Senior Electrical Project Manager

About the role

PureGrid Electrical is seeking a Senior Electrical Project Manager to lead complex, fast-track industrial power distribution projects from design through commissioning. The ideal candidate will combine technical engineering rigor with a high-performance, entrepreneurial mindset, excelling at managing aggressive schedules, optimizing budgets, and building strong relationships with clients and partners.

Responsibilities

• Total Project Ownership: Lead the flawless execution of large-scale, heavy industrial electrical projects, taking full responsibility for safety, budget control, and schedule certainty.
• Design-Build Collaboration: Partner closely with General Contractors (GCs), in-house engineers, and owners early in the preconstruction phase to define scope, evaluate constructibility, and optimize electrical system designs.
• Financial Management: Drive profitability by managing project budgets, approving major equipment and material procurement (such as switchgear, transformers), forecasting cash flow, and rigorously negotiating change orders.
• Field Liaison & Support: Team up with the Field Operations Manager and on-site General Superintendents to ensure clear project plans are cleanly executed, tracking daily trade productivity and site logistics.
• Client & Partner Relations: Serve as the primary, highly responsive communication bridge between PureGrid and major general contractors like ARCO/Murray, ensuring alignment across fast-track nationwide portfolios.
• Schedule & Risk Management: Utilize advanced scheduling tools to proactively identify utility interconnection bottlenecks, long-lead equipment delays, or sequencing issues before they hit the critical path.

Requirements

• Experience: 8–12+ years of dedicated Project Management experience within the commercial or industrial electrical subcontracting space. Proven track record managing fast-track, design-build projects is highly preferred.
• Technical Background: A deep, comprehensive understanding of medium-to-heavy industrial electrical systems, including major equipment power distribution, high/medium-voltage substations, data centers, or complex logistics/manufacturing facilities.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical business field is highly preferred.
• Software Proficiency: Expert-level capability with modern construction management software; extensive hands-on experience with Procore and Bluebeam is required.
• Leadership & Communication: Exceptionally strong written, verbal, and negotiation skills, with a pragmatic, hands-on approach to problem-solving and a knack for building trust with sophisticated GC partners.
• Travel & Location: Ability to travel as required to support nationwide projects during critical phases (turnover, major utility cut-overs, commissioning). Role is based out of Downers Grove, IL or one of our Texas hubs.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of successfully managing fast-track, design-build projects.
• Strong understanding of medium-to-heavy industrial electrical systems, including major equipment power distribution, high/medium-voltage substations, data centers, or complex logistics/manufacturing facilities.
• Expert-level capability with modern construction management software, particularly Procore and Bluebeam.
• Exceptionally strong written, verbal, and negotiation skills, with a pragmatic, hands-on approach to problem-solving and a knack for building trust with sophisticated GC partners.
• Ability to travel as required to support nationwide projects during critical phases (turnover, major utility cut-overs, commissioning).

Skills

• Project Management
• Electrical Engineering
• Construction Management
• Financial Management
• Communication Skills
• Leadership
• Software Proficiency (Procore, Bluebeam)

Benefits

• Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
• Traditional and Roth 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement for associates
• Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
• 1-week paid volunteer leave each year
• 100% charitable match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Paid parental leave

Pay

Compensation and benefits package not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.

Legal Disclaimer

EEO, including disability/vets. PureGrid Electrical does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiting agencies. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. All interested candidates must apply independently and directly to the job posting.