Project Manager, Field Services

Shermco Industries, Inc.•La Vergne, TN

4d•$125,000 - $175,000

About The Position

Shermco Industries is seeking an experienced Project Manager for its Field Services team. Shermco provides electrical power system maintenance, repair, testing, engineering, and training services and is a founding member of NETA. The Project Manager oversees electrical services jobs involving inspection, testing, troubleshooting, startup, and data collection for low-, medium-, and high-voltage electrical systems up to 500 kV, as well as moderately complex relay calibration and power metering. At least 50% of the job duties are performed in the field. The role includes pre-planning, job walk-throughs, estimating and quoting in coordination with Sales, crew assignment, customer communication, budget monitoring, report review, and coordination with Account Managers and the Production Manager. The Project Manager also conducts final job walks with customers before energizing, rotates through emergency on-call duty, and responds to customer emergencies when called. The position requires a high school diploma or GED and at least five years of experience project managing electrical maintenance shutdowns or turnarounds, or switchgear commissioning. An associate degree in Electrical Power from an accredited two-year technical college, or comparable military training or experience, is preferred. The stated pay range is USD $125,000 to $175,000 per year.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 5 years of experience project managing electrical maintenance shutdowns or turnarounds, or switchgear commissioning.
General PC skills, including email, internet, data entry, and Microsoft Office.
Ability to work safely and adhere to all electrical safety procedures.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree from an accredited two-year technical college in Electrical Power, or similar experience and training from the military, such as Army Prime Power, Air Force Electrical Power Production, or Navy Seabee.
Experience with most of the following or similar: Doble software, automated CT set, PowerDB, RTS or Protest relay testing, oil testing, infrared scanning, automatic transfer switching, startup on switchgear up through 500 kV class, and variable frequency drives (VFDs).
NETA Certification.
Experience with PowerDB.
OSHA 30-hour, MSHA, NFPA 70-E, CPR, First Aid, BBP, or AED training; Shermco can provide training in these areas.

Responsibilities

Oversee electrical service jobs involving inspection, testing, troubleshooting, startup, and data collection for electrical systems up to 500 kV, as well as moderately complex relay calibration and power metering.
Perform at least 50% of job duties in the field.
Participate in pre-planning and job walk-throughs, and work with Sales on estimating and quoting jobs.
Identify and assign individual job duties to crew members.
Interface with customers throughout jobs and attend meetings as requested or needed to provide updates, report progress, and resolve issues.
Identify opportunities to expand job scope and discuss them with the customer and Account Manager.
Communicate additional billing to the assigned Account Manager.
Monitor job budgets by reviewing technicians’ time and material costs.
Conduct a final job walk with the customer before energizing, discuss job scope, and ensure startup goes well.
Complete, compile, and review reports for accuracy and provide them to the Production Manager.
Rotate emergency on-call duty and respond to customer emergencies in a timely manner when called.