Project Manager (IoT)
Role: Project Manager 3
Location: San Jose, CA
Duration: 1/12/2026 - 12/20/2026
Pay rate: $70/hr on W2
Job Description:
Required Qualifications:
- Proven working experience in project management.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking abilities.
- Strong leadership qualities and ability to manage teams.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) / PRINCE II certification is a plus.
Experience :
- Proven experience working with Smart Building technologies, including hands-on knowledge of Power over Ethernet (PoE) lighting systems such as Molex CoreSync PoE Lighting solutions integrated with Cisco UPoE+ switches.
- Experience managing or coordinating projects involving Mecho PoE Shading systems, including deployment of PoE gateways, motors, and integration with management platforms like SolarTrac for automated shading control.
- Experience with Building Management Systems (BMS) and their integration with IoT devices for environmental monitoring and control.
- Practical understanding of environmental sensors deployment and data utilization, including air quality sensors measuring CO2, particulate matter, VOCs, temperature, and humidity, often powered and networked via PoE.
- Experience with energy metering and management solutions that leverage PoE infrastructure to optimize energy consumption, reduce carbon footprint, and support sustainability goals.
- Ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams to implement secure, scalable, and energy-efficient smart building solutions that integrate lighting, shading, environmental sensing, and energy management on a unified IP network.
- Knowledge of industry standards and best practices for PoE-powered smart building deployments, including compliance with IEEE 802.3bt standards and leveraging Cisco’s secure networking infrastructure for operational technology (OT) environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
- Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
- Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
- Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
- Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
- Draft and submit budget proposals and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary.
- Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
- Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
- Track project milestones and deliverables.
- Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
- Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
- Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.