Director Of Project Development Jobs in Connecticut

What you will do
Responsible for sales team and engineering team support, project delivery, estimating, and financial management for the project portfolio within the Area team. Responsible for projects within the local geography as assigned by Director of Project Delivery, determining resource levels to attain schedule milestones and monitors workforce levels to ensure conformance with the construction plan. Controls change/scope creep, ensuring that all scope changes are quickly and properly documented and that change orders are approved prior to the performance of work. Assists in implementing the site safety and security procedures and project work rules and plays an active role in the development of the project execution plan. Strategizes and collaborates with the Sales and Engineering, within the Area team, to secure customer facing contracts. Develops and maintains Customer and Subcontractor relationships.
External Relationship:
The Senior Project Delivery Consultant is actively involved in the local contracting community, industry organizations, and networks with local subcontractors. Responsible for maintaining high customer satisfaction for projects during the sales and execution phases.
Internal Relationships:

• Works collaboratively with the Area Team members to establish and maintain local market dominance.
• Assists the Director of Project Delivery to effectively plan for future resource needs and assists in allocating resource needs to meet near term commitments.
• Assesses development needs and works with the Director of Project Delivery to assign Construction Managers, as needed, to provide sales support activities early in the audit process to provide input on vendor/partners selection, scope enhancements, value engineering, risk assessment etc.
• Assesses Project execution needs and works with the Director of Project Delivery to assign Construction Managers, as needed, to area projects.
• Assists the Director of Project Delivery in the preparation of the annual financial operating plan for the projects business.
• Assists the Director of Project Delivery in ensuring Area fiscal year plans are met.
• Assists the Director of Project Delivery in the monthly financial reporting of the Area.

How you will do it

• Self-performs sales support activities early in the audit process to provide input on vendor/partners selection, scope enhancements, value engineering, risk assessment etc.
• Self-performs cost estimating, project scheduling and construction management of projects secured by the area team where applicable.
• Manages the profitable execution of the Area team's project portfolio. Ensures that all projects are done accurately, on-time, billed, within budget and within scope of the contract. Maintains profitability goals and positive cash flow within the area.
• Understands project scope and customer expectations. Utilizes resource planning techniques to gain high productivity from team members.
• Plans, schedules and controls project activities. Broad knowledge of commercial/contractual complexity/deal structure/financial acumen/disciplines of supply chain...negotiation skills...communication skills...c-level relationships

• Provides monthly reporting of Area team's financial status and participates in the Director of Project Delivery monthly operations reviews.
• Oversees FIMs, Multiple FIMs, Innovative/renewable FIMs.
• Established long term customer and contractor relationships. Influences customer.
• Ensures that Construction Managers develop and adhere to a Project Execution Plan / Safety Plan for each assigned project.
• Determines when resources will be needed from the Area resource pool.
• Determines the duration construction resources will be assigned to the projects.
• Establishes customer touch points throughout the life cycle of projects to gain feedback on customer satisfaction. Coaches' teams on proactively addressing customer feedback.
• Provides leadership by demonstrating focus on exceeding customers' expectations.
• Effectively communicates the status of projects to Director of Project Delivery as required and provides monthly forecasts of revenue, costs, and gross margin for the project development execution.
• Fosters and maintains good working relationships with subcontractors.
• Fosters and maintains good working relationships with JCI internal Systems, Service and Lighting partners.
• Ensures compliance with state, local and federal legal requirements
• Ensures the Sustainable Infrastructure business is conducted with the highest ethical standards.
• Champions and drives the SSA Safety Program for employees and subcontractors at all levels within the Installation organization and subcontractors.

PRODUCTIVITY MEASURMENTS:
The Senior Project Delivery Consultant is responsible for the executed margin for all assigned projects in their portfolio.
The following metrics define this responsibility:

• Area Profitability
• Project Profitability
• Executed Gross Margin (Slippage)
• Project cash flow
• Timely Project completion

What we look for
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business or equivalent work experience. Ten or more years of progressively more responsible operations management experience in the Installation Industry including five or more years of direct management experience. High-level competence in written and verbal communication. Strong presentation skills and proficiency in speaking to large audiences. Able to lead and direct cross-functional and cross-business unit project teams to achieve business results. Ability to lead, manage, mentor and inspire others. Knowledge of multiple levels with the supply chain org. Polished presentation skills, multi-faceted thinker, innovator. Strong ability to negotiate, persuade and influence. Proficient in software scheduling tools and applications. High level project management process competencies. Strong proficiency in MS Office (excel, word, power point), Adobe Writer, Visio, MS Project, basic Microsoft environment and internet business application usage.
Who we are
Johnson Controls 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, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit www.johnsoncontrols.com/tomorrowneedsyou.
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $125,500 - $188,700 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This position includes a competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, we encourage you to apply. 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
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