Project Manager

Bright Minds; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Minds is seeking a Project Manager to support fire and life safety projects in the Columbus, OH market. This customer-facing role ensures projects are executed within budget and schedule while maintaining safety, quality, and customer satisfaction.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years of project management experience in a technical environment, with strong financial management and effective communication across customers, internal teams, vendors, and subcontractors.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of project management experience in a technical environment.
• Strong financial analysis and cost-control capabilities.
• Customer-facing communication and project coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from award through completion, ensuring schedule and budget adherence.
• Coordinate across customers, internal teams, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Maintain safety, quality and customer satisfaction on fire and life safety installations.

Skills

Project management

Financial management

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional coordination

Job description

Bright Minds is working with one of our premier growing systems integration company, who is seeking a Project Managerto support fire and life safety projects in the Columbus, OH market. This is a customer-facing role responsible for ensuring projects are executed within budget and schedule while maintaining positive cash flow, safety, quality, and customer satisfaction.

This role is a strong fit for someone with project management experience in fire alarm,life safety, building automation, electronic security, or related technical systems who can manage projects from award through completion and coordinate effectively across customers, internal teams, vendors, and subcontractors.

Top 3 Must-Haves

• 5–7 years of project management experience in a technical environment
• Strong financial management / cost control skills
• Customer-facing communication and project coordination ability

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of project management experience
• Background in a technical environment such as:
• Electronic security
• Building automation
• Related technical / low-voltage systems
• Strong financial analytical ability, including cost control and project tracking
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and team coordination skills

Preferred Experience

• Engineering, field service, or technical project background
• Experience in one or more of the following:
• Electronic security
• Building automation