Project Manager Senior (BAS)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

FSA

401K

Life Insurance

Paid Vacation

EAP

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Bosch Building Technologies North America is hiring a Senior Project Manager in Irvine to oversee building automation projects from kickoff to completion. You will coordinate sales, operations, customers, and subcontractors while guiding technical execution and maintaining schedule, budget, and quality.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in HVAC/building automation project management, strong budgeting, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum education as listed; relevant technical training preferred.
• Experience managing HVAC/building automation projects.
• Strong budgeting and forecasting knowledge.
• Ability to read/submittals and coordinate with teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead building automation projects from kickoff to completion.
• Coordinate with sales, operations, and customers.
• Forecast costs and manage budget performance.
• Review submittals and identify change orders.
• Collaborate with subcontractors and internal teams on installations.
• Support commissioning and ongoing system operations.

Education

High school diploma

2 year technical degree in Electronics

Electrical / Construction Management degree

7+ years HVAC or Building Automation experience

Project Management experience

Budgeting and cost forecasting

Billing processes understanding

Communication skills

Job description

Job Summary: The Senior Project Manager is responsible for overseeing building automation and controls projects from kickoff through completion, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to customer expectations. This role serves as the primary liaison between sales, operations, customers, subcontractors, and engineering teams, providing technical guidance, coordinating project execution, managing financial performance, forecasting costs, reviewing engineered submittals, identifying change order opportunities, and supporting commissioning and ongoing system operations. The Senior Project Manager drives project success through effective planning, communication, problem-solving, and leadership while maintaining high standards of quality, productivity, and customer satisfaction.

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, estimates, and other information are available to all necessary personnel to maximize productivity on the project.
• Determines if customer expectations can be achieved based upon estimate or contractual scope.
• 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 other contractors to solve building operating issues that go beyond controls or special systems operation.
• Communicate with internal employees as required to ensure 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.
• 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

• 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)
• Deep understanding of the DDC or special systems that control buildings.
• Understanding of other systems involved in the mechanical and electrical portions of building controls.
• Experience to providing extensive integration support for a multitude of building systems.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to effectively communicate in English, (iesee, hear,speakand write clearly)in order tocommunicate with colleagues and/or customers
• Manual dexterityrequiredfor 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 maybe requiredto work at heights over 1.8m(6 feet)

Working Conditions

• The office is clean, orderly, properlylightedand ventilated.Noise levels are considered low to moderate
• Will berequiredto be on site with customers or contractors, with or withoutBosch Building Technologiescolleagues to manage the expectations and deliverables. Sites range from general office environments to new construction.
• Driving to customer sites isrequired
• Limited overnight travel may berequired

Additional Information

• Compensation: $100,000 - $160,000
• Working Hours: This position generally works Monday- Friday, overtime and on call when necessary
• Travel Requirements: Local as needed
• Benefits:
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • 401K w/ company match
  • Life/AD&D/LTD
  • Paid Vacation/Sick/Holidays
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Pet Insurance

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law. Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability / veterans. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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