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Johnson Controls

Provides smart building technology and services

PI Construction Manager

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's
Houston, TX, USA
In Person
Architecture & Civil EngineeringConstruction Management

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor's degree in Project or Construction Management.
  • Five to seven years of construction management experience.
  • Understand project scope and customer expectations.
  • Experience with project sizes over $15 million.
  • Understand resource and revenue planning and forecasting.
  • Be proficient in software scheduling tools and applications.
  • Have high-level project management process competencies.
  • Be able to manage conceptual design while projects are not yet fully engineered.
  • Have strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), Adobe Writer, Visio, Microsoft Project, the basic Windows environment, and internet business applications.
  • Have strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Be responsible for a medium-to-large project, managing contractors' contractual commitments for cost, quality, and schedule and coordinating their field activities.
  • Focus on developing long-term customer relationships in revamping, debottlenecking, and expanding resource capacity.
  • Have high-level knowledge of commercial and contractual complexity, deal structure, financial acumen, supply chain disciplines, and C-level relationships.
  • Demonstrate the ability to persuade, negotiate, and influence others.
  • If hired, be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no later than the start date.
Responsibilities
  • Manage construction for assigned projects, determine resource levels needed to meet schedule milestones, and monitor workforce levels for conformance with the construction plan.
  • Control scope changes and ensure they are documented promptly and change orders are approved before work is performed.
  • Implement site safety and security procedures and project work rules, and participate in developing the safety program.
  • Develop and maintain customer and subcontractor relationships.
  • Work under general supervision and in conjunction with Regional Resource Team management.
  • Participate in the local contracting community and industry organizations, and network with local subcontractors.
  • Maintain high customer satisfaction during project execution.
  • Provide sales support early in the audit process, including input on vendor and partner selection, scope enhancements, value engineering, and risk assessment.
  • Estimate costs, schedule projects, and manage construction for assigned projects.
  • Manage profitable project execution, ensuring work is accurate, on time, billed, within budget, and within contract scope; maintain profitability goals and positive cash flow.
  • Understand project scope and customer expectations and use resource planning techniques to achieve team productivity.
  • Plan, schedule, and control project activities.
  • Provide monthly project financial-status reporting and participate in Area General Manager monthly project backlog reviews as needed.
  • Oversee multiple Facility Improvement Measures at multiple buildings simultaneously, typically involving lighting upgrades, mechanical upgrades, building-envelope upgrades, and large photovoltaic systems.
  • Influence customers and maintain long-term customer and contractor relationships.
  • Develop and follow a Project Execution Plan for each assigned project.
  • Establish customer touchpoints throughout each project lifecycle to gather customer-satisfaction feedback and demonstrate leadership focused on exceeding customer expectations.
  • Communicate assigned-project status to the Market Team and Regional Resource Team Manager as required, and provide monthly revenue, cost, and gross-margin forecasts for project-construction execution.
  • Maintain good working relationships with subcontractors and internal Systems, Service, and Lighting partners at Johnson Controls International.
  • Ensure compliance with state, local, and federal legal requirements and conduct Energy Solutions business ethically.
  • Champion and drive the SSA Safety Program for employees and subcontractors.
  • Be accountable for executed margin on assigned projects, including project profitability, executed gross margin, project cash flow, and timely project completion.
Desired Qualifications
  • PMP, Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), or LEED certification is preferred.

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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