Project Manager, Field Services
About The Position
Shermco Industries is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and execute complex electrical testing, commissioning, engineering, and field services projects exceeding $500,000 in contract value. This role is not a coordinator position. The Project Manager serves as the business owner of the project, accountable for financial performance, schedule execution, contractual compliance, risk mitigation, and client relationship management. The ideal candidate has successfully managed large-scale industrial, utility, or mission-critical electrical projects and possesses both strong technical understanding and executive-level business discipline. Shermco Industries is seeking a Project Manager, Field Services. This role will cover projects in Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska.
Requirements
- 7+ years of project management experience in electrical construction, testing, commissioning, engineering services, or industrial field services
- Demonstrated success managing projects exceeding $500,000 in contract value
- Strong financial acumen including budgeting, forecasting, and margin management
- Experience interpreting contracts and managing change orders
- Working knowledge of medium- and low-voltage electrical systems
- Proven ability to lead large field teams and multi-disciplinary resources
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with executive presence
Nice To Haves
- Experience in NETA testing, commissioning, or power systems services
- PMP certification or formal project management training
- Background in utility, industrial, data center, or mission-critical environments
- Experience managing multi-location or multi-branch teams
Responsibilities
- Assume full P&L responsibility for assigned projects
- Manage projects ranging from $500k to multi-million-dollar contracts
- Protect and improve project margins through disciplined execution
- Maintain accurate forecasting through project completion
- Develop and manage detailed project budgets
- Monitor labor productivity and cost performance
- Maintain forecasting accuracy and revenue alignment
- Identify, price, and capture change order opportunities
- Manage billing cycles and cash flow exposure
- Interpret and manage contract requirements
- Ensure scope clarity and enforce structured change management
- Lead RFI development and tracking
- Prevent unauthorized scope execution
- Develop and maintain formal project risk registers
- Proactively mitigate safety, financial, schedule, and resource risks
- Escalate high-impact risks appropriately
- Lead contingency and recovery planning
- Develop and manage detailed project schedules
- Coordinate shutdown windows and critical path milestones
- Document and manage delay impacts
- Align workforce and engineering resources to schedule demands
- Lead cross-functional teams including technicians, engineers, and subcontractors
- Conduct structured project kickoff meetings
- Drive execution quality and minimize rework
- Ensure disciplined documentation and turnover standards
- Serve as primary client interface
- Lead project update meetings and executive briefings
- Navigate conflict professionally while protecting Shermco’s interests
- Develop opportunities for repeat business
- Provide clear project performance updates to senior leadership
- Present risk summaries, financial forecasts, and mitigation plans
- Participate in post-project reviews and lessons learned sessions
Benefits
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Drug-Free Workplace
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
