Senior Building Automation Systems Project Manager

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Senior Building Automation Systems Project Manager providing strategic leadership for BAS projects at Smart Tech Contracting. Managing cross-functional teams in high-stakes, mission-critical environments.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead project initiation, design-assist, long-lead procurement, RFIs/submittals, site installation, startup, functional testing, integrated systems testing, and turnover on parallel schedules
  • Manage BAS/controls scope with HVAC controls, equipment integrations, front-end graphics, IT / OT networks, electrical / power monitoring interfaces, and owner building-management platforms
  • Develop optimized work sequences and deployment strategies to meet client schedule and operational readiness targets
  • Evaluate and review subcontractor proposals and provide recommendations on contract award
  • Own budgets, cash-flow forecasts, contingency management, and earned-value tracking
  • Prepare change orders and negotiate contractual adjustments with clients and trade partners
  • Identify critical-path risks (supply chain, labor, permitting, commissioning, and project sequencing) and implement mitigation strategies
  • Chair weekly project meetings with owner, GC, trade partners, subcontractors, and commissioning authority
  • Mentor project engineers / assistant PMs; project and allocate resources across multiple projects
  • Champion company core convictions: Service Leadership, Customer Intimacy, Operational Excellence.
  • Leverage digital twins, BIM 360/Procore, and AI-driven analytics to enhance schedule certainty and drive continuous improvement
  • Contribute to company best-practice standards and libraries for BAS / Controls delivery.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field OR equivalent industry experience.
  • 8+ years delivering BAS / Controls, building automation, or controls projects, with 4+ years as lead or senior project manager on complex commercial, mission critical, or comparable industrial projects.
  • Technical Expertise: Knowledge of large-scale BAS / Controls platform implementation for commercial, industrial automation, and mission critical projects
  • Technical Expertise: Knowledge of large-scale BAS / Controls implementation with platforms including Niagara 4, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Johnson Controls, Honeywell, Distech, Automated Logic, and related systems and protocols including BACnet, Modbus, SNMP, OPC-UA, and MQTT.
  • Critical-Facility Standards: Familiarity with commercial and mission critical facility requirements, NFPA 70E, OSHA requirements, owner design guides, MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs.
  • Construction & Commissioning: Experience with startup, cutover, pre-functional testing, functional testing, integrated systems testing, and turnover documentation.
  • Project Controls: Proficiency in Primavera P6 or MS Project, Procore, BIM 360, and cost-management platforms.
  • Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead distributed teams in high-pressure, schedule-compressed environments.
  • Soft Skills: Exceptional client-facing communication, negotiation, and presentation capabilities.
  • Skilled in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail
  • Ability to leverage AI and emerging technologies to streamline workflows, optimize operational processes, and contribute to company-wide innovation.
  • Ability to work successfully in a remote environment through effective communication and organizational skills, self-motivation, proactiveness and resourcefulness in a distraction free workspace
  • Ability to identify and analyze complex problems, evaluate alternatives and implement effective solutions
  • Ability to follow company and site safety requirements
  • Ability to analyze and prepare documents, reports and correspondence
  • Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form (technical and non-technical information)
  • Ability to achieve certification for NFPA70E and / or OSHA training as / if required
  • Organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Benefits:

  • Choice of comprehensive medical plans (including two PPO-style plans and a HDHP w/ HSA option)
  • Dental and vision plans
  • Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits extended to spouse / domestic partner and dependent children up to age 26
  • 401k with company match and self-directed brokerage account option
  • PTO including additional paid time off during the last week of the year
  • Company paid life insurance coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
  • Short and long-term disability, AD&D coverage
  • Professional development opportunities, tuition reimbursement and professional licensing assistance
  • Paid parental leave after one year of employment