Installation Project Manager – Commercial Security

YDU JC Air Cond & Ref Inc.- Dubai; Nashua (NH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plan

Benefits package

Job summary

Johnson Controls, a global leader in building systems, seeks a Security Project Manager to lead projects from initiation through completion, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, quality, and safety remain under control. You will coordinate resources, manage vendors, and communicate status to customers and internal teams.

Travel up to 90% within the region is expected. Required are a Bachelor’s/Associate’s degree or equivalent with at least five years of project management experience in security or

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree or equivalent work experience of at least five years.
• Travel as needed.
• 5 years Project Management - security industry (preferred) or new construction experience.
• CSPM (Certified Security Project Manager) or PMI PMP (Project Management Professional) certification preferred or ability to acquire within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Lead security projects from initiation through completion, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, quality, and safety remain under control.
• Define project scope, identify risks, and coordinate the resources needed to deliver security system installations successfully.
• Provide subject matter expertise in project management, security system setup, prioritization, and project facilitation.
• Close projects on time and within scope, including timely follow-up on open items and customer concerns.

Skills

Security project management

PMI PMP

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree or equivalent

Tools

AIA standards

Job description

About Us

Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education. For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward. Johnson Controls is a global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings.

In this role, you will help deliver security projects that protect people, assets, and operations while keeping work aligned to schedule, cost, quality, safety, and customer expectations. You will lead moderately complex security projects that are typically assigned medium to high corporate priority. This role calls for strong project management discipline, practical security system knowledge, and clear communication with customers, vendors, and internal teams to ensure successful delivery from planning through closeout.

Ability to travel 90% of the time within region

How you will do it

Lead security projects from initiation through completion, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, quality, and safety remain under control. Define project scope, identify risks, and coordinate the resources needed to deliver security system installations successfully. Provide subject matter expertise in project management, security system setup, prioritization, and project facilitation. Communicate project updates, cycle status, and expected results to management, customers, and project staff. Track project expenditures, installation progress, and financial performance throughout the project lifecycle. Support vendor coordination and manage vendor relationships as needed during the installation process. Conduct worksite inspections and ensure workmanship meets Johnson Controls quality standards and customer expectations. Close projects on time and within scope, including timely follow-up on open items and customer concerns. Apply PMI methodology and the key knowledge areas that support successful security project delivery, including Integration, Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Human Resources, Communications, Risk, and Procurement Management. Build a clear work plan, assign responsibilities, define the scope of authority, and provide technical advice and problem resolution across all phases of the project. Maintain full financial accountability by tracking project expenditures, forecasting trends, and understanding both Johnson Controls and client cost structures. Use AIA standards to translate and align financial and accounting information accurately throughout the project. Keep communication concise, timely, and professional so project staff, customers, and Johnson Controls management have the information they need to act. Stay close to the work, remove obstacles quickly, and maintain ownership of outcomes through to project closeout. Inspect installation progress and workmanship regularly, address issues early, and adjust plans when the project requires it. Work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners to keep the project moving safely, efficiently, and with strong customer focus.

What we look for

• Required Bachelor’s Degree or Associates Degree or equivalent work experience of at least five years.
• Travel as needed.
• 5 years Project Management - security industry (preferred) or new construction experience.
• Preferred Certifications preferred or ability to acquire certification within 6 months of employment in the position.
• CSPM (Certified Security Project Manager)
• PMI PMP (Project Management Institute, Project Management Professional)

Hiring Salary Range

$85,000- 117,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

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

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

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