[Remote] Mission Critical Project Manager
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Carrier Global Corporation is a leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, committed to sustainability and customer satisfaction. The Mission Critical Project Manager will lead high-visibility building automation projects globally, ensuring safety, quality, and financial performance while mentoring project managers and field leadership.
Responsibilities
- 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
Skills
- 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
- 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
Benefits
- Thisposition may be entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.
- 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
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