Commercial Fire Protection Project Manager

Commercial Fire Protection Project Manager Lead Operational Excellence and Protect Lives at IFSS

Job Overview


* Company: Intelligent Fire Systems & Solutions (IFSS)


* Pay rate: Competitive salary, based on experience


* Department: Construction / Project Management


* Location: Reno, Nevada


* Reports To: Regional Manager


* FLSA Status: Exempt


* Job/Employment Type: Full-Time


* Project Scope: Commercial fire-life safety construction projects (fire alarm, very early warning, and specialized life-safety solutions)

The Opportunity

You will take the helm of vital commercial safety installations, steering projects from initial pre-construction planning through final closeout.

Operating out of the Reno/Sparks area, you will be given the ownership and structural backing required to protect properties and human lives by ensuring high-consequence safety systems are built right every single time.

How You Will Make an Impact


* End-to-End Execution: Direct commercial safety construction projects to guarantee complete compliance with budgets, design specs, code updates, and strict timelines.


* Scheduling Excellence: Develop, sequence, and manage detailed project schedules utilizing Gantt charts, look-ahead parameters, or CPM methods.


* Cross-Functional Communication: Serve as the centralized point of contact across internal leadership, site supervisors, field teams, vendors, and clients.


* Document Control: Actively track and resolve RFIs, look-aheads, submittals, change orders, punch lists, and project risk registers.


* Financial & Quality Controls: Partner with estimating and procurement teams to forecast costs, manage changes, track material pipelines, and conduct quality control inspections at key project milestones.


* Safety Leadership: Coordinate site-specific safety protocols, ensuring absolute jobsite adherence to OSHA guidelines, personal protective equipment (PPE) deployment, and local building safety codes.

Required Qualifications & Experience


* Core Competence: Proven capability to successfully coordinate and manage commercial project scopes, schedules, budgets, and closeout protocols.


* Documentation Skills: Sharp aptitude for reading, interpreting, and coordinating construction drawings, contracts, specifications, and workflows.


* Mobility & Compliance: Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record for local travel to Reno/Sparks jobsites; compliance with background and standard pre-employment checks.


* Education: High school diploma or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience


* Industry Focus: 3 to 5 years of project management experience specifically within commercial fire protection, fire alarm, MEP, low-voltage, or specialty subcontractor construction environments.


* Advanced Education: Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Project Management, Engineering, or Business.


* Certifications: OSH...