Project Manager – Building Controls

The Building People delivers integrated solutions that connect technology, buildings, and people to optimize real estate performance, facility operations, and workforce outcomes. With over 450 contracts delivered across 187 project locations, we manage more than 1,700 facilities and support $38.5B in federal and commercial assets. Leveraging AI-driven automation, data analytics, and platform-agnostic systems, we create high-performing, future-ready environments that reduce cost, improve efficiency, and enable mission success. Founded in 2012, we now have over 450 employees supporting 23 federal agencies—making us a trusted leader in delivering technology-infused building solutions across the public sector.

The Building People is committed to fostering a workplace where every employee can thrive. Using tools like the Predictive Index, we thoughtfully align individual strengths with team needs -ensuring the right fit, the right role, and long-term success.

Our culture is rooted in integrity, innovation, and service. Through our growing philanthropy program, we support communities by focusing on gratitude, giving back, partnerships, and mentorship.

Our Market Offerings Include:

• Real Estate & Workplace
• Facilities Management
• Facilities Operations & Maintenance
• Project Management & Engineering
• Workforce Transformation & Organizational Design
• Mission Support
• Smart Buildings & Energy Efficiency
• Technology Solutions

Join our rapidly growing team and help shape the future of real estate, facilities, and community impact.

The Building People, LLC, has an immediate opening for a Project Manager – Building Controls We are looking for a mid-level project management professional with demonstrated capacity to manage multiple construction projects across multiple sites concurrently. The Project Manager will lead planning, scheduling, coordination, execution, and closeout activities for active construction projects, ensuring work is delivered safely, on schedule, within scope, and within budget. This role requires strong field coordination, client communication, subcontractor oversight, and senior-level proficiency using Microsoft Project to build, maintain, and report against integrated project schedules. The ideal candidate can work with minimal oversight, balance competing priorities across geographically dispersed sites, proactively manage risks and constraints, and provide clear project visibility to clients, leadership, and delivery teams. Candidate may be remote/telework during times when onsite work is not required if candidate can arrive in the Washington DC metro within two (2) days’ notice.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to coordinate across clients, internal teams, subcontractors, vendors, and field personnel
• Senior-level proficiency with Microsoft Project, including creation, maintenance, baseline management, critical path analysis, resource loading, progress updates, and executive-level schedule reporting
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple construction projects across multiple sites concurrently while maintaining control of scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and stakeholder communications
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, contracting staff, subcontractors, and project delivery teams
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, work breakdown structures, milestone schedules, look-ahead schedules, and project controls for all assigned construction projects
• Coordinate construction activities with site leads, superintendents, subcontractors, vendors, facility stakeholders, engineering teams, and client representatives
• Manage the full project life cycle from initiation, planning, procurement, mobilization, execution, commissioning/readiness, closeout, and lessons learned
• Monitor project progress against approved schedules and budgets; identify schedule variances, resource constraints, risks, and issues; and implement corrective action plans
• Prepare regular client and leadership reporting, including milestone status, schedule performance, risk logs, issue logs, change impacts, and recovery plans
• Review scopes of work, estimates, submittals, RFIs, change requests, progress documentation, and closeout materials to support effective construction delivery
• Provide on-site leadership as required to coordinate field execution, resolve constraints, support quality control, and maintain alignment with project requirements
• Maintain strong project governance practices, including meeting cadence, action tracking, schedule discipline, document control, and decision escalation
• Effectively utilize company resources, subcontractor capacity, and vendor support to deliver concurrent projects efficiently
• At least seven (7) years of relevant construction project management experience, including demonstrated responsibility for multiple concurrent projects and multiple active sites

• Experience managing construction projects in occupied facilities, federal facilities, commercial facilities, or other multi-stakeholder environments
• Experience coordinating work across geographically dispersed sites or multiple active job sites at the same time
• Experience with building systems, infrastructure upgrades, controls, smart building technology, or related facility modernization projects
• Experience with construction project controls, cost forecasting, schedule recovery planning, and change management
• PMP, CCM, OSHA 30, or similar project management, construction management, or safety credential preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or another related technical or management field; equivalent experience may be considered

• Advanced training or certification in Microsoft Project, construction management, project controls, PMP, CCM, OSHA 30, or related disciplines

• Travel may be required based on client location (domestic)
• Candidate may be remote during times when onsite work is not required if candidate can arrive in the Washington DC metro within two (2) days notice.

• Background Investigation required

• Must be able to lift up to 35 pounds at times

*Salary offered will be commensurate with the candidate's experience, qualifications, and certifications.

*Our positions may require a background screening and clearance directly from the Government.

*Please note that telework arrangements are subject to change based on customer requirements.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Competitive benefits for eligible employees include: 

• Medical & Rx
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance/AD&D
• Long Term Disability and Short-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay

All positions require a background check after acceptance of our offer. The selected candidate will be eligible to begin employment before the background check has been finalized.  However, continued employment will be contingent upon the results of your reference/background check from The Building People, LLC.  Your position may require special credentialing, clearance, and access as a condition of employment.  In the event the government or client does not sponsor or approve your clearance, it may result in termination of your employment.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

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