diff --git a/control/json/Makefile.am b/control/json/Makefile.am
index 9011bd1..c986bda 100644
--- a/control/json/Makefile.am
+++ b/control/json/Makefile.am
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@
 	$(SDBUSPLUS_CFLAGS)
 
 libfan_control_json_la_SOURCES = \
+	manager.cpp \
 	profiles.cpp
diff --git a/control/json/manager.cpp b/control/json/manager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ec0d0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/control/json/manager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright © 2020 IBM Corporation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#include "manager.hpp"
+
+#include "json_config.hpp"
+#include "json_parser.hpp"
+
+#include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
+
+#include <filesystem>
+
+namespace phosphor::fan::control::json
+{
+
+Manager::Manager(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus)
+{
+    // Manager JSON config file is optional
+    auto confFile =
+        fan::JsonConfig::getConfFile(bus, confAppName, confFileName, true);
+    if (!confFile.empty())
+    {
+        _jsonObj = fan::JsonConfig::load(confFile);
+    }
+}
+
+unsigned int Manager::getPowerOnDelay()
+{
+    auto powerOnDelay = 0;
+
+    // Parse optional "power_on_delay" from JSON object
+    if (!_jsonObj.empty() && _jsonObj.contains("power_on_delay"))
+    {
+        powerOnDelay = _jsonObj["power_on_delay"].get<unsigned int>();
+    }
+
+    return powerOnDelay;
+}
+
+} // namespace phosphor::fan::control::json
diff --git a/control/json/manager.hpp b/control/json/manager.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30669eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/control/json/manager.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright © 2020 IBM Corporation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+#include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
+
+namespace phosphor::fan::control::json
+{
+
+using json = nlohmann::json;
+
+/**
+ * @class Manager - Represents the fan control manager's configuration
+ *
+ * A fan control manager configuration is optional, therefore the "manager.json"
+ * file is also optional. The manager configuration is used to populate
+ * fan control's manager parameters which are used in how the application
+ * operates, not in how the fans are controlled.
+ *
+ * When no manager configuration exists, the fan control application starts,
+ * processes any configured events and then begins controlling fans according
+ * to those events.
+ */
+class Manager
+{
+  public:
+    Manager() = delete;
+    Manager(const Manager&) = delete;
+    Manager(Manager&&) = delete;
+    Manager& operator=(const Manager&) = delete;
+    Manager& operator=(Manager&&) = delete;
+    ~Manager() = default;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+     * Parses and populates the fan control manager attributes from a json file
+     *
+     * @param[in] bus - sdbusplus bus object
+     */
+    explicit Manager(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Get the configured power on delay(OPTIONAL)
+     *
+     * @return Power on delay in seconds
+     *     Configured power on delay in seconds, otherwise 0
+     */
+    unsigned int getPowerOnDelay();
+
+  private:
+    /* JSON file name for manager configuration attributes */
+    static constexpr auto confFileName = "manager.json";
+
+    /* The parsed JSON object */
+    json _jsonObj;
+};
+
+} // namespace phosphor::fan::control::json
diff --git a/control/json_parser.cpp b/control/json_parser.cpp
index 9cd4f6f..3a0e7c2 100644
--- a/control/json_parser.cpp
+++ b/control/json_parser.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 #include "json_parser.hpp"
 
+#include "json/manager.hpp"
 #include "types.hpp"
 
 #include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
@@ -31,9 +32,8 @@
 
 const unsigned int getPowerOnDelay(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus)
 {
-    auto powerOnDelay = 0;
-
-    return powerOnDelay;
+    json::Manager mgr{bus};
+    return mgr.getPowerOnDelay();
 }
 
 } // namespace phosphor::fan::control