Project Manager - Service Electrical

Baker Group • Ankeny, IA

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About The Position

The Service Electrical Project Manager leads electrical service, maintenance, repair, renovation, and small-project work from the initial customer request through completion. The position is a primary customer contact and coordinates estimating, proposals, planning, procurement, staffing, scheduling, field execution, safety, quality control, documentation, and closeout. The manager works with service operations, electricians, apprentices, subcontractors, vendors, internal departments, and customers to deliver work safely, accurately, profitably, on schedule, and in accordance with codes, specifications, Baker Group standards, and customer expectations.

The role also identifies additional customer needs, develops service opportunities, supports long-term customer relationships, and advances Baker Group’s “Client for Life” concept. Projects and services may include preventive maintenance, thermography, NFPA 70B services, equipment replacement, emergency and scheduled work, shutdowns, and outages.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Science, Construction Management, or Electrical Engineering, or at least five years of progressively responsible experience directly related to the essential functions.
• Solid knowledge of construction practices and principles.
• Experience with electrical estimating, project-management, service-management, accounting, scheduling, and job-cost software.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to lead and coordinate service electricians, apprentices, subcontractors, vendors, and other project team members.
• Strong organization, communication, customer-service, and professional relationship skills.
• Knowledge of construction contract language.
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
• Proficient accounting knowledge.
• Proven problem-solving and leadership skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Receptiveness to change and ability to adapt to changing situations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain professional relationships with customers, team members, contractors, consultants, vendors, and internal departments.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for service projects and maintenance accounts.
• Conduct site walks and meetings to identify deficiencies, risks, repairs, and future opportunities.
• Develop scopes, proposals, budgets, material lists, manpower requirements, schedules, execution plans, and pricing for electrical service and related work.
• Communicate schedules, budgets, disruptions, safety requirements, changes, and project status.
• Review drawings, one-lines, schematics, specifications, submittals, existing conditions, and manufacturer documentation.
• Develop MOPs, shutdown plans, LOTO requirements, outage plans, JHAs, and contingency plans when applicable.
• Manage projects from authorization through closeout, including emergency, scheduled, shutdown, outage, and after-hours work.
• Provide field direction and technical support to electricians, apprentices, subcontractors, vendors, and other project personnel.
• Coordinate materials, permits, inspections, utilities, shutdowns, startup, testing, commissioning, and turnover.
• Sequence work safely and efficiently and verify installation, operation, testing, documentation, code compliance, acceptance, and warranty requirements.
• Develop and administer budgets, fiscal controls, contracts, purchase orders, and quality-control requirements.
• Track labor, materials, subcontractors, billing, purchase orders, and projected profit; compare labor and productivity with estimates and address budget or schedule concerns.
• Prepare and negotiate change orders, T&M work, NTE work, and additional-scope proposals.
• Review labor hours, service tickets, invoices, material charges, billing, collections, and closeout documentation.
• Coordinate manpower, crew assignments, backlog planning, and resource allocation with service operations leadership.
• Ensure compliance with the NEC, applicable codes, OSHA requirements, Baker Group policies, manufacturer requirements, and project specifications.
• Coordinate JHAs, pre-task planning, confined-space requirements, energized-work procedures, and other project-specific safety measures.
• Maintain working knowledge of distribution systems, controls, generators, transformers, switchgear, motors, HVAC, emergency power, and building electrical systems.
• Evaluate existing systems and recommend practical, code-compliant repair or replacement solutions.
• Coordinate applicable testing, including infrared scans, insulation resistance, phase rotation, grounding, startup, and functional testing.
• Represent Baker Group professionally with customers, consultants, contractors, inspectors, utilities, and public agencies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level