Electrical Project Manager

About Us

Gaston Electrical is a wholly owned subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc., the world's leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction and facilities services. Since 1934, Gaston Electrical has provided expert electrical and low voltage contracting services to the commercial, institutional, life-sciences, hospitality, and retail markets in New England.

Our company leadership and skilled electricians build trust through best-in-class services, quality workmanship, safety practices, and reliability.

Job Summary

The Project Manager is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and budgeting activities concerned with electrical construction projects. The desired result is that our projects are run efficiently with maximum profitability and high customer satisfaction.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversee and direct construction projects from conception to completion.
• Engage regularly with our customers and respond with urgency to build trust.
• Build trust by consistently meeting project deadlines and customer expectations.
• Participate in estimating hand-off meetings to establish project budgets and initial project expectations.
• Establish project schedule.
• Ensure manpower is appropriately assigned to projects by working with Director, Field Operations.
• Create cost code allocations from initial estimate.
• Identify pre-fabrication opportunities and collaborate with GF, Outside Supers and Pre-Fab manager to lay out, plan and schedule all prefabricated assemblies.
• Oversee all multi-trade coordination efforts and scheduling with our BIM department.
• Work with Corporate Safety Director and GF to ensure jobsite workers are adhering to Gaston safety rules and regulations.
• Work with GF to increase jobsite efficiencies and to remove any obstacles to worker productivity.
• Maximize project profitability and identify ways to reduce installation costs.
• Manage small and large package buyouts.
• Participate in WIP meetings with accurate cost-to-complete estimates.
• Price and negotiate project change orders.
• Manage vendors and track all deliveries with the assistance of project coordinators.
• Identify all constructability concerns and issue timely RFIs.
• Leverage Spectrum Project Management software to complete required activities.
• Collaborate with Project Coordinators and Project Engineers as required for assistance in purchasing and delivery tracking, software inputs, permit pulling, change order management, project close out materials, administrative duties, etc.
• Leverage relationships to identify future work opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years electrical construction project management experience.
• A BS in Construction Management or Electrical Engineering desirable; four year degree or equivalent years of education and/or experience required.
• Electrical construction knowledge gained through an apprenticeship program is acceptable.
• Strong communication skills – verbal and written – that promote “working together”.
• Independently manage projects beginning to end and drive projects to close successfully.
• Ability to estimate work for change orders.
• Ability to demonstrate urgency and problem solving skills.
• Organizational and time management skills.
• Demonstrate responsiveness to external and internal customers and ownership of your job and responsibilities is critical.
• Ability to mentor junior project managers.
• Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Office – Outlook, Excel, Word.
• Knowledge of Spectrum Construction Software a plus.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, see, talk, and hear. The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. While visiting field locations, the employee may be required to work outdoors, be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical and electrical parts; high, precarious places; dust, fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions, extended exposure to sunlight; cold and heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee should expect to sit for long periods in front of a computer and also travel to field locations as needed. While visiting field locations, the employee may be required to work outdoors, be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical and electrical parts; high, precarious places; dust, fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions, extended exposure to sunlight; cold and heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Benefits

• Complementary medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Disability.
• A 401(k) Savings Plan.
• College Coach and employee assistance program.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to providing employees a comprehensive benefits package which includes complementary medical, dental, and vision coverage, along life insurance, disability, a 401(k) Savings Plan, College Coach and employee assistance program. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled Affirmative Action Policy Please review our Affirmative Action Policy .