Lead, Commercial Fire & Life-Safety Projects

The Contractor Consultants; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle privileges

Job summary

Intelligent Fire Systems & Solutions (IFSS) is seeking a Commercial Fire Protection Project Manager Lead Operational Excellence in Reno. You will steer life-safety construction projects from pre-construction through closeout, owning schedules, budgets, and compliance to protect lives and property.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, safety oversight, and rigorous documentation across multiple teams and vendors, with a focus on delivering quality installations on time.

Qualifications

• Coordinate and manage commercial project scopes, schedules, and closeout.
• Read and coordinate construction drawings, contracts, and specs.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel locally to Reno/Sparks.
• High school diploma or equivalent required; PM/engineering/business degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct end-to-end commercial fire protection projects to meet budgets, specs, and timelines.
• Develop and manage detailed project schedules (Gantt/CPM).
• Serve as the central contact across leadership, supervisors, field teams, and clients.
• Track RFIs, submittals, change orders, punch lists, and risk registers.
• Coordinate safety programs, OSHA compliance, and PPE at sites.
• Partner with estimating and procurement on cost forecasting and QC checks.

Skills

Project coordination

Schedule management

Budget management

Documentation

Mobility

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Construction/PM or Eng/Business degree

Tools

BuildOps

Procore

Bluebeam

Microsoft Project

Job description

Intelligent Fire Systems & Solutions (IFSS) is seeking a Commercial Fire Protection Project Manager Lead Operational Excellence in Reno. You will steer life-safety construction projects from pre-construction through closeout, owning schedules, budgets, and compliance to protect lives and property.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, safety oversight, and rigorous documentation across multiple teams and vendors, with a focus on delivering quality installations on time.