Mission Critical Assistant Project Manager

FTI; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Faith Technologies, Inc. in the United States seeks a Mission Critical Assistant Project Manager to support EPMS, BMS, SCADA, and controls integration for mission-critical environments such as data centers.

Under a Project Manager, you will coordinate activities from kickoff through commissioning, maintaining records and helping meet scope, schedule, cost, quality, and safety goals. You will work with engineering, documentation, programming, commissioning, vendors, and customers to track

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, industrial automation, business, or related field.
• 1–3 years of experience in project coordination, project engineering, construction, electrical systems, building automation, or controls integration.
• Data center or mission-critical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Project Manager with kickoff, planning, execution tracking, and closeout for EPMS, BMS, SCADA, and controls projects.
• Maintain schedules, milestone trackers, and action logs; obtain progress updates and flag delays, dependencies, and resource constraints.
• Coordinate assigned deliverables among engineering, documentation, programming, procurement, field, and commissioning teams; track completion against dates.
• Maintain current project records, including submittals, RFIs, drawing revisions, meeting minutes, correspondence, and customer deliverables.
• Prepare meeting agendas and status reports, record decisions and action items, and follow up until actions are resolved.
• Support budget updates, cost tracking, commitments, forecasts, and financial reporting; identify discrepancies for review.
• Track invoices and support procurement activities; prepare information for approval by authorized personnel.
• Identify potential scope changes and maintain the change log for the Project Manager’s review.
• Coordinate readiness records and logistics for FAT/SFAT, site testing, and commissioning; track prerequisites and retesting actions.
• Work with engineering, commissioning, and QA/QC teams to maintain issue/punch lists and complete turnover documentation.

Skills

Project coordination

Engineering basics

Data center knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, industrial automation, business, or a related field

Job description

You’ve discovered something special. A company that cares. Cares about leading the way in construction, engineering, manufacturing and renewable energy. Cares about redefining how energy is designed, applied and consumed. Cares about thoughtfully growing to meet market demands. And ─ as “one of the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America” ─ is focused on the mind/body/soul of team members through our Culture of Care.

The Mission Critical Assistant Project Manager supports the planning and delivery of Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS), Building Management System (BMS), SCADA, and controls integration projects in mission-critical environments, including data centers. Working under the direction of a Project Manager, the APM coordinates assigned activities from kickoff through commissioning and closeout, maintains accurate project records, and helps the team meet scope, schedule, cost, quality, and safety requirements.

This role works with project managers, engineering and documentation teams, programming teams, commissioning personnel, vendors, and customers to track deliverables and resolve assigned action items. The APM takes ownership of delegated work packages and develops the skills needed to manage projects independently. Overall project accountability and approval of contractual commitments, budgets, and scope changes remain with the authorized leader.

Minimum Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, industrial automation, business, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

Experience: 1-3 years of experience in project coordination, project engineering, construction, electrical systems, building automation, or controls integration. Relevant internships or co-op experience may be considered. Data center or mission-critical experience is preferred.

Travel: 0-50%

Work Schedule: Typical work hours are Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Ability to work a flexible schedule is necessary.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Project Manager with kickoff preparation, project planning, execution tracking, and closeout for assigned EPMS, BMS, SCADA, and controls projects.
• Maintain project schedules, milestone trackers, and action logs; obtain progress updates and flag delays, dependencies, and resource constraints.
• Coordinate assigned deliverables among engineering, documentation, programming, procurement, field, and commissioning teams; track completion against agreed dates.
• Maintain current project records, including submittals, requests for information (RFIs), drawing revisions, meeting minutes, correspondence, and customer deliverables.
• Prepare meeting agendas and status reports, record decisions and action items, and follow up with responsible parties until assigned actions are resolved.
• Support budget updates, cost tracking, commitments, forecasts, and financial reporting; identify discrepancies and bring them to the Project Manager for review.
• Track vendor and subcontractor invoices against purchase orders, documented progress, and supporting records; prepare information for approval by authorized personnel.
• Assist with purchase requisitions, vendor coordination, procurement logs, delivery tracking, and material readiness for project milestones.
• Identify potential scope changes; maintain the change log and gather supporting scope, cost, labor, and schedule information for the Project Manager’s review.
• Support design and submittal reviews by tracking comments, approvals, outstanding information, and required revisions with technical owners.
• Coordinate readiness records and logistics for factory and systems acceptance testing (FAT/SFAT), site testing, and commissioning; track prerequisites, attendance, open issues, and retesting actions.
• Work with engineering, commissioning, and QA/QC teams to maintain issue and punch lists, collect test records, and verify that required documentation is complete before turnover.
• Participate in customer meetings, site walks, and vendor coordination as assigned; communicate approved information and elevate decisions outside delegated authority.
• Maintain risk and issue logs, report emerging concerns promptly, and follow up on mitigation actions assigned by the Project Manager.
• Follow company and project safety requirements, use required personal protective equipment (PPE), and report unsafe conditions through established channels.
• Compile closeout packages, including as-built records, operation and maintenance information, training records, warranties, and acceptance documentation, as required by the project scope.
• Contribute to lessons learned and improvements to project tools, templates, and standard processes.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

The job description and responsibilities described are intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

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Faith Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – veterans/disabled.

Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a background and drug test