Senior Project Manager

Chapel Electric Co., LLC (“Chapel”) is a leading electrical services company providing preconstruction, construction, and energy solutions in markets including automotive, commercial, healthcare, education, industrial, and mission critical. Driven by a commitment to continuous improvement, Chapel embraces Virtual Design Construction, Green Building Construction, and Lean construction methods to improve efficiency and enhance client value. Chapel is one of six Ohio-based business units under parent company Quebe Holdings, Inc.

About the role

Chapel seeks a Senior Project Manager to provide oversight to Project Engineer(s), Assistant Project Manager(s), and coordinate scheduling efforts with Project Supervisor(s). This position ensures project field teams work within company standard operating procedures and clearly understand project scopes, tasks, and schedules. The role manages and coordinates all project resources efficiently to perform work within budget and ahead of schedule. This is an in-person position and does not qualify for hybrid or remote.

Responsibilities

• Drive the overall flow of projects effectively from inception to completion.
• Participate in the conceptual development of projects.
• Oversee project organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation.
• Support field personnel with subcontractor relations and resolve field problems.
• Maintain full financial responsibility for projects and understand construction financial and accounting practices.
• Obtain contract and bid documents from estimating; review and understand scope for project turnover.
• Attend walk-throughs and ensure all project document control is completed efficiently (e.g., insurance, bonding, permits, submittals, RFIs, change orders, correspondence).
• Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve work procedures, complaints, or construction problems.
• Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, and 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.
• Verify correct drawings are distributed to field personnel.
• Create schedule of values or billing format as required by contract documents.
• Create project schedule showing completion, delivery dates, and subcontractor requirements; integrate into overall project and manpower schedule.
• Understand notice requirements and request purchase orders for major equipment and subcontractors, indicating shipping requirements and delivery dates.
• Facilitate material takeoffs by trade foreman.
• Host and attend meetings with internal and external entities to review scheduling, work plans, job progress, manpower, and solutions to setbacks.
• Support accounting department in monthly billings and collections; follow up on outstanding balances.
• Collaborate with foreman regarding project safety, toolbox talks, and weekly walk-throughs.
• Ensure no work starts prior to approval or notice to proceed.
• Assist field personnel in closeout of project; obtain as-builts from field and request CAD from engineering.
• Escalate critical and/or sensitive issues to the Division Manager/Project Executive with recommendations for resolution.
• Comply with company operating policies, procedures, and safety programs.
• Perform additional assignments as required.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED.
• Minimum 3-5 years related experience in electrical construction or similar industry.
• Working knowledge of the construction industry and contract documentation, federal/state/city regulations and guidelines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, Revit, and other electrical, technical, or construction programs.
• Familiarity with project management/document control software and construction/financial software packages.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with an engineering or construction management focus; master’s degree in a related field is a plus.

Skills

• Integrity, honesty, professionalism, and commitment to company values.
• Self-motivated with ability to 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 stakeholders (customers, employees, unions, government agencies, vendors, suppliers, contractors).

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• 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 ability to adjust focus.
• Must be able to commute to field locations and navigate job site locations.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described 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.

• 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 or be exposed to wet/humid conditions; moving mechanical/electrical parts; high, precarious places; dust, fumes, or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extended sunlight exposure; cold and heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.