Fire Project Manager-Data Center

Description

The company designs and delivers fire and life safety systems for commercial, educational, healthcare and industrial sites, and it helps customers use energy more efficiently and cut emissions.

The role focuses on fire alarm projects for critical data center environments, where precision and resilience matter.

The company has more than 140 years in the industry and combines technology, lifecycle services and a large field organization.

Responsibilities

• Run moderately complex data center fire alarm projects from start to finish, with medium to high corporate priority.
• Set project scope, spot risks, assign resources and help shape the delivery approach and plan.
• Track each project from design through permits, material delivery, labor scheduling, field installation, testing and closeout.
• Keep schedule, cost, safety, quality and customer satisfaction under control for the full project lifecycle.
• Hold Work in Progress meetings and give management and customers clear updates.
• Follow published codes, standards, project-specific specifications, AHJ requirements and department procedures.
• Handle change orders, manage vendors when needed, and help improve margins on every job.
• Represent the company professionally with customers, architects, engineers and internal teams.
• Stay close to the work by coordinating design details, permits, procurement, labor and field activity so problems surface early and get fixed fast.
• Communicate candidly in WIP meetings, status reviews and customer discussions so everyone understands progress, risks and next steps.
• Own outcomes by tracking the key project measures consistently and following through on commitments.
• Apply lessons learned from each job to improve how future projects are run.
• Work as one team with customers, vendors, field crews and internal partners to deliver a dependable project experience.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two or more years of project management or design experience in the fire alarm protection industry.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical, business or equivalent field.
• Five years of experience in fire protection, construction or related project management, or an equivalent mix of education and experience.
• Ability to work within a matrix structure and resolve conflicts among many stakeholders.
• Ability to manage several complex projects at once.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with internal and external customers.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, Outlook and Project.
• Ability to build tracking spreadsheets, link data across them and create macros when needed.
• Strong organization, attention to detail and self-motivation.
• Ability to read and interpret complex architectural, mechanical and electrical building documents.
• Knowledge of standards, Underwriters requirements and applicable building codes.
• NICET Fire Alarm certification and/or security product knowledge.

Conditions

Hiring salary range is $95K-$125k, set by education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, internal equity and market data.

The posted range is the target compensation for this role.

The company may use AI-assisted tools to help identify and evaluate candidates, but human reviewers make all hiring decisions.

Equal-opportunity and legal details are available on the company's About Us page.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and a comprehensive bonus tied to individual, group and corporate performance.
• Three weeks of paid vacation per calendar year, holidays, sick time and three PTO days per calendar year.
• Comprehensive benefits including 401(k), medical, dental and vision, available from day one.
• Product training and on-the-job and cross-training opportunities.
• A supportive, collaborative team.
• A Zero Harm safety policy.
• Scheduling and management support.
• Employee discount programs through The Loop by Perk Spot.