Senior Project Manager

Schneider Electric; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 118,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

Paid holidays 12

Paid time off 15 days

401(k) with match

Flexible work arrangements

Life insurance

Job summary

Schneider Electric Corp in Lancaster, PA is seeking a Building Automation Project Manager to plan, direct, and coordinate project teams onsite. The role requires strong leadership, HVAC/BMS knowledge, and subcontract management experience.

You will develop execution plans, manage costs, and ensure safety compliance while maintaining clear client communications. The position is full-time, onsite five days a week with a salary range of USD 117,600 to 176,400 per year and comprehensive total

Qualifications

• Requires a four-year engineering degree or equivalent work experience.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Experience with HVAC, BMS, or security systems.
• Knowledge of contracting procedures and subcontract management.
• Ability to manage project scope, costs, schedules, and safety.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and coordinate project team activities to meet safety, cost, and schedule targets.
• Prepare bid documents, negotiate subcontracts, and manage change orders.
• Maintain customer communications and project documentation in Studio360.
• Develop project execution plans and ensure compliance with contract documents.
• Lead resource planning and forecasting for manpower and equipment.
• Turnover projects to service and ensure timely payment collection.
• Participate in basic field startup and handover processes.

Skills

Project management

Construction knowledge

HVAC systems understanding

BMS / Security systems

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Studio360

Job description

Location: This position will be ONSITE 5 DAYS A WEEK in Lancaster, PA.

Position: Building Automation Project Manager

What will you do?

• This position is typically held by an individual that has at least 6+ years’ experience as a Project Engineer, or combined years of system application engineering or technician experience. This position plans, directs and coordinates activities of project teams to ensure that projects are executed in accordance with all company and site safety requiremnts, accomplished on time, implemented at or below the estimated cost, and billed in a timely fashion throughout the duration of the project.
• Project managers must have construction industry knowledge, strong communication skills, strong understanding of contracting procedures and experience with responsibilities such as project correspondence, documentation, timely notice of changes and claims, negotiation and subcontract and vendor management. This individual should have an understanding of HVAC, BMS, and/or security systems as well as practical understanding of construction means and methods, building codes, and standards.
• They must exhibit strong leadership skills including directing activity of team members and the ability to empower others through delegating responsibility. Project managers report into the Operations Manager, or a Program Manager in larger operations teams.

What qualifications will make you successful for this role?

• Accountable for financial management on all assigned projects
• Prepares installation subcontractor bidding documents, descopes and negotiates subcontracts, and manages schedule,
  change orders, and billings
• Responsible for all customer facing communication
• Responsibility for safety and well being of employees and subcontractors on projects, inclusive of creation of site safety plans, site audits, PPE provision, and toolbox talks and adherenace to jobsite requirements
• Manages resources by planning, scheduling, and forecasting manpower and resource requirements
• Generates a Project Execution Plan for approval by leadership when required, and executes project in compliance with
  contract documents, project estimate, and approved execution plan
• Obtain, organize, and maintain all project contract documents in Studio360 through usage of Schneider Electric project
  management tools
• Accountable for documentation of projects, including but not limited to RFI's, meeting minutes, punchlists, transmittal logs, submittal logs, change order logs and issues logs]
• Prepares project revenue forecasts, schedules of values, and billings
• Works to maximize GM improvement on all projects by leveraging labor efficiencies, outsourcing or overseas labor, and
  purchasing to reduce costs
• Prepares and updates project schedule and cost to complete estimates 12)
  Coordinates all change order review and pricing activity, including responsibility for estimating and proposal creation
• Prepares and delivers final project documentation to the customer and collect payment
• Ability to prepare written recovery plans for non performing projects
• QA/QC for project documentation and CPP.b requirements.
• Project turnover to service and customer.Participate in basic field startup using standard start up and checkout processes
• Four (4) year engineering/technical degree or equivalent work experience

At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 117,600 - USD 176,400 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks, flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, and 15 days of paid time off per year.

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