Project Manager - Design

Responsibilities

The Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of BAS and EPMS design projects for mission-critical data centers. This role oversees project scope, financial performance, design coordination, and client communication from kickoff through construction administration.

Requirements

Candidates should have at least 5 years of project management or engineering experience within MEP consulting or building automation. Proficiency in project management tools and a strong understanding of MEP design phases and mission-critical facility requirements are essential.

Skills

• Project management
• Building automation systems
• Electrical power monitoring systems
• MEP consulting
• Risk management
• Design coordination
• Financial performance management
• Client communication
• Construction administration
• Scheduling
• Budgeting
• Technical design
• Stakeholder management
• Data center design
• Quality assurance
• AI-enabled workflow optimization

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical plans
• Dental plan
• Vision plan
• 401k with company match
• Paid time off
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• AD&D coverage
• Professional development opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional licensing assistance
• Paid parental leave

About this role

Position Title: Project Manager - Design
Position Location: Remote - work virtually from anywhere in the United States (Periodic travel for client meetings, design workshops, and project coordination required)

JOB SUMMARY
The Project Manager - Design is responsible for end-to-end delivery of assigned Building Automation System (BAS) and Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) design projects supporting mission-critical and hyperscale data center facilities as an MEP consultant.

This role owns project scope, schedule, financial performance, design coordination, risk management, and client communication from project kickoff through design development and construction administration. The Project Manager works closely with Smart Tech Contracting Control Systems engineers, client teams, architects, Engineers of Record, and consultant partners responsible for other portions of the MEP design. Primary clients for this role are architecture and engineering (AE) firms that deliver programs / projects direct to the owner, with Smart Tech Contracting engaged as their BAS/EPMS design subconsultant. Depending on the project, this role also interfaces with owners, general contractors, and controls contractors.

The Project Manager serves as the primary point of accountability for assigned projects and operates with a high degree of independence while aligning with departmental standards, processes, and leadership direction. This role is expected to anticipate risk, drive decisions, and protect design quality, schedule, client satisfaction, and margin.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Design Project Execution & Delivery (45%)
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

Financial & Change Management (20%)
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

Schedule & Risk Management (15%)
Develop and maintain project schedules aligned with client and overall MEP design milestones
Track design deliverables, dependencies, decisions, reviews, and approvals
Identify schedule, staffing, scope, technical, and commercial risks and develop appropriate mitigation plans
Coordinate resource needs with engineering and department leadership and escalate significant risks, client concerns, or delivery constraints as appropriate

Client & Stakeholder Management (15%)
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

Process Improvement & Administration (5%)
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 performa...

About SmartTech Contracting LLC

Specialty Trade Contractors · 51-200 employees · founded 2025