Service Project Manager - BAS

Bosch Building Technologies North America; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 175,000; 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. You will coordinate technical, financial, and operational requirements from kickoff through closeout, working with sales, operations, subcontractors, and internal teams.

This role requires 7+ years in HVAC/Building Automation and strong budgeting, billing, and communication skills. On-site work in California with travel, overseeing installation, commissioning, and ongoing

Qualifications

• HVAC and Building Automation project management experience.
• Understanding of schedules of values and billing processes.
• Budget development, tracking, and forecasting knowledge.
• Basic knowledge of profit and loss (P&L) concepts.
• Comfort with basic computer operating systems.
• Ability to configure and debug basic computer problems.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication.
• Ability to empathetically resolve issues for customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Provide input to sales/operations on technical and business aspects of projects.
• Ensure correct booking and proper documentation for projects.
• Maintain accessible project documents, estimates, and information.
• Forecast costs and track against budget.
• Coordinate material orders and subcontractor/installation activities.
• Support change order identification and booking.
• Assist with engineering and service support for building systems.

Skills

HVAC & Building Automation

Project Management

Billing & SV

Budgeting

P&L basics

Computers & OS

Troubleshooting

Communication

Empathy & customer focus

Education

High school diploma

2-year technical degree / Electrical or related

Undergraduate degree in Electrical/Construction Mgmt or equivalent

Tools

Volt meters

Amps meters

Oscilloscopes

Job description

Job Summary:Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading the successful execution of construction and directowner 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 longterm value to customers and stakeholders.

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, estimate, 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.
• Provides feedback on this as appropriate internally and externally.
• 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 contractors to solve building operating issues that go beyond the 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.

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

• 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 withoutPaladincolleagues 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: $110,000 - $175,000
• 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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