We are currently seeking a Project Manager to join team in Sunnyvale, CA.
SUMMARY:
Trane is seeking a highly organized, proactive, and technically capable Controls Project Manager to support our Building Automation Systems (BAS) service operations in the Sunnyvale office. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, can manage competing priorities with confidence, and communicates effectively with customers, technicians, and internal stakeholders. We are looking for someone who has a growth mindset and operates with ownership, urgency, and precision.
This position will manage all aspects of controls projects, from beginning to end, with direct responsibility for project execution while leading a team, or teams, to accomplish specific objectives in a given time frame and with available resources. Responsible for the administration, implementation, and management of control projects. Accountable for assigned projects' scope of work, schedule, and budget. This role reports directly to the Department Manager.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure project documentation is delivered within project timelines
- Interacts effectively with internal and external customers
- Completes responsibilities diligently without direct guidance
- Works independently, exercises discretion, applies common sense, and makes competent decisions
- Constantly analyzes for ways to improve individual and team performance
- Manage assigned projects from booking to closeout
- Gather current contract documents and other requirements from the customer at time of project booking
- Communicates with clients and deliver project progress reports as needed
- Drive project budgeting, scheduling, and quality control plan
- Participate in monthly project financial reviews
- Review weekly labor charged to projects
- Prepare monthly project billings
- Maintain RFI log, change order log, submittal log
- Maintain consistent document control for all projects
- Maintain file naming standards
- Coordinate material orders
- Maintain project schedules for all assigned projects
- Coordinate labor needs with field team leaders
- Attend project meetings and maintain meeting minutes for projects as required
- Assist with project access and badging needs
- Collaborates with architects, engineers, electricians, and other specialists to ensure fully coordinated projects
- Ensures BAS service team is involved in the project closeout process and engaged with customer
- Participates in pre-booking reviews for potential projects
- Ensures sales team is aware of project status
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Thrives in high-paced environments
- Handles oneself with professionalism during stressful situations
- Maintains positive attitude and morale
- Is comfortable managing multiple priorities simultaneously
- Communicates confidently with technicians and customers
- Understands BAS / HVAC controls project workflows
- Can anticipate needs before being asked
- Enjoys being the operational backbone of a team
- Attitude of Safety First
- Strong work ethic, accountability, teamwork, personal growth
- Adherence to Pacific Coast Trane Controls company policies and procedures
- Represent the company in a positive and professional manner
- Exceptional organization and follow-through
- Ability to manage multiple simultaneous priorities
- Computer skills including comfort working with Microsoft products (Word/Excel/etc.)
- Customer-focused mindset
- Comfort working with technical service teams
- Ability to operate independently within structured and unstructured procedures and processes
- High attention to detail
- Strong sense of urgency and ownership
- Clear and concise ability to communicate both verbally and in writing
- Excellent leadership, teamwork, problem solving, interpersonal, organization, and customer relations skills
- Ability to understand empathetically the issues and perceptions others have and to creatively and successfully work through these issues to achieve a successful outcome and customer and employee satisfaction
- Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks and work in a fast-paced work environment
- Creative use of skills and resources to get the job done
- Strong documentation and organizational skills required
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Preferred 2+ years' experience supporting HVAC Controls construction environments
- Familiarity with BAS platforms (Trane Tracer SC / SC+, Niagara, BACnet environments)
- Knowledge of Trane Control Systems is preferred
- Knowledge of DDC, HVAC systems/operations including reading and interpreting construction blueprints, electrical and electronic diagram/schematics, and sequence of operations
- Knowledge of BAS project execution lifecycle
- Experience coordinating technician schedules and construction delivery workflows
- Experience with BAS workflow including predecessors and successors
- Budget management oversight including developing SOVs
- Knowledge of MS Windows, MS Office Suite, Teams, OneDrive, Bluebeam, Smartsheet
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or Construction Management or equivalent experience
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. Salary range $10,000 to $150,000 dependent on experience and location. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.
We work with a limited number of approved external recruiting partners on select positions only. If you are not under contract with Pacific Coast Trane, please do not contact us regarding this posting.