Job Title: Building Automation Project Manager
Job Location: Cincinnati, OH (regional travel required)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation Range: $95,000 – $120,000
Company Overview
A leading energy solutions provider focused on helping customers reduce costs, improve resilience, and advance decarbonization efforts as part of the global energy transition.
The organization:
- Serves public sector and government entities
- Supports K-12 schools and higher education institutions
- Partners with utilities and healthcare systems
- Operates across multiple regions, including North America and Europe
Its services include:
- Smart energy efficiency solutions
- Distributed energy resources
- Infrastructure and controls upgrades
- Long-term sustainability and performance optimization
Position Summary
The organization is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior BAS Controls Project Manager to lead complex DDC control system projects in commercial buildings.
In this role, you will:
- Own full project lifecycle execution
- Serve as the primary client interface
- Lead cross-functional technical teams
- Ensure delivery of high-quality building automation solutions on time and within budget
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end execution of DDC control system projects, including project initiation, planning, executionand closeout
- Ensure projects meet defined scope, schedule milestones, budget constraints and quality standards
- Collaborate with clients, internal stakeholders and project teams to define requirements, objectives, and deliverables
- Develop and maintain comprehensive project plan, detailed schedules and resource allocation plans
- Oversee cross-functional teams, including controls engineers, field technicians, subcontractors and vendors
- Manage project financials by developing budget, tracking expenses and maintaining cost controls throughout the lifecycle
- Monitor project progress by identifying critical path activities, proactively managing risks and issues and implementing corrective actions as needed
- Act as the primary client contact by providing regular status updates, addressing questions and concerns and managing expectations
- Lead project meetings, including kickoff meetings, progress reviews, and closeout sessions with clear documentation and follow-up
- Conduct regular site visits to monitor construction progress, verify compliance with specifications and provide technical guidance
- Manage change orders by assessing impacts to scope, schedule, and budget and securing required approvals
- Maintain complete project documentation, including: drawings and specification, submittals, change orders and closeout documentation
- Support pre-sales efforts by providing technical expertise, assisting with project scoping and developing cost estimates
- Lead post project lessons learned sessions to identify improvement opportunities and implement process enhancements
- Mentor and support junior project management staff
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations, internal policies and industry standards
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of project management experience in DDC control systems or commercial building environments
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent relevant experience
- Valid driver’s license with ability to travel to multiple job sites as required
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong technical background in controls engineering, building automation systems and DDC controls and protocols
- Proven success managing large-scale complex DDC control system projects
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teamsand motivate technical professionals
- Advanced project management capabilities, including budgeting, scheduling and resource planning
- Strong client-facing skills with a focus on relationship building and customer satisfaction
- Proficiency with project management software, scheduling and cost-control tools, and document management systems
- Excellent problem-solving skills, decision-making abilities, risk-management experience
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
- Project management certifications (e.g., PMP)