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Comfort Systems USA · 10 hours ago

Project Manager II

Greater Houston

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

Comfort Systems USA is a Houston-headquartered company that specializes in innovative packaged modular systems for data centers and commercial applications. The Project Manager II role involves managing moderate to high complexity data center infrastructure projects, ensuring on-time delivery and budget adherence while serving as the customer advocate throughout all project phases.

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Responsibilities

Provide assistance to the Proposal Department in providing construction cost interface from the Installation Contractor

Manage the preliminary design process as it pertains to the solicitation of bids from Installation Contractors and other suppliers

Provide guidance to Sales and Proposal in fine-tuning of the project scope and pre-award budgets

Negotiate moderate commercial issues with vendors and customers with support from Senior Management

Assist in the development of requirements and division of responsibilities, providing guidance to Application Engineering on scope and pre-award budgets

At the time of project order (and subsequent project kick-off meeting) the Project Manager assumes full Customer interface for engineering, deliver, and construction execution

The Project Manager will also be active in the contract pre-award stage to ensure clear definitions of project scope of work, schedule and appropriate budget controls

Primary focal point for project written and verbal communication between TAS and the customer

Provide mentoring and guidance to Assistant Project Managers assigned to the project team

Work closely with the Master Scheduler in determining the project start–to-finish schedule

Responsible for internal distribution of all project related documentation for review and revisions as required

Interacts with suppliers on all scope, commercial, and schedule issues

Responsible for orchestrating the internal resources needed for project execution (ie Materials Management, Document Control, QA/QC, Fabrication, Engineering, and Service)

Responsible for preparation of scope related documents such as a Master Document Lists, and Project Document Distribution Lists, and Project Document Distribution Lists

Conduct periodic project budget reviews and prepare forecasts to completion

Solicit and review project specific accounting data for budget analysis and forecasting

Assumes full Customer interface for engineering, delivery, and construction issues

The Project Manager is the Customer’s single contact point for all technical issues

Promptly issue all field construction documents to installation contractors after receipt of order

Coordinate with Project Engineer designated by the Engineering Manager for equipment selections, ongoing production issues, purchasing, production control, etc

Field all inquiries from the Customer and the Customer’s main EPC contractor (where applicable). The Project manager ensures that the Project Engineer compiles and transmits all O&M information

Coordinate payment issues, attempting to maximize our leverage between payments to our installation contractors and suppliers, and invoicing to our customer

The Project Manager protects against scope creep and solicits project change orders where appropriate

The Project Manager implements risk management processes throughout the project life cycle and ensures lessons learned are captured

Coordinates with the Service Department in the start-up, commissioning, and training needs of the project by providing all technical references and by coordinating schedules with the Customer

Expedites project closeout and release of any related retainage

Implements a warranty kick-off meeting with the Service Department

Any other responsibilities as assigned by TAS

Qualification

Data Center ConstructionRisk ManagementProject ManagementHVAC PrinciplesMS ProjectBudget ManagementNegotiation SkillsCustomer Relationship BuildingConstruction ManagementProject Cost EstimatingANSI StandardsASME StandardsAPI StandardsOSHA StandardsBachelor's DegreePMP CertificationCommunication SkillsOrganizational SkillsTime ManagementTeam MentoringTechnical Documentation

Required

5+ years of data center construction project experience

5+ years of experience in Project Management with significant level of experience in a packaged equipment type of environment

Have industrial HVAC, energy service contracting (ESCO), or central refrigeration plant experience

Gas Turbine power generation experience

Project cost estimating, project management, construction management, and familiarity with insurance and bonds

Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited four-year engineering program

Sound knowledge of business management principles, practices and procedures and strong negotiations skills

Excellent communication, organizational and time management skill

Ability to set priorities and work independently

Build relationships with Customers and stakeholders

Knowledge and hands-on experience in managing project scope related to data center construction projects including developing project management plans, schedules, staffing plans, budgets (ETC/EACs), identifying and managing risks, ensuring project quality, and managing customers, stakeholders, and vendors

Strong crossover skills in the areas of HVAC principles, civil/structural/mechanical design, power wiring, and controls architecture, and modular system design and manufacturing

Proficient in MS Office, MS Project, and database usage

Familiarity with ANSI, ASME, API, and OSHA Standards