Sr. Controls Project Manager

Job Summary :

Leads or coordinates controls-focused construction projects, such as the installation, expansion, or renovation of building automation systems (BAS), HVAC controls, or other facility controls solutions. Works collaboratively with project teams, construction site personnel, and management to deliver high-quality controls projects on time and within budget. Develops assignments, timetables, and responsibilities for team members, ensuring technical excellence and compliance with controls standards.

Company Overview:

Founded in 1946, TDIndustries is a premier, employee-owned Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) company delivering full-lifecycle building solutions—from design and construction to service and facilities maintenance. We power critical environments like hospitals, schools, data centers, stadiums, and commercial buildings across Texas and the Southwest.

Our Partners (employees) are the core of our success. As an employee-owned company, you have a voice, a stake, and a clear path to grow. Recognized by FORTUNE Magazine as a "100 Best Company to Work For," we invest in top training, career development, and a culture built on trust and servant leadership.

Join a growing team where your skills matter, and your future is built to last.

At TDIndustries, we believe opportunity should be built — and shared — by all. Whether you work with tools or technology, in the field or the office, we hire and grow people based on skill, potential, and integrity — never labels. We value the diverse paths that bring people to our team and welcome Partners of all backgrounds, including differences in race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, ability, military service, and more. What matters most is how we work together to build excellence.

Essential Duties:

• Drive the successful completion of controls projects, ensuring delivery within specified timelines and budgets
• Proactively manage scope changes, conduct thorough assessments of controls materials and systems, and negotiate contracts to ensure project success
• Organize direct controls personnel, supervise subcontractors, and ensure timely delivery of controls equipment and resources
• Review project status reports, analyze controls system performance, and determine required actions for project success
• Facilitate and participate in project meetings to align with customer expectations and company controls standards
• Lead pre-job planning sessions focused on controls integration, ensuring clear understanding of technical requirements among team members
• Assemble and review controls project estimates, ensuring proper loading into the project cost system
• Communicate all controls-related project issues to management in a timely manner
• Document planning meeting results and ensure all controls action items are completed
• Develop and maintain project schedules, ensuring alignment with master schedules and resolving conflicts related to controls work
• Prepare and submit monthly contract billings to ensure proper cash flow during contract performance
• Protect the company's interests by managing all financial aspects of controls contracts
• Complete project closeout/inactivation, including final billing and documentation for controls systems
• Manage conflict resolution with customers, vendors, trades, or partners related to controls scope
• Lead and mentor other project managers and controls technicians, sharing technical expertise and experience
• Identify and develop policies and procedures for continuous improvement in controls project delivery
• Visit job sites, perform work inspections, check controls job progress, and resolve project and contract issues

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering field with a focus on controls or building automation
• Minimum of 7 years of proven experience in successfully leading controls projects and programs within the construction or engineering industry
• Demonstrated success in delivering controls projects on schedule and within budget
• Strong interpersonal skills to influence and drive change, facilitate performance, and enhance collaboration within a cross-functional controls environment
• Proven ability to deliver results and accountability for business needs in controls project management
• Decisiveness in resolving controls-related business problems, making technical decisions, and identifying priorities

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with major controls platforms (e.g., Siemens, Distech, Johnson Controls, Tridium Niagara)
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting controls blueprints, wiring diagrams, and device data sheets
• Experience with controls software, programming, and commissioning
• Familiarity with network protocols (BACnet, Modbus, LonWorks) and integration of controls systems
• Commitment to safety, quality, and ethical business practices in controls environments