Project Manager (Electrical Construction)

We construct, renovate, and install nearly every electrical system component related to data center construction, facilities maintenance, electrical systems upgrades, and virtually anything else required to keep facilities running on the cutting edge of efficiency and technology.

About the role

Morley Moss is actively seeking a seasoned Electrical Project Manager with a proven track record in Dallas, TX. This critical role involves planning, directing, or coordinating activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems. The Project Manager participates in the conceptual development of construction projects or customer accounts to oversee organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation. This individual supports field personnel in their relationships with subcontractors, resolves field problems, and maintains full financial responsibility for the project.

Responsibilities

• Drive the project’s overall flow effectively from inception to completion.
• Obtain contract and bid documents from estimating; review and understand scope for project turnover.
• Attend walk-throughs.
• Ensure all project document control is completed efficiently by the project team, including but not limited to insurance, bonding, permits, submittals, billing, RFIs, change orders, and correspondence.
• Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve matters such as work procedures, complaints, or construction problems.
• Plan, schedule, or coordinate construction project activities to meet deadlines.
• Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports.
• Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes, environmental regulations, or other regulations.
• Select subcontractors and equipment suppliers with input from engineering, estimating, and purchasing as required.
• Verify correct drawings are distributed to the field.
• Create schedule of values or billing format as required by the contract documents.
• Create project schedule showing completion, delivery dates, and subcontractor requirements.
• Integrate into overall project and manpower schedule as required.
• Understand notice requirements.
• Keep LV group estimating and manpower spreadsheets current each week.
• Request POs for major equipment and subcontractors, indicating shipping requirements and anticipating delivery dates.
• Facilitate material takeoffs by trade foremen.
• Host and attend all necessary meetings with both internal and external entities to review scheduling, delivery, work plans, job progress, manpower, and solutions to setbacks.
• Support the accounting department in monthly billings, CTCs, and collections; follow up on outstanding balances.
• Collaborate with foremen regarding project safety (toolbox talks and weekly walk-throughs).
• Gather information for changes in work and turnover to estimating for pricing.
• Finalize change order pricing after estimating completes takeoff and attempt to maximize profit on change orders.
• Ensure no work starts prior to approval or notice to proceed.
• Oversee and direct final closeouts of projects.
• Oversee and direct the upkeep of test reports and as-builts from the field; request CAD from engineering.
• Escalate critical and/or sensitive issues to the Division Manager/Project Executive with recommendations for resolution.
• Maintain customer relations.
• Comply with all company operating policies, procedures, and safety programs as established.
• Perform additional assignments as required by the needs of the company or as directed by executives.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of Electrical Project Management experience.
• Experience managing commercial, industrial, and/or healthcare construction projects.
• Understanding of construction schedules and project coordination.
• High School diploma or GED required; Bachelor of Science with an engineering or construction management focus preferred; Master’s in a related field is a plus.
• Knowledge of the construction industry and contract documentation.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and city regulations and guidelines.

Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Familiarity with AutoCAD and other low-voltage, technical, or construction programs.
• Familiarity with project management/document control software.
• Familiarity with construction/financial software packages.
• Integrity, honesty, professionalism, and commitment to company values.
• Ability to handle stressful situations and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organizational, communication, strategic, technical, analytical, problem-solving, and multi-tasking skills.
• High standards of quality with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage and supervise personnel.
• Ability to build positive working relationships with multiple levels of employees, management, suppliers, and customers.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English, cooperate, and collaborate with multiple levels of customers, employees, unions, government agencies, vendors, suppliers, and other contractor organizations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to sit, see, talk, and hear.
• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Regularly required to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• May occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly required to commute to field locations and navigate around job site locations.

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.

• Regularly sit for long periods in front of a computer and travel to field locations as needed.
• While visiting field locations, may be required to work outdoors and 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

• Competitive salaries.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and 401K/ROTH plans.
• Career paths for employees who want to improve or expand their skills and knowledge, including a degree assistance program and self-directed or instructor-led training options.