Fire Project Manager

Build your best future with the Johnson Controls team. As a global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, we help improve the performance of buildings to serve people, places, and the planet. Here in Horsham, you will join a collaborative team with opportunities to grow through meaningful work, learning, and hands-on project experience.

As a Fire Project Manager, you will lead fire alarm, security, and communications installation projects from start to finish. You will plan and execute work across commercial, educational, healthcare, industrial, and military environments, with a strong focus on safety, quality, customer satisfaction, schedule, scope, and financial performance.

• →Lead fire alarm, security, and communications installation projects through initiation, execution, and closeout.
• →Set up local project offices and coordinate scope definition, risk identification, project methodology, and resource allocation.
• →Manage schedules, costs, safety, quality, and customer expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• →Coordinate work from design and permitting through material delivery, labor planning, and field installation.
• →Facilitate Work in Progress meetings, status reviews, and resolution of project issues.
• →Support change order processing and drive margin improvement on assigned projects.
• →Ensure work is completed on time, within scope, and in alignment with company standards and customer requirements.

• Own project outcomes with accountability, safety, and integrity while keeping customer commitments front and center.
• Stay close to the work by coordinating design, permits, delivery, labor, and installation details so issues are identified and removed early.
• Use a disciplined project plan to track schedule, budget, quality, and risk, and communicate progress clearly to internal teams and customers.
• Improve every day by working through published codes, standards, unique specifications, and AHJ requirements with candor and practical problem-solving.
• Win as one team by collaborating across field, office, and customer stakeholders to resolve issues, manage change orders, and deliver strong results.
• Follow departmental and SOX procedures and maintain accurate project documentation from start to finish.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 5 years of installation experience in Fire, Electrical, or Security systems.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, including Excel and Project.
• Ability to create Excel spreadsheets, reference data in other spreadsheets, and create macros.
• Project Management Professional certification to be obtained within two years of employment.
• NICET Level II to be obtained within one year of employment.
• Availability for frequent local travel.

• Certificate or diploma in Fire & Life Safety, Electrical/Electronic, or Security.
• Certification in Fire Alarm Systems.