Project Manager - Electrical Construction

About the role

This position is based in our office in Allentown, PA.

Responsibilities

• Oversee total construction and design effort (if applicable) to ensure the project is constructed in accordance with design, National Electric Code, budget, and schedule.
• Act as a liaison to coordinate communication between both internal and external members on the project including, but not limited to: General Contractors, Subcontractors, Superintendents, General Foremen, and union officials.
• Authorize and/or approve all project staff transactions including choice of the superintendent, general foremen, foremen, staff volume, and wages.
• Provide directions to planning, scheduling, and engineering functions.
• Participate in estimating projects and writing bid proposals.
• Review and approve purchase requisitions, payment approvals, sending invoices, and changing order requests.
• Affords assistance in the implementation/interpretation of safety programs and ensures that all OSHA requirements are met.
• Ensures that all company client and project policies, procedures, and standards are adhered to and interpret the policies.
• Ensures the maintenance of all official project documentation and logs.
• Provides directions to planning, scheduling, and engineering functions.
• Responsible for customer maintenance and other sales and marketing.
• Maintains a thorough understanding of labor agreements and standards specific to projects.
• Performs additional assignments per supervisor's direction.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering, project management, business administration, construction management or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience estimating.
• Minimum 3-5 years of project management experience.
• Solid project management training and skills.
• Thorough understanding of the project life cycle.
• Experience and proficiency in using construction software tools (e.g., Procore, Accubid, Revit, CAD, SKM, AGI, Navisworks and/or BIM systems may be required for some divisions or business groups).
• Trained and proficient in estimating techniques, negotiating, budgeting, costing, contracting, scheduling, pricing, and common code requirements.
• Knowledge of and proficiency with project management tools and techniques, construction methods and materials, estimating, costing, power, lighting, systems design and general industry safety standards, procedures, and OSHA regulations.
• Skills to read, interpret and understand electrical contracts, plans, drawings, blueprints, and specifications.
• Excellent financial, analytical, and mathematical skills.
• Customer focus, delegation, presentation, and decision-making skills.
• Strong organizational, critical thinking skills and detail orientation.
• Demonstrated high level of integrity and dependability.
• Strong listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Effective independent problem solving, negotiation, time management and prioritization skills.
• Collaboration, coaching, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with diverse work teams.
• Working knowledge of collective bargaining agreements.
• Work experience with continuous improvement methodologies and/or similar applications.
• Strong process orientation.

Qualifications

• Travel to project sites is required.

Skills

• Excellent financial, analytical, and mathematical skills.
• Strong organizational, critical thinking skills and detail orientation.
• Collaboration, coaching, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with diverse work teams.
• Strong process orientation.

Benefits

• Competitive health insurance options (medical, dental, and vision).
• A robust 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Access to wellness programs.
• Professional development opportunities, tuition reimbursement, and employee assistance programs.