BMS Project Manager

The position requires a proactive customer driven approach, demonstrating full ownership and responsibility for producing an overall Project Solution, helping to implement and complete projects with the required levels of customer satisfaction and the Schneider Project Team. The role involves managing, engineering, planning and resourcing multiple design projects within the End User Projects Team. The role requires close working with the Operations Manager, Project Managers and the Engineering Manager of the Region and brings the opportunity to progress within the Projects Team.

Key responsibilities:

• Health & Safety - Ensure you operate and design with the safety of your work force and colleagues being the first concern and focus. Ensure everyone works in the safest of environments and takes responsibility for their own and others safety. Use QMS documentation and tools to control standards, proactively identify skills and knowledge gaps to ensure Schneider safety level is maintained.
• Design and deliver multiple projects, commercially aware with financial understanding of the projects such as monthly forecasting, procurement, invoice approval, undertake full variation handling, final account agreement. Close liaison with the Project Team, Operations Manager and Commercial team.
• Milestones & Performance: Ensure that you help to define scope and understand project goals, objectives and performance measures to ensure they are met or exceeded to provide the highest level.
• Responsible for: Carry out or be responsible for engineering design of BMS and integrated projects, I/O schedules, design ops/description of operation, control panel design approval, plant schematics, H & S documentation, O & M documentation to our expected levels of quality and maintain the required levels to ensure we maintain the required ISO Standards. Working with and scheduling Commissioning Engineers time on site.
• Team Support: Help to support, coach and mentor others within the team to successfully deliver. Identify specific project issues, identify any knowledge or skill gaps and work with Operations Manager to resolve in a timely manner.
• Customer: Take a proactive approach to gaining all information required to progress works. Attend site meetings with the customer, contractor, subcontractor, consultant as appropriate, maintain Customer first focus, health and safety, time constraints and financial control of the project.
• Motivation & Risk - Highly motivated whilst also being risk aware with an ability to problem solve and think analytically and pragmatically.

Skills and Attributes:

• Technical Knowledge & Delivery: Understanding of building automation systems, control systems is essential with an understanding of HVAC systems, energy management, and related technologies. Proficiency in project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resource management, able to adjust to changing project demands, work effectively in dynamic environments, make critical decisions, resolve conflicts, identify and mitigate project risks to ensure successful outcomes.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills for interacting with clients, team members, and stakeholders. Able to understand client needs, managing expectations, and building strong relationships.
• Product Knowledge & Innovation: Understanding of key products and technologies utilized in design, installation, and site operations. Capability to optimize projects by leveraging product and design expertise, alongside commercial acumen to identify efficiencies. Preference for experience with Schneider products and EcoStruxure, although not mandatory.

Education:

• HND/HNC Building Services, Engineering or construction with an M&E background.
• Bachelor's Degree in a related M&E, Building Services, Electronics background or equivalent professional experience.
• Project Management certification such as Prince 2, PMP or equivalent.

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