Mission Critical Project Manager

Role Overview

• Serve as an extension of ALC leadership, driving consistent project governance, execution standards, and customer experience across assigned projects.
• Lead execution of large, complex, multi-million-dollar building automation programs, ensuring alignment to contract requirements, schedule milestones, and stakeholder expectations.
• Own project financial performance, including budget management, EAC development, forecasting cadence, cost controls, and margin protection.
• Develop and execute revenue recognition, billing, and cash-collection strategies in coordination with finance and branch leadership.
• Establish project strategy and control plans (scope, schedule, quality, safety), including risk identification, mitigation, change control, and recovery planning.
• Act as the primary escalation point for customers, general contractors, and internal leadership; drive timely decisions and clear communications.
• Align cross-functional teams (engineering, field operations, subcontractors, vendors, and commissioning) to deliver coordinated execution and issue resolution.
• Step into challenged or high-risk projects and lead stabilization/turnaround efforts, including schedule re-baselining and stakeholder re-alignment.
• Establish and enforce best practices in project documentation, reporting, meetings, and executive communications.
• Lead resource planning and deployment in coordination with regional and branch leadership to support critical path activities.
• Provide leadership through critical phases such as mobilization, first-of-kind start-ups, commissioning, integrated systems testing, and customer turnover.
• Mentor and develop project managers and field leadership through coaching, standard work, and lessons learned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 3+ years of progressive experience in project management, field engineering, or engineering within commercial building technology sectors
• 1+ years of experience with Microsoft Office Suite
• Clean and valid driver’s license
• Capable of climbing ladders or using other lift equipment above 8 feet above grade, and capable of lifting items up to 50lbs
• Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in HVAC (Building Automation Controls), Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• 3+ years of building automation-specific project management experience
• Advanced capability in project financial management, forecasting, cost-to-complete (EAC), and margin improvement.
• Proven success managing complex stakeholder environments, including owners, general contractors, commissioning agents, and national/global accounts.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and aligning field/engineering execution to a single integrated plan.
• Demonstrated experience supporting mission-critical facilities (e.g., data centers, healthcare, high-availability industrial environments).
• Working knowledge of commissioning and integrated systems testing processes (e.g., L3–L5), including readiness planning and turnover documentation.
• Experience with ALC building automation platforms, including WebCTRL, and familiarity with controls architecture, networks, and integration concepts.
• Track record of project recovery/turnaround, including schedule compression, claim/change management, and executive-level reporting.
• Leadership experience mentoring and developing project managers and field leaders.
• Professional certification(s) such as PMP, PMI-SP, or equivalent strongly preferred.

Tech Stack

• PMP

Benefits

• Health Care Benefits : Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
• Retirement Benefits
• Time off and Leave : Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
• Disability : Short-term and long-term disability
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
• Tuition Assistance