


• Determine and assess the need for additional team members or resources and communicate additional needs to leadership when project goals are being affected.


• Plan, schedule, and track project timelines, deliverables, and milestones using appropriate tools.


• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.


• Identify and resolve project scope, financial, and schedule impacts related to manufacturing issues.


• Build, develop and grow business relationships with customers and suppliers vital to the success of Johnson Controls' specially engineered products.


• Conduct project post-mortems and create a lessons learned report to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.


• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.


• Coach, mentor, motivate, and provide leadership to project team members and influence them to take positive action and accountability.


• Identify and engage required resources depending on status or project phase.


• Coordinate and lead a cross-functional project resource team to ensure clear and accurate communication necessary to deliver the project on time and budget.


• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.

What we look for

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering plus one to three years related work experience.


• Expectation that PMI/PMP (Project Management Institute, Project Management Professional) certification will be obtained within 2 years of employment in the position.


• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.


• Must have the ability to communicate technical material to a non-technical audience.


• Strong Personal Computer working capabilities in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project), Adobe Writer, Visio, and basic Windows environment.

Preferred

• Minimum of five years of direct project management experience in the Building Construction Industry preferred.


• Management experience with projects related to Mechanical Retrofits, HVAC controls, BAS management, Fire management, and Security management systems is desired.


• HVAC is highly preferred.

HIRING SALARY RANGE

$76,100-$104,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

Benefits

• This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group, and corporate performance.


• This position includes a competitive benefits package.


• For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us

Equal Employment Opportunity

Johnson Controls International plc. 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, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Company Overview

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.