Project Development Specialist - Operations & Maintenance

About This Role

Develop conceptual solutions for Public-Private Partnership (P3) projects, focusing on operations and maintenance requirements and leading the pricing process to ensure cost-effective and efficient system designs. Manage the development of complex projects from inception through financial close, creating compelling business cases and ensuring adherence to budgets and timelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop conceptual solutions for P3 projects based on project team design, Facilities Management (FM) requirements, and JCI pursuit team direction
• Lead pricing processes for final solutions that meet Performance Output Specification requirements
• Provide design-assist input from a facility operations and lifecycle perspective to achieve greater system efficiency and lowest net present costs
• Manage the development of compelling business cases for proposed scopes of work
• Lead and manage the development of larger, complex, and strategic projects from inception through Financial Close
• Generate and manage a development budget and timeline
• Review client Performance Output Specification and team drawings to influence suitability of team design to Facility Management requirements
• Drive optimization of building systems and equipment design and work with Design & Construction team to develop operations plans and cost strategies
• Lead a team of subject matter experts and strategic partners to prepare detailed operations plans, staffing structures, and cost estimates for O&M services
• Attend project team design meetings and represent JCI professionally to review and influence design in relation to FM requirements

Requirements

• 10+ years of facility management, O&M leadership, engineering, energy management and/or construction with excellent knowledge of building-related systems and services
• Demonstrated experience in Facility Management of a Central Utility Plant and/or a Combined Heat and Power Plant
• Strong project management skills for managing large development projects with diverse resources
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Strong conceptual skills for developing innovative solution designs
• Excellent customer-facing skills and comfort presenting at the C-level
• Strong team leader, able to quickly assemble and manage a solution development team
• Excellent business analysis skills for creating compelling business cases
• Solid working knowledge of common computer applications (e.g., MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field
• 10+ years of facility management, O&M leadership, engineering, energy management and/or construction with excellent knowledge of building-related systems and services

Nice to Have

• MBA
• Background developing facility management solutions and cost estimates for hard and soft services in industrial and large commercial facilities
• Managed a Central Utility Plant and/or a Combined Heat and Power Plant
• Strong understanding of the regulatory, legislative and procurement process unique to the P3 market

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits