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About the Role
The Project Manager is responsible for leading assigned security projects from planning through execution and closure, ensuring profitability, on-time delivery, quality outcomes, and customer satisfaction. You will coordinate across pre-sales, installation, supply, and customer stakeholders to keep scope, budget, risks, documentation, and handoffs under control throughout the project lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Develop the project charter and project plan, define milestones, deliverables, roles, and success criteria, and confirm that all installation-specific requirements are captured.
- Work with the pre-sales team to align scope, design, and budget, and ensure all cost components are included for accurate project budgeting.
- Identify risks, dependencies, and constraints early, then define practical mitigation actions and recovery options.
- Conduct customer kick-off meetings, transfer finalized design and documentation to installation and coordination teams, and maintain execution cadence through regular internal and customer meetings.
- Maintain internal and customer-facing trackers, progress reports, and schedule updates that reflect current status, variances, and next actions.
- Proactively manage site readiness, permits, supply issues, and other dependencies by coordinating reschedules or alternative solutions when needed.
- Oversee customer-driven scope changes, document the impact on schedule, budget, and resources, and communicate updates to all relevant stakeholders.
- Complete final documentation, obtain customer sign-off, archive records, and manage surplus equipment returns where required.
- Own the project from planning through closeout, keeping safety, integrity, profitability, and customer satisfaction at the center of every decision.
- Stay close to the work by resolving site readiness, supply, permit, and dependency issues quickly with customers, installers, and internal teams.
- Use clear cadence and candor through kick-off meetings, structured progress reviews, and timely reporting so risks and changes stay visible early.
- Improve every day by updating plans when conditions change, learning from issues, and applying practical problem-solving to keep delivery on track.
- Coordinate pre-sales, installation, documentation, and customer communication with trust, accountability, and shared priorities.
Requirements
- 5+ years of project management, construction supervision, or field leadership experience, preferably in security, low-voltage, life safety, installation, or technical deployment environments.
- Proven ability to deliver projects on time, within scope, and within budget while maintaining a high standard of customer satisfaction.
- Experience developing project plans, managing risks and dependencies, and coordinating cross-functional teams in dynamic environments.
- Proficiency with project management tools, ERP systems, Microsoft Office, and budgeting or cost-tracking techniques.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to provide clear progress updates to customers and internal stakeholders.
- Ability to make timely decisions, manage competing priorities, adapt to change, and lead cross-functional teams effectively.
- English proficiency required.
Skills
- Project management
- Construction supervision
- Field leadership
- Security
- Low-voltage systems
- Life safety systems
- Technical deployment
- Project planning
- Risk management
- Dependency management
- Cross-functional team coordination
- Microsoft Office
- Budgeting
- Cost-tracking
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Decision making
- Priority management
- Adaptability
- Team leadership
- MS Project
- Asana
- Trello
- Smartsheet
- SharePoint
- Teams
- SAP
- Oracle
- Monday.com
- AutoCAD
- PDF editor
- RFID
- Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS)
- Video surveillance
- Inventory management platforms
- Spanish language skills
- French language skills
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field (Nice to Have)
- Master’s degree (Nice to Have)
- PMP certification (Nice to Have)
Salary/Compensations
- $91,000-138,000
Benefits
- 15 days of vacation in the first year
- Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care available from day one
- Encouraging and collaborative team environment with on-the-job and cross-training opportunities
- Strong commitment to safety through the Zero Harm policy
- Access to JCI employee discount programs
- Competitive Bonus plan
About the Company
- Johnson Controls is a global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings.
- If you are ready to lead security projects with accountability, customer focus, and strong execution, we would love to hear from you.
- To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers.
- For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us.
Equal Opportunity
- Johnson Controls International plc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
- To view more information about your equal opportunity and non-discrimination rights as an candidate, visit EEO is the Law.
- If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit here.