Project Manager - HVAC

System One is seeking a Project Manager to manage HVAC shipbuiding projects to manage operational resources necessary to meet contractual and company related obligations of the project to ensure profitability.


The Project Manager will provide day-to-day leadership for the members assigned to the team and ensure ongoing communication with the customer.



HVAC Project Manager Responsibilities:

• Actively participate in the execution of the project and interact with the project team and the client to ensure open communication.
• Monitor quality of the system solution as well as the timelines and costs to ensure contractual obligations are respected.
• Manage installation projects ensuring goals, timelines, resources, material and budget are aligned.
• Develop appropriate HVAC designs for the different spaces onboard ships including all supporting calculations.
• Select appropriate system components based on the design and calculations.
• Prepare professional drawing packages (single lines, double lines, installation, and equipment drawings).
• Resolves installation issues in a timely manner, ensures that change and requirements are understood, documented, communicated, costed and applied.
• Responsible for the quality of deliverables and installations.
• Monitor progress, earned value, deliverables and acceptance plans against plans and mitigate issues when they arise.
• Monitor time & technical activities of projects and ensure that deliverables meet contract requirements ensuring customer acceptance is achieved.
• Coordinates supplier’s deliverables with project timelines and ensure quality.
• Coordinate with Product Engineers and Packaging teams to ensure their deliverables are aligned with the project requirements (design requirements and timelines & budget).
• Lead and support Installation Managers located in different yards and provide assistance in overcoming technical, supply chain and client issues.

• Acts as the primary point of contact with the customer.
• Maintains communications with customer on project progress, issues and risks at all levels of the organization.
• Manages scope and change requests in a proactive manner.
• Monitors customer satisfaction and address concerns.

• Monitor contract delivery (i.e., specifications, costs and customer satisfaction).
• May assist in the development and negotiation of contractual agreements and/or change requests.

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
• More than 8 years of experience in HVAC system engineering design or experience operating/maintaining HVAC systems.
• Relevant experience in engineering-related firm (an asset).
• Experience in project managing Ship Installations/Refurbishment; good working knowledge of PM software.
• Good knowledge of project finance and cost control.
• PMP certification (an asset).
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written with strong relational skills (English).
• Excellent organization skills and capacity to juggle multiple tasks and resources.
• Excellent business acumen for long term development is highly desirable.
• Continuous professional development.