Project Manager, Qualifying Agent – Electronic Security, Low Voltage

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alaska, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Oversee medium to large-scale electronic security projects from the initial handoff to installation, commissioning, customer acceptance, and project closeout.

• Act as the main point of contact for designated customer accounts.

• Collaborate with customers, field technicians, subcontractors, vendors, manufacturers, procurement, and internal teams.

• Create and sustain project timelines, labor plans, material requirements, budgets, milestones, and documentation.

• Track project costs, labor usage, profitability, risks, and changes in scope.

• Manage around 40–50 concurrent projects or an annual invoicing portfolio ranging from approximately $1.5 million to $2.5 million.

• Foster customer relationships and identify opportunities for account growth.

• Provide technical guidance during installation, programming, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, inspections, and system handover.

• Assist field technicians remotely using video calls, photographs, drawings, and annotated plans.

• Review floor plans, security drawings, riser diagrams, wiring schematics, shop drawings, equipment schedules, network diagrams, and technical specifications.

• Offer expertise on access control, locking hardware, relays, request-to-exit devices, power supplies, video surveillance, intrusion detection, networking, and system integrations.

• Conduct site surveys, inspections, quality reviews, customer meetings, and finalize acceptance activities.

• Work with manufacturers and technical support teams to address complex technical issues.

• Partner with estimators on project estimates, system designs, equipment selections, labor requirements, drawings, and engineering considerations.

• Ensure installations comply with project scope, customer specifications, manufacturer requirements, applicable codes, and field conditions.

• Aim to obtain and maintain qualifying-agent qualifications for low-voltage alarm contractor licenses across several states.

• Prioritize obtaining licenses in California, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, targeting around 3–4 state licenses within the first 12 months.

• Complete necessary examinations, applications, registrations, and other licensing requirements.

• Maintain compliance with state licensing regulations and requirements for qualifying individuals.

• Assist with licensing documentation, renewals, continuing education, and compliance activities.

• Travel nationwide for site surveys, inspections, customer meetings, commissioning, project support, and to lead technicians.

• Anticipate approximately two trips per month and coordinate field activities across various locations.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in electronic security, low-voltage integration, installation, service, commissioning, field supervision, systems engineering, or technical project management.

• Willingness and capability to acquire state qualifications to serve as a Qualifying Agent for low-voltage alarm contractor licenses.

• Practical experience in electronic security system programming, commissioning, troubleshooting, and integration.

• Strong understanding of access control, CCTV/video surveillance, intrusion detection, intercom systems, structured cabling, networking, power distribution, and battery backup systems.

• Proven ability to lead technicians and subcontractors through intricate installations and remotely resolve technical issues.

• Proficient in reading and interpreting construction documents, wiring schematics, riser diagrams, device layouts, network diagrams, and technical specifications.

• Established experience in customer-facing project or account management.

• Experience in managing multiple concurrent projects, schedules, budgets, subcontractors, and distributed field teams.

• Capability to contribute to technical estimating, equipment selection, system planning, and engineering evaluations.

• Excellent communication, organization, documentation, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

• Willingness and ability to travel nationwide approximately twice a month.

• Ideally located near a major airport in the Central Time Zone; candidates from the Eastern Time Zone will also be considered.

• Preference for experience with platforms such as Potter, Bosch, Brivo, Avigilon, Axis Communications, Honeywell, LenelS2 OnGuard, Genetec Security Center, Software House C•CURE, Gallagher, Verkada, Milestone, DMP, DSC, NAPCO, Fire-Lite, Silent Knight, or Simplex.

• Experience specifically with Potter and Bosch is particularly relevant.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity for remote work when not traveling.

• Nationwide travel opportunities.

• Commitment to equal employment opportunities.