Electrical Project Manager - Michels Power, Inc.

About the role

Location: Nationwide

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Travel: Approximately 50% travel required.

The Electrical Project Manager leads complex Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) construction projects for industrial, midstream energy, power generation, and infrastructure customers. Responsibilities include safety, financial performance, contract administration, procurement, scheduling, customer relationships, subcontractor management, and overall project execution.

Company Overview

Michels Power, Inc. supports America’s electrical and communication backbone by delivering comprehensive overhead and underground construction services for 69 kV to 765 kV utility systems and fiber networks. As one of the largest private power utility electrical contractors in the United States, Michels Power designs, builds, and maintains transmission lines, distribution systems, substations, renewable energy facilities, battery energy storage systems, communication systems, heavy civil infrastructure, and horizontal directional drilling projects. The company leverages EPC delivery capabilities to partner with utilities, developers, cooperatives, municipalities, and industrial customers across North America.

Responsibilities

• Lead all phases of project execution from award through commissioning, startup, turnover, and closeout.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, schedules, procurement activities, contracts, change orders, and overall financial performance.
• Develop execution strategies that prioritize safety, quality, schedule adherence, and profitability.
• Serve as the primary customer‑facing representative throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate activities among customers, engineering teams, field operations, subcontractors, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
• Identify risks, constructability challenges, schedule impacts, and operational issues; develop and implement effective solutions.
• Ensure compliance with customer specifications, contract requirements, safety standards, and company policies.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence.
• Manage industrial electrical and E&I construction projects throughout the project lifecycle, including medium‑voltage and low‑voltage power distribution, switchgear, transformer, MCC, instrumentation, PLC/SCADA, and automation systems.
• Oversee commissioning, startup, loop checks, energization, and turnover activities.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, budgets, staffing plans, procurement strategies, and execution plans.
• Monitor costs, productivity, resource utilization, procurement activities, and financial performance.
• Manage subcontractors and suppliers to ensure contractual obligations, quality standards, safety requirements, and schedule commitments are met.
• Lead customer meetings, forecasting reviews, project updates, and operational planning discussions.
• Review contracts, drawings, specifications, estimates, and technical documentation.
• Coordinate closely with Construction Managers, Superintendents, Project Engineers, Estimators, and executive leadership teams.
• Support project commissioning, startup, owner training, turnover, and closeout activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Project Management, Business, or a related discipline, and 5+ years of project management experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proven experience managing industrial electrical and instrumentation (E&I) construction projects.
• Strong understanding of industrial electrical systems, instrumentation, process controls, automation, commissioning, and startup activities.
• Experience with medium‑voltage and low‑voltage power systems, switchgear, transformers, MCCs, PLC systems, SCADA, instrumentation and controls, and industrial process equipment.
• Experience supporting compressor stations, pipeline facilities, midstream infrastructure, power generation facilities, industrial process plants, and manufacturing facilities.
• Solid grasp of project scheduling, forecasting, budgeting, cash‑flow management, procurement, subcontract management, risk management, and contract administration.
• Demonstrated success leading customer‑facing projects while balancing safety, quality, schedule, and financial objectives.
• Experience managing subcontractors, suppliers, vendors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, or similar platforms is preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, financial, organizational, negotiation, and problem‑solving skills.
• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
• Ability to travel approximately 50 % and support project assignments throughout North America as required.

Skills

• Project management and execution
• Industrial electrical and instrumentation expertise
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Customer relationship management
• Contract administration and change order management
• Budgeting, forecasting, and cash‑flow control
• Scheduling tools (Primavera P6, Microsoft Project)
• Construction management software (Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud)
• Leadership and team development
• Effective written and verbal communication

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Short‑Term Disability Insurance
• Long‑Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Legal Plan
• Identity Theft Protection and Monitoring Plan
• Comprehensive benefits may vary based on position and location.

Schedule

Approximately 50 % travel required; project assignments may be located throughout North America.