Project Manager - Transmission & Distribution

IB Abel Inc•Lower Macungie Township, PA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

IB Abel is seeking an experienced Project Manager responsible for overseeing Transmission and Distribution utility construction projects from start to finish. This role focuses on planning, scheduling, budgeting, and quality control to ensure projects are completed safely, on time, within budget, and to client specifications. The ideal candidate is thorough, precise, a true team player, and desires to join a dedicated, fast-moving team.

Requirements

An acceptable combination of education and/or work experience within the contractor industry (Electric Utility preferred) with Project Management Certification desired.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Project Management.
Proficient in MS Office applications with strong skills in Excel, Word, and MS Project.
Local to Pennsylvania (preferable) but with regular travel to other offices, customer facilities, jobsites and yard locations for offsite meetings (flexibility to work from home when appropriate).
A “can-do” attitude, strong work ethic, and ability to collaborate effectively with various teams.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Certification

Responsibilities

Review RFP, proposal, estimate, schedule, and all contract documents to become familiar with project requirements and obligations under the contract.
Arrange meetings to discuss and finalize outage schedule, permits and job layout with the appropriate operations group.
Oversee material deliveries, tracking, and overall communication to the customer.
Ensure the project crew has all required vehicles, equipment, and tooling on-site in time for the start of the project.
Assist in the development of project safety plans, review with the S&Q department and submit to customer prior to project start.
Service the client in a timely and respectful manner, meeting or exceeding their expectations.
Work with owners, engineers and/or subcontractors to promptly resolve project problems.
Manage day-to-day customer interaction.
Schedule and attend final project walk down with the customer and ensure completion of “punch list” tasks.
Ensure complete and thorough pre-construction planning and distribution of all documents in accordance with the pre-construction process and the customer’s expectations.
Conduct the Pre-construction meeting and attend ongoing project progress meetings.
Visit the project site at least weekly during the project’s work shifts to review problems, monitor progress, ensure compliance with contract documents, specifications, perform safety audits and quality of work performed.
Coordinate with Customers, Engineers, Vendors, Subcontractors, Foreman, and Accounting to facilitate timely and profitable completion of quality projects.
Assist the Estimating department with estimating of new projects.
Submit weekly reports detailing projected revenues, costs and gross profit at project completion.
Meet with Accounting monthly to review detailed projected cost at completion, revenue projection, and projected job completion gross profit.
Document field directives that change or alter the original scope of work.
Prepare change order requests for the client’s approval.
Confirm all change orders in writing with the customer and submit change order information in a timely manner to the Accounting group.
Track and approve costs charged to projects.
Reconcile charges to projects against purchase orders, and subcontracts.