Electrical Project Manager

Upchurch•Jackson, MS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

An Electrical Project Manager is responsible for the overall execution, financial performance, client management, and operational success of electrical construction projects. This role oversees projects from preconstruction through closeout while ensuring work is completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with contract requirements. Typical projects include commercial buildings, industrial facilities, manufacturing plants, healthcare, data centers, mission critical facilities, and service and retrofit projects.

Requirements

Overall execution, financial performance, client management, and operational success of electrical construction projects.
Oversee projects from preconstruction through closeout.
Ensure work is completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with contract requirements.
Manage project budgets.
Forecast costs and revenue.
Track labor productivity.
Manage billing and cash flow.
Review Estimated Cost to Complete (ECC).
Manage change orders, contingency, buyout savings, and risk exposure.
Improve gross margin performance.
Develop execution plans.
Coordinate manpower needs.
Manage procurement schedules.
Track long-lead equipment.
Coordinate shutdowns/phasing.
Drive schedule recovery plans.
Lead project meetings.
Maintain customer relationships.
Manage expectations.
Handle escalations professionally.
Negotiate changes and disputes.
Ensure communication alignment.
Review contract documents.
Identify scope gaps.
Manage RFIs, notices, delay documentation, backcharges, and claims support.
Protect the company contractually.
Support field execution.
Resolve manpower/material issues.
Monitor labor efficiency.
Ensure accountability.
Remove roadblocks for field teams.
Release equipment and materials.
Manage vendor relationships.
Track deliveries.
Prevent schedule impacts.
Coordinate storage/logistics.
Review submittals and approvals.
Oversee RFIs, submittals, meeting minutes, schedule updates, closeout packages, as-builts, O&M manuals, and warranty turnover.
Reinforce safety culture.
Support safety audits.
Ensure corrective actions occur.
Drive quality standards.
Reduce rework.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Procore, BuildOps, Bluebeam Revu, Microsoft Project, Autodesk BIM 360, Excel/ERP/accounting systems.

Responsibilities

Manage project budgets, forecasting costs and revenue, tracking labor productivity, managing billing and cash flow, reviewing Estimated Cost to Complete (ECC), managing change orders, contingency, buyout savings, and risk exposure to improve gross margin performance.
Develop execution plans, coordinate manpower needs, manage procurement schedules, track long-lead equipment, coordinate shutdowns/phasing, drive schedule recovery plans, and lead project meetings.
Maintain customer relationships, manage expectations, handle escalations professionally, negotiate changes and disputes, and ensure communication alignment with owners, general contractors, engineers, and vendors.
Review contract documents, identify scope gaps, manage RFIs, notices, delay documentation, backcharges, and claims support to protect the company contractually.
Support field execution, resolve manpower/material issues, monitor labor efficiency, ensure accountability, and remove roadblocks for field teams working with superintendents, foremen, and operations leadership.
Release equipment and materials, manage vendor relationships, track deliveries, prevent schedule impacts, coordinate storage/logistics, and review submittals and approvals.
Oversee RFIs, submittals, meeting minutes, schedule updates, closeout packages, as-builts, O&M manuals, and warranty turnover.
Reinforce safety culture, support safety audits, ensure corrective actions occur, drive quality standards, and reduce rework.