Construction Manager

Company: Johnson Controls International
Location: Grand Rapids
Posted on: September 30, 2024

Job Description:

Job Summary: Construction Manager responsible for managing building retrofit projects, ensuring timely completion, budget adherence, and customer satisfaction.

The Construction Manager is part of our Sustainability Infrastructure Building - Solutions & Technologies business with Johnson Controls. This role involves managing construction projects from start to finish, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the satisfaction of our customers. The Construction Manager will be responsible for determining resource levels, monitoring workforce levels, and controlling project costs. They will also be responsible for implementing site safety and security procedures, developing and maintaining customer and subcontractor relationships, and working with the Project Delivery Manager and Regional Team management.

The Construction Manager will be responsible for the profitable execution of assigned projects, ensuring they are done accurately, on-time, billed, within budget, and within scope of the contract. They will also be responsible for maintaining profitability goals and positive cash flow for assigned projects. The Construction Manager will work closely with the Project Delivery Manager and Regional Team management to ensure the successful completion of projects.

Key Responsibilities:

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• Self-perform cost estimating, project scheduling, and construction management of assigned projects.
  
• Manage the profitable execution of assigned projects.
  
• Ensure that assigned projects are done accurately, on-time, billed, within budget, and within scope of the contract.
  
• Maintain profitability goals and positive cash flow for assigned projects.
  
• Understand project scope and customer expectations.
  
• Utilize resource planning techniques to gain high productivity from team members.
  
• Plan, schedule, and control project activities.
  
• Provide monthly reporting of Project financial status and participate in the Area Monthly Project Backlog reviews.
  
• Establish long-term customer and contractor relationships.
  
• Develop and adhere to a Project Execution Plan for each assigned project.
  
• Establish customer touch points throughout the life cycle of projects to gain feedback on customer satisfaction.
  
• Provide leadership by demonstrating focus on exceeding customers' expectations.
  
• Effectively communicate the status of assigned projects to Area Team and Project Delivery Manager/Director as required.
  
• Foster and maintain good working relationships with subcontractors and JCI internal Systems, Service, and Lighting partners.
  
• Ensure compliance with provincial, local, and federal legal requirements.
  
• Ensure Sustainable Infrastructure business is conducted with the highest ethical standards.
  
• Champion and drive the JCI Safety Program for employees and subcontractors at all levels.
  
  
  Requirements:
  
  
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  • A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Construction, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or Architecture, or equivalent work-related experience and a minimum of five (5) years of direct project management experience in the Building Construction Industry.
    
  • Management experience with projects related to HVAC, Controls/BAS, Lighting, and Renewable Energy systems is desired.
    
  • Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical material to a non-technical audience.
    
  • The ability to travel, with varying project assignments.
    
  • Proficient in Project Management software and financial accounting systems.
    
    
    Preferred Qualifications:
    
    
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    • LEED certification or PMP Certification.
      
      
      About Johnson Controls:
      
      Johnson Controls is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. We are a global leader in building technologies and solutions, with a strong commitment to sustainability and customer satisfaction.

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