At Kelso Building Services, we believe in empowering our team members with the tools, training, and support they need to succeed. You’ll be part of a company that values integrity, innovation, and customer satisfaction—and you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career in a dynamic and rewarding environment.

What You’ll Do

We are seeking a Project Manager that specializes in Building Automation and Controls to lead the planning and execution of our new business unit expansion strategy. This is a high-impact, entrepreneurial role ideal for a strategic thinker who thrives in fast-paced, build-from-scratch environments.

Key Responsibilities

Review contract requirements, extract and define scope of work, establish labor and material costs
Hire and manage sub-contractors to provide:
Project cost control
Manpower growth control
Project specific expertise
Provide weekly meetings with sales staff to inform them of the
Project schedule status
Manpower loading
Budget status
Provide the following mandates to supervisors and request weekly reports:
At no time will project be started without:
- Approved detailed estimate and scope of work.
- A specific timeline to meet the proposal.
At no time will man-hours not be tracked on weekly basis vs. project estimate.
At no time will KBS not meet committed schedule to the customer.
At no time will a project within any department not be tracked (Estimate vs. Actual).
At no time will customer complaints not be dealt with within two (2) hours of reported time.
At no time will supervisors / Superintendents within a department not inspect, punch list and provide final approval of each project.
Provide periodic job inspections to ensure quality and customer satisfaction is in place.
Assemble paperwork, required by the contract, for client and internal company use, provide detailed information to Project Supervisors / Superintendent
Maintain schedules, before and during jobs, for internal and external publication that identifies the client’s requirements and needs of the project and the company’s ability to man the job
Assemble plans, parts, drawings and scope description with budget requirements for delivery to Job Supervisors and Field Technicians, assigned to the work, in a timely fashion based upon schedules and product lead time
Maintain communication with clients, appropriately documented inside our systems; track submittals, change orders, RFIs, RFI responses and authorizations
Organize all teams to stay on track with a job’s requirements and needs, from installation to programming, QC and accounting
Conduct physical on-site inspections from inception of the job to the physical closeout of the job
Work with appropriate team members and QC personnel to completely close out jobs
Produce all close-out documentation including checkout sheets, drawings (as built), and warranties
Attend all client required progress meetings with full supporting documentation of job status, as of the meeting date
Support subcontractors
Ensure a safe work environment and support company efforts on job safety and employee wellbeing

Qualifications

Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively
Proven ability to successfully initiate, execute, track and close projects
Experience with reviewing contract language and understanding the content
Ability to process required forms, adhere to budgets requirements and organize specifically to the requirements of a contract, both internally and externally
Ability to prioritize and work well under pressure
High-level customer service, responsiveness and professional business acumen
Self-Teaching – It is important that you are self-teaching, can learn and teach yourself new things and technologies by reading, researching, experimenting, and tinkering. Our business is on the leading edge of technology, IT, and controls, which
means the systems, software, and technology we are using now will probably turn over every several years, if not sooner. It is required that we have the drive to keep current, educated, and up to date on the products and systems which we supply or
integrate to.

What You’ll Get

Competitive wages
Comprehensive medical benefits
PTO
401K Match

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