Project Manager - Design

Own planning, execution, and delivery of assigned BAS and EPMS design projects from kickoff through construction administration

Lead project initiation activities including scope review, contract requirements, project setup, deliverable schedules, staffing needs, and execution planning

Manage design milestones across applicable phases including concept design, SD, DD, IFP/IFC, bid support, and construction administration

Coordinate Smart Tech engineers and MEP consultant partners to ensure timely completion of deliverables

Track and coordinate design documentation including basis of design, sequences of operation, points and alarm lists, system architecture / riser diagrams, specifications, schedules, and integration requirements

Coordinate design reviews, page turns, interdisciplinary reviews, and QA/QC activities

Manage RFIs, submittal reviews, design clarifications, and other construction-administration activities within project scope

Identify scope gaps, design conflicts, and coordination issues and drive them to resolution while ensuring deliverables meet client standards, applicable codes, contract requirements, and departmental quality expectations

Support development of BAS/EPMS-specific input to Owner Project Requirements (OPR) and early space-planning / schematic design efforts in coordination with the AE’s basis of design

Represent Smart Tech Contracting at site visits, including existing-condition surveys and BAS/EPMS-related punch-list walkthroughs

Coordinate BAS/EPMS scope interfaces with other MEP subconsultants, electrical and mechanical engineers, and controls subcontractors as Smart Tech’s design-side point of contact

Coordinate resource and material forecasting for assigned design scope

Coordinate or oversee start-up, cutover, pre-functional / functional testing, and BAS/EPMS project closeout activities during construction administration

Own project budgets, forecasts, profitability, and financial performance

Monitor labor utilization, consultant costs, project burn, and remaining effort against budget

Maintain accurate project forecasts and communicate financial risks to leadership

Identify changes in scope and prepare additional-service proposals and change-order documentation

Support client negotiations related to scope, schedule, fees, and contract adjustments while protecting design quality and client satisfaction

Develop and maintain schedules of value / cost schedules to support client progress billing

Evaluate controls-subcontractor and vendor proposals during procurement and construction administration and provide award recommendations where applicable

Serve as the primary day-to-day client contact for assigned projects

Lead project meetings with clients, architects, MEP consultants, Engineers of Record, internal engineering teams, and other project stakeholders

Communicate project status, financial performance, schedule, risks, technical decisions, and action items clearly and professionally

Maintain strong working relationships with client teams and consultant partners to support successful delivery and repeat business

Promote Smart Tech Contracting’s BAS/EPMS design capabilities to AE firms, owners, and industry partners; support marketing materials and firm positioning within the design community

Identify and develop new project opportunities with existing AE and client relationships to support account growth

Support proposal development, project expansions, and additional-service opportunities and represent Smart Tech Contracting professionally as an MEP design consultant

Maintain accurate project documentation, meeting minutes, action logs, schedules, forecasts, and status reports

Utilize Smartsheet and other project-management tools to provide transparency into project performance

Support departmental standards, templates, lessons learned, and best-practice libraries

Maintain project contract administration records; manage personal and project hours using company tools

Leverage AI and emerging technologies where appropriate to improve project planning, reporting, workflow efficiency, and consistency

Identify opportunities to apply AI-enabled tools and workflow automation across design documentation, forecasting, and quality processes for BAS/EPMS projects

Support adoption of Smart Tech Contracting’s SmartTech.ai platform and related tools to strengthen design readiness, QA/QC, and project controls

Collaborate with the Special Projects & Innovation (SPI) team to pilot and roll out emerging technologies that align with departmental standards for data security, privacy, and operational integrity

Promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement in the use of technology to optimize design delivery and scalability

Performs Other Related Duties as Assigned

The following physical demands must be met by the 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

Ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods while working on a computer

Ability to move through offices, project sites, and facility environments as needed

Ability to occasionally lift or move items up to 25 pounds

STC does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to STC in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where STC has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of STC and STC will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.

Smart Tech Contracting delivers turnkey BAS & EPMS solutions for mission-critical colocation and hyperscale data centers operating at national program scale. As a Master Systems Integrator (MSI), we unify controls construction (DDC, PLC, SCADA) with software engineering, optimized graphics / UI standards, and program-level governance.

Complex integrations are delivered cleanly, consistently, and fast. Our teams thrive in high-stakes environments where quality control and uptime matters, schedules are compressed, and coordination is everything.