Project Manager

Helix Electric•Santa Clarita, CA

3d•$120,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Helix Electric, a leading electrical contracting company, is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead electrical construction projects, primarily in water/wastewater and heavy industrial environments, within the Santa Clarita and/or Inland Empire areas. The role focuses on building strong project teams, ensuring high-quality work, meeting customer expectations, and delivering projects on time and within budget. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical knowledge in power distribution, instrumentation and controls, and industrial construction, coupled with proven success in financial management, customer relations, and project execution.

Requirements

5+ years of dedicated project management experience in electrical commercial, mixed-use, and/or water/wastewater construction.
Strong experience managing heavy industrial electrical, instrumentation, and control scopes.
Solid understanding of medium- and low-voltage power distribution systems, including switchgear, motor control centers (MCCs), variable frequency drives (VFDs), generators, and transformers typical of treatment plants and pump stations.
Solid understanding of SCADA systems, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), fiber optic networks, and instrumentation installation and loop checks.
Understanding of engineering principles in electric power.
Field experience coordinating with construction management.
Extensive knowledge of project scheduling, bids, take-offs, change orders, and contracts.
Proven success executing projects under CMAR, Design-Build, and traditional Design-Bid-Build delivery methods.
Experience managing project budgets, detailed cost forecasting, labor productivity tracking, change orders, and subcontracts.
Familiarity with prevailing wage regulations, certified payroll, and public works compliance requirements.
Strong ability to manage long-lead electrical equipment procurement and coordinate closely with major equipment manufacturers and engineering firms.
Demonstrated ability to develop relationships and assist in winning projects.
Demonstrated ability to run a profitable portfolio.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent field experience/electrical trade background.
PMP certification preferred.
OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety certification preferred.
Journeyman or Master Electrician license is a plus.
Experience managing the electrical scope on municipal capital improvement projects (CIPs) valued over $5M is strongly preferred.
Exceptional initiative, execution, and communication skills, both oral and written.
Exceptional analytical, motivational, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Develop and build strong teams for each project while delivering quality output, meeting customer expectations, managing to scope, delivering on time, and delivering within budget.
Drive division profitability through effective project execution.
Develop and lead project management technical and schedule goals, procurement and contractual requirements, personnel assignments, and capacity planning.
Evaluate and continually improve the systems and processes used by the department to effectively meet customer requirements and profitability goals.
Manage, mentor, and develop a group of approximately 3 direct and 10 total reports.
Review the overall contractual requirements for all projects and specific process design methodology for individual projects as required.
Ensure schedule requirements are met for all projects and readily adjust priorities and milestones based on changing customer needs, resource availability, and job requirements.
Interact with customers to validate expectations are understood and met before, during, and after project completion.
Provide oversight for third-party construction firms.
Manage the project review process with particular emphasis on financial forecasting.
Ensure high-quality engineering, studies, and Helix project delivery.
Proactively and systematically communicate challenges, risks, and successes.
Oversee invoicing per project terms and negotiate appropriate change orders.