Electrical Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Reviews project contracts and negotiates revisions, changes, and additions to contractual agreements with owners, architects, consultants, clients, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Prepares project controls, budget setup, schedules of values/billing mechanisms, and maintain each in collaboration with operational subordinates.
• Executes major project purchases in collaboration with the operations team and regional leadership. Includes development of purchasing / buyout goals, development/execution of product data submittal/shop drawings for approval, management of material releases for timely delivery to projects and mitigation of supply chain issues.
• Manages project profitability for each project in his/her portfolio of work. Includes predictive analysis and revenue, cost and profit forecasting.
• Evaluates construction methods and determine cost-effectiveness of plans and actual work. Takes actions to deal with the results of delays, bad weather, or emergencies at construction sites.
• Develops and implements quality control programs on projects. Regularly visits projects to assess performance, progress and quality and to ensure connectivity with the field and clients.
• Produces a schedule of values or similar method for all projects to ensure positive cashflow on projects.
• Executes and manages all billing for all assigned projects.
• Ensures that all safety and environmental policies of the Company and project owners are followed by all project personnel.
• Prepares budgets for construction activities, oversee progress, and cost reports.
• Ensures proper administration of payroll, material/subcontractor payments, and owner progress and final payments in conjunction with corporate support functions.
• Develops and maintains relationships with peers at clients, architectural and engineering firms and trade partners to ensure successful outcomes of projects.

Qualifications

• BS in Construction Management, Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years experience in Project Management or related field.
• Strong knowledge of materials, methods, and tools required for electrical construction.
• Experience managing projects 3 million and above.
• Experience managing large Commercial, Institutional and/or Federal preferred.
• Working knowledge of the NEC and be fluent in estimating processes.
• Thorough knowledge of all aspects of construction (technology, equipment, materials, means, & methods, etc.) as well as an understanding of Company and industry practices, processes, and standards and their impact on project activities.
• Ability to understand, manage, and abide by contracts and subcontracts.
• Ability to multi-task in a high volume, fast-paced work environment.
• Facilitate, negotiate, and execute buyouts of major purchase orders and subcontracts.
• Ability to oversee and effectively manage low voltage work and subcontractors.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational, critical thinking, judgment, decision making and negotiation skills.
• Advanced skills in MS Office, project management and estimating software.