Lead Project Manager, Critical Environments & HVAC

Controlled Environmental Systems; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Controlled Environmental Systems (CES), part of the Envelop Group, delivers advanced engineering and manufacturing solutions for critical building environments across healthcare, labs, and manufacturing.

The Critical Environments Project Manager directs projects from sales turnover through closeout, ensuring designs, equipment selections, materials, labor, testing requirements, certification activities, and field execution stay on schedule and within budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related field; equivalent combinations of education and relevant project management experience will be considered.
• Experience managing projects involving HVAC systems, critical airflow systems, cleanrooms, or other controlled environments preferred.
• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to interpret mechanical drawings, specifications, equipment submittals, airflow diagrams, testing and certification reports, and project schedules.

Responsibilities

• Manage critical environment projects from sales turnover through closeout, developing and maintaining project plans, schedules, budgets, resource requirements, and certification milestones while ensuring projects remain on schedule, within budget, and aligned with customer expectations.
• Coordinate all phases of project execution, including engineering, equipment procurement, subcontractors, testing, commissioning, certification activities, field operations, and customer communications to ensure successful project delivery.
• Review contracts, specifications, equipment selections, drawings, airflow requirements, and project documentation to ensure compliance with customer requirements, regulatory standards, and critical environment performance objectives.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers, subcontractors, certification agencies, and internal teams by leading project meetings, change orders, resolving project issues, and providing regular status updates.
• Manage project financial performance, including forecasting, progress billing support, change order management, labor planning, and resource allocation while protecting project margins.
• Oversee project documentation, testing and certification records, closeout deliverables, owner training, warranty coordination, and turnover to service teams to ensure a seamless transition and long-term customer success.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders while identifying opportunities to support future projects and ongoing service agreements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Organizational skills

Documentation

Scheduling

Budgeting

Problem-solving

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related field

Tools

Procore

BidTracer

eComm

Microsoft Office

Job description

Controlled Environmental Systems (CES), part of the Envelop Group, delivers advanced engineering and manufacturing solutions for critical building environments across healthcare, labs, and manufacturing.

The Critical Environments Project Manager directs projects from sales turnover through closeout, ensuring designs, equipment selections, materials, labor, testing requirements, certification activities, and field execution stay on schedule and within budget.