Senior Test & Balance Project Manager

Aero Performance Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Aero Performance Group in Chicago, IL is seeking an experienced TAB professional to lead balancing projects from bid to completion. You will coordinate with project engineers, field staff, and customers to collect drawings, site information, and job requirements, and prepare balancing reports.

You will estimate testing and balancing hours, issue RFIs, track progress, and ensure accurate reporting and billing.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years’ experience in TAB, mechanical contracting or similar construction trade.
• Knowledge of mechanical and control systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong computer ability including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.

Responsibilities

• Contact customers during bids to gather due dates, drawings, and requirements.
• Review submittals and specs to determine scope of work.
• Estimate testing and balancing hours based on scope with project engineer.
• Gather site information: contacts, prints, parking, site address.
• Prepare balancing reports for upcoming jobs.
• Send RFIs for data discrepancies and coordinate start meetings.
• Manage job progress and communicate updates to stakeholders.
• Coordinate with startup tech, project engineer, foreman, and controls contractor.
• Attend MEP coordination meetings as required.
• Setup regular billing based on project completion percentage.

Skills

TAB experience

Mechanical systems knowledge

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat

Communication skills

Field coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or Building Construction Management

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Project

Job description

Responsibilities

• Contacting the customer during the bid process to get due date, drawings, and job requirements.
• Reviewing the submittals, specifications, and prints to determine the scope of work.
• Estimate the testing and balancing hours required to complete the project based on the scope of work developed with the project engineer.
• Gather all site related information including site contacts, prints for the job, parking requirements, and site address.
• Prepare the balancing reports for the upcoming job.
• Send RFIs for discrepancies in data.
• Set up the in-house job start meeting between field supervisor and engineer.
• Manage job progress – communicate job progress and monitor and help solve issues in the field.
• Send testing and balancing status updates bi-weekly minimum.
• Coordinate start of job with startup technician, project engineer, field foreman, controls contractor.
• Visit the jobsite regularly to coordinate with the jobsite startup technician, control contractor, foreman, and to attend MEP coordination meetings as required.
• Set up regular billing based on project completion percentage.
• Review of reports from the field, looking for open deficiencies, issues, formatting errors, typographical errors.Review with field supervisor.
• Send final balancing reports to engineer, reviewing the reports with them in person.
• Look for new opportunities for balancing projects
• Sell all services of Aero to customers.

Experience and Qualifications

• 7-10 years’ experience working for a TAB, Mechanical Contractor or similar construction trade
• Knowledge of mechanical and control systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong computer ability including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or Building Construction Management.