Project Manager (BAS)

Bosch Building Technologies North America; Fuquay-Varina (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K w/ company match

Life/AD&D/LTD

Paid Vacation/Sick/Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Bosch Building Technologies North America is seeking a Project Manager to oversee HVAC/building automation projects from award to closeout on customer sites across the US. You will coordinate with sales, operations, engineering, and subcontractors, manage budgets, schedules, and change orders, and drive forecasting, invoicing, and documentation.

Travel may be required. Strong leadership, communication, and budgeting skills are essential to deliver on time and within scope while maintaining

Qualifications

• 3+ years HVAC and/or Building Automation and Project Management experience.
• 3+ years Construction Project Management experience or related field.
• Proficient in interpreting and managing billing processes, including understanding schedules of values.
• Strong budgeting principles including development, tracking, and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Provides input to sales and operations regarding technical and business considerations for construction or direct owner projects.
• Ensures project is booked correctly and necessary forms are completed.
• Manages project documents, estimates, and information for personnel to maximize productivity.
• Forecasts costs for each area of the project and tracks them to meet budget/forecast goals.
• Invoicing and collections to minimize aging; coordinates material orders for cash-flow efficiency.
• Coordinates with subcontractors or internal teams to maximize value in installations.
• Recommends technical solutions to sales and operations; assists during estimating phase.
• Supports ongoing service engineering and building system operations.

Skills

HVAC/Building Automation

Project Management

Budgeting & Forecasting

Communication

Travel/On-site Coordination

Education

2-year technical degree in Electronics or equivalent

Tools

Programming

Building Controls / DDC

Job description

Job Summary

Project Manager is responsible for overseeing construction and owner-direct projects from award through closeout, ensuring technical accuracy, financial performance, and customer satisfaction. This role partners closely with sales, operations, engineering, and subcontractors to manage scope, budgets, schedules, materials, and change orders. The position provides leadership throughout project execution, supports estimating and value engineering, resolves project risks, and ensures accurate forecasting, invoicing, and documentation. Ongoing communication with internal teams, customers, and external partners is critical to delivering successful projects and maintaining long-term client relationships. Travel may be required based on project needs.

Responsibilities

• Provides input to sales and operations regarding the technical and business considerations for construction or direct owner projects. This input could be associated with areas such as estimating, value engineering, timing, special resource needs, or other aspects peculiar to specific projects.
• Ensures project is booked correctly and that all necessary forms are completed for both internal and external purposes.
• Ensures project documents, estimate, and other information are available to all necessary personnel to maximize Bosch Building Technologies productivity on the project.
• Determines if customer expectations are similar to Bosch Building Technologies and if these can be achieved based upon Bosch Building Technologies estimate or contractual scope. Provides feedback on this as appropriate internally and externally.
• Identifies and resolves potential project issues.
• Accurately forecasts costs for each area of the project and tracks these over time to achieve budget and forecast goals.
• Invoices projects timely and is actively engaged in collections to minimize aging.
• Coordinates material orders and timing with Material Coordinator to maximize cash flow and material handling efficiency. Ensures all equipment is compatible and will function properly to achieve the required sequences.
• Coordinates with Subcontractors or internal installation team to achieve maximum value in installations.
• Completes the monthly WIP re-forecast.
• Recommends technical solutions to sales and operations. Assist Sales team during estimating phase.
• Identifies change order opportunities and coordinates with sales to document, pursue, and book them.
• Provide support to Bosch Building Technologies and other contractors to solve building operating issues that go beyond the controls or special systems operation.
• Communicate with internal employees as required to ensure Bosch Building Technologies labor is accurate and timely and estimated productivity is achieved in all areas.
• Provide leadership and input to others as requested or required to assist in the accurate estimation, design, installation, start up, commissioning, and training for building systems.
• Communicate with external organizations as required such as consulting engineers, building owners, and other contractors to ensure accurate and timely engineering.
• Provide support for ongoing service engineering and support for existing building systems.
• Reviews all engineered submittals ensuring adherence to scope, budget, and customer expectations as well as location standards. As required, provide input on employee goals and progress on these to supervisors and managers.
• Must be able travel for extended durations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisor Duties

In accordance with applicable Company policies/procedures and Federal/State laws, will perform the following supervisory responsibilities: planning, assigning, and directing work; coaching and appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of HVAC and/or Building Automation and Project Management experience.
• 3+ years of Construction Project Management experience or related field
• Proficient in interpreting and managing billing processes, including understanding schedules of values.
• Strong grasp of budgeting principles, including budget development, tracking, and forecasting.
• An understanding of basic computer operating systems.
• The ability to configure and debug basic computer problems.
• Clear and concise ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• An ability to understand empathetically the issues and perceptions others have and to creatively and successfully work through these issues to achieve a successful outcome and customer and employee satisfaction.
• Clean driving record

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 year technical degree in Electronics or equivalent experience/training.
• 5+ years of HVAC and/or Building Automation and Project Management experience.
• 5+ years of Construction Project Management experience or related field
• Some experience with programming.
• A clear ability to work with electronic equipment such as volt meters, amp meters, oscilloscopes, etc.
• The ability to troubleshoot basic electric and electronic circuitry including reading and interpreting electrical and electronic diagrams.
• A working understanding of AC power circuitry including breakers, multi-phase power, etc. (120VAC and greater)
• Level 2 and Senior Project Managers have a very deep understanding of the DDC or special systems that control buildings. They also understand the other systems involved in the mechanical and electrical portions of building controls.
• Level 2 and Senior Project Managers also have the experience to provide extensive integration support for a multitude of building systems.
• Level 2 and Senior Project Managers also have the experience to provide extensive integration support for a multitude of building systems.
• PMP certification preferred

Physical Demands

• Must be able to effectively communicate in English, (ie see, hear, speak and write clearly) in order to communicate with colleagues and/or customers
• Manual dexterity required for occasional reaching, lifting of light office objects, and operating office equipment
• Sitting, standing, walking in office environments and construction sites
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and may be required to work at heights over 1.8m (6 feet)

Working Conditions

• The office is clean, orderly, properly lighted and ventilated. Noise levels are considered low to moderate
• Will be required to be on site with customers or contractors, with or without Paladin colleagues to manage the expectations and deliverables. Sites range from general office environments to new construction.
• Driving to customer sites is required
• Limited overnight travel may be required

Additional Information

• Working Hours: This position generally works Monday- Friday, overtime and on call when necessary
• Travel Requirements: Up to 10%
• Benefits:
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • 401K w/ company match
  • Life/AD&D/LTD
  • Paid Vacation/Sick/Holidays
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Pet Insurance

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