Project Manager - Sustainable Infrastructure

1008 Johnson Controls Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Johnson Controls is seeking a Construction Project Manager for its Sustainability Infrastructure Building - Solutions & Technologies team. You will oversee retrofit projects, manage schedules, budgets, and change orders, and lead safety programs while building strong client and subcontractor relationships.

Responsibilities include cost estimation, forecasting, monthly financial reporting, and ensuring projects meet scope, timeline, and profitability targets across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or Architecture or equivalent work-related experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of direct project management experience in Building Construction.
• Experience with HVAC, Controls/BAS, Lighting, and Renewable Energy systems is desired.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; ability to convey technical material to non-technical audiences.
• Willingness and ability to travel as required by projects.

Responsibilities

• Self-performs cost estimating, scheduling, and construction management of assigned projects.
• Manage the profitable execution of assigned projects.
• Ensure projects are done on time, within budget, and within contract scope.
• Maintain profitability and positive cash flow for projects.
• Develop and maintain customer and subcontractor relationships.

Skills

Cost estimating

Project scheduling

Construction management

Change orders management

Safety program development

Customer & subcontractor relations

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction/Civil/Mechanical/Electrical Eng, Construction Management or Architecture

Tools

MS Office

MS Excel

Adobe/Nitro

Teams

Job description

What you will do

The Construction Project Manager is part of our Sustainability Infrastructure Building - Solutions & Technologies business with Johnson Controls. Responsible for construction management of assigned building retrofit projects. Determines resource levels to attain schedule milestones and monitors workforce levels to ensure conformance with the construction plan. Controls project costs, change/scope creep, ensuring that all scope changes are quickly and properly documented and that change orders are approved prior to the performance of work. Implements the site safety and security procedures and project work rules and plays an active role in the development of the safety program. Develops and maintains Customer and Subcontractor relationships. Works under general supervision of the Project Delivery Manager and in conjunction with Regional Team management. The Construction Project Manager is actively involved in the local contracting community, industry organizations, and networks with local subcontractors. Responsible for maintaining high customer satisfaction for projects during the execution phase. Works to ensure the profitable execution of assigned projects, and ensures that assigned projects are done accurately, on‑time, billed, within budget and within scope of the contract. Maintains profitability goals and positive cash flow for assigned projects.

How you will do it

• Self-performs cost estimating / review, project scheduling and construction management of assigned projects.
• Manages the profitable execution of assigned projects.
• Ensures that assigned projects are done accurately, on‑time, billed, within budget and within scope of the contract.
• Maintains profitability goals and positive cash flow for assigned projects.
• Understands project scope and customer expectations.
• Utilizes resource planning techniques to gain high productivity from team members.
• Plans, schedules, and controls project activities.
• Broad knowledge of commercial/contractual complexity/deal structure/financial acumen.
• Provides monthly reporting of Project financial status and participates in the Area Monthly Project Backlog reviews, as needed.
• Established long term customer and contractor relationships.
• Influences customer.
• Develops and adheres to a Project Execution Plan for each assigned project.
• Establishes customer touch points throughout the life cycle of projects to gain feedback on customer satisfaction.
• Provides leadership by demonstrating focus on exceeding customers’ expectations.
• Effectively communicates the status of assigned projects to Area Team and Project Delivery Manager / Director as required and provides monthly forecasts of revenue, costs, and gross margin for the PC execution.
• Fosters and maintains good working relationships with subcontractors.
• Fosters and maintains good working relationships with JCI internal Systems, Service and Lighting partners.
• Ensures compliance with provincial, local and federal legal requirements.
• Ensures Sustainable Infrastructure business is conducted with the highest ethical standards.
• Champions and drives the JCI Safety Program for employees and subcontractors at all levels.

What we look for

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or Architecture or equivalent work related experience and minimum of five (5) years of direct project management experience in the Building Construction Industry.
• Management experience with projects related to HVAC, Controls/BAS, Lighting, and Renewable Energy systems is desired.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills. Must have the ability to communicate technical material to a non-technical audience.
• The ability to travel. This will vary on project assignment. Projects may exist outside of assigned geography.
• Proficient in Project Management software and financial accounting systems.
• Strong Personal Computer working capabilities in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Adobe/Nitro, Teams and basic Windows environment.

The following metrics define this responsibility:

• Project Profitability
• Executed Gross Margin (Slippage)
• Project cash flow
• Timely Project completion

HIRING SALARY RANGE:

$107,100 - $161,100 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

• This position includes a competitive benefits package.

The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile.

To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us

Johnson Controls International plc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law. To view more information about your equal opportunity and non-discrimination rights as a candidate, visit EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit here.

Who we are

Johnson Controls is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit www.johnsoncontrols.com/tomorrowneedsyou.

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