Project Manager Senior

Bosch Building Technologies North America; Poway (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible Spending Accounts

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 Senior Project Manager to lead construction and direct-owner projects from kickoff to closeout, coordinating with sales, operations, subcontractors, and internal teams to meet budget, schedule, and performance goals.

You will forecast costs, manage invoicing and collections, guide engineering submittals, and drive change orders while ensuring quality and long-term value for customers.

Qualifications

• Minimum of high school diploma.
• 2 year technical degree in Electronics related studies preferred; undergraduate degree in Electrical, Construction Management, or related studies encouraged.
• 7+ years of HVAC and/or Building Automation and Project Management experience.
• Proficient in interpreting and managing billing processes, including schedules of values.
• Strong budgeting principles, including budget development, tracking, and forecasting.
• Understanding of P&L statements and their relation to project performance.
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide input to sales and operations regarding technical and business considerations for projects.
• Ensure project is booked correctly and necessary forms are completed.
• Forecast costs and track them to meet budget and forecast goals.
• Invoice projects timely and manage collections to minimize aging.
• Coordinate material orders and timing to maximize cash flow and efficiency.
• Coordinate with subcontractors or internal installation teams to maximize value.
• Complete monthly WIP re-forecast and identify change-order opportunities.
• Provide leadership and input on estimation, design, installation, startup, and training for building systems.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Cost forecasting

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

Vendor management

Education

High school diploma

2-year technical degree in Electronics related studies

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Construction Management

Tools

Billing systems

Job description

Job Summary: Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading the successful execution of construction and direct‑owner projects by coordinating technical, financial, and operational requirements from project kickoff through closeout. This role partners closely with sales, operations, subcontractors, and internal teams to ensure projects are accurately estimated, properly booked, and aligned with customer expectations and contractual scope. The Service Project Manager proactively identifies and resolves project risks, forecasts and manages costs, coordinates materials and installations, oversees invoicing and collections, and drives change order opportunities. They ensure all project documentation, engineered submittals, and schedules support productivity and quality outcomes while providing technical guidance throughout design, installation, commissioning, and ongoing building system support. Effective communication, leadership, and financial accountability are central to ensuring projects meet budget, schedule, and performance goals while delivering long‑term value to customers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide 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.
• Ensure 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 productivity on the project.
• Determine if customer expectations can be achieved based upon estimate or contractual scope.
• Provide feedback on this as appropriate internally and externally.
• Identify 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.
• Invoice projects timely and is actively engaged in collections to minimize aging.
• Coordinate 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.
• Coordinate with Subcontractors or internal installation team to achieve maximum value in installations.
• Complete the monthly WIP re-forecast.
• Recommend technical solutions to sales and operations. Assist Sales team during estimating phase.
• Identify change order opportunities and coordinates with sales to document, pursue, and book them.
• Provide support to Bosch 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 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.
• Review 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.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of high school diploma.
• 2 year technical degree in Electronics related studies preferred. An undergraduate degree in Electrical, Construction Management, or other related studies, or equivalent job experience.
• 7+ years of HVAC and/or Building Automation and Project Management experience.
• Proficient in interpreting and managing billing processes, including understanding schedules of values.
• Strong grasp of budgeting principles, including budget development, tracking, and forecasting.
• Foundational knowledge of profit and loss (P&L) statements and how they relate to project and departmental financial performance.
• 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.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of HVAC and/or Building Automation and Project Management experience.
• 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)
  
  

Physical Demands

In general, the following physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

• 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

In general, the following conditions of the work environment are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• 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

• Compensation: $100,000 - $160,000
• Working Hours: This position generally works Monday- Friday, overtime and on call when necessary
• Travel Requirements: Local, in the field.
• 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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