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Johnson Controls

Provides smart building technology and services

Retail Field Project Manager

Full-TimeUpdated
$95k - $135k/yr
Senior, Expert
Bachelor's, Associate's
Rockville, VA, USA
RemoteRemote role with 10–20% travel, especially for project kick-offs and closure/sign-off meetings.
Project & Program ManagementProject Management

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's or associate degree in engineering or another related field, or equivalent experience, is preferred.
  • Five to ten years of installation and/or field operations experience, preferably with IP video and Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) products.
  • General company knowledge of products and services.
  • Experience and understanding of closed-circuit television (CCTV)/video and EAS solutions.
  • Leadership skills.
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Communication skills for varying audience groups and levels.
  • Interpersonal skills and the ability to be assertive when needed.
  • Sensitivity to others’ points of view and the ability to influence behavior or turn a situation around.
  • Ability to work in a global environment, cultural adaptability, and virtual and remote team-management ability.
  • Flexibility and responsiveness to input, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Advanced computer and Microsoft Windows skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Smartsheet.
  • Ability to travel 10–20%, especially during kick-off and closure/sign-off meetings to meet customers and local teams.
Responsibilities
  • Lead project teams to ensure each function manages its deliverables in order to meet project schedule, scope, and budget.
  • Represent the business unit at regular accountability and cadence meetings, presenting the status of open projects to internal and external/customer leadership and stakeholders.
  • Manage overall project planning, execution, and delivery, including defining scope of work, roles, tasks, milestones, budgets, and measures of success.
  • Develop project estimates and plans to manage end-to-end project execution.
  • Ensure requirements are accurately and completely captured, and develop sign-off instructions and project-closure acceptance documentation.
  • Manage scope creep and change requests.
  • Create and maintain project documentation.
  • Facilitate day-to-day coordination while adhering to standards and expectations.
  • Act as the link between the assigned IT team, project resources, and key stakeholders.
  • Ensure project closure, including completion of lessons learned and required documentation.
  • Lead field work performed by contractors and Field Service Technicians for mid- to large-scale North American installation projects; monitor and report installation quality across customers and solutions.
  • Advise and guide field teams using extensive field-installation experience.
  • Serve as the Level 2 escalation point for field-team questions and issues, working with District Managers and Installation Coordinators to ensure work complies with requirements and installation design guides.
  • Review installation quality and report progress and health to the Enterprise Project Manager, District Managers, and Installation Coordinators.
  • Manage contractor field work to ensure it is completed as planned.
  • Contribute to project scope development and installation designs.
  • Review field labor resources and cost estimates, and track and report field-team profitability for managed teams and sites.
  • Prepare site-by-site installation schedules with District Managers and Installation Coordinators.
  • Work with Territory Managers to acquire field resources and with the Project Technical Lead to ensure field teams have the knowledge and skills for quality installations.
  • Hold field teams accountable for quality performance and provide performance feedback to the account team and Field Leadership.
  • Provide installation instructions, requirements documentation, materials, and information to field teams and contractors before scheduled installations.
  • Apply knowledge of installation requirements to assess field-team performance and resolve Level 2 questions and issues referred by Installation Coordinators.
  • Collect and assemble installation progress and status information from Installation Coordinators for the Enterprise Project Manager.
  • Escalate unresolved questions and issues to the Project Technical Lead.
  • Assist where needed to maintain efficient workflow.
Desired Qualifications
  • Proficiency in Excel and Smartsheet.
  • PMP certification.
  • Knowledge of analytics and design tools such as Power BI, Smartsheet, AutoCAD, and PDF editors.
  • Field Service experience.

About the company

Johnson Controls transforms environments where people live, work, learn, and play by providing smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings. It offers comprehensive digital solutions through its OpenBlue platform, serving healthcare, education, data centers, airports, stadiums, manufacturing, and government sectors with a portfolio of building technology, software, and services focused on efficiency, safety, and sustainability. The company operates in more than 150 countries with about 100,000 experts and aims to reimagine building performance to benefit people, places, and the planet.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Cork, Ireland

Founded

1885

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What believers are saying

  • Q3 2026 sales hit $6.6 billion; organic growth reached 10%, lifting margins.
  • Record backlog reached $21 billion in July 2026, fueled by data-center orders.
  • JCI closed Alloy and Nantum in 2026, expanding OpenBlue and cooling capabilities.

What critics are saying

  • A 2026 HVAC price-fixing lawsuit names JCI alongside Bosch, Carrier, Trane, and others.
  • The 2024 restructuring plan still targets $400 million costs through fiscal 2027.
  • PFAS, asbestos, and environmental liabilities persist after the June 2026 Wisconsin settlement.

What makes Johnson Controls unique

  • OpenBlue now embeds Nantum AI’s occupancy-based HVAC optimization across air and water systems.
  • Alloy Enterprises gives JCI proprietary liquid-cooling components for AI data centers.
  • Johnson Controls sells mission-critical service and controls across 150 countries, creating sticky installed-base revenue.

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Benefits

  • Company Vehicle
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Wellness Program
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid Vacation

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