Senior Construction Manager

Lighting Maintenance Inc • Harmans, MD

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Lighting Maintenance, Inc. (LMI), a commercial electrical contractor with roughly 130 employees and five locations across Maryland and Virginia, is seeking a Senior Construction Manager to lead its construction division’s projects from award through closeout and warranty. The role focuses on electrical and sports lighting construction for municipal, state, federal, educational, and private clients. Projects are located across Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and the East Coast, and may require extended periods of out-of-town work.

The manager will oversee multiple projects and crews, owning project schedules, staffing, contract administration, financial performance, procurement, safety, quality control, and documentation. This hands-on leadership position reports to the Chief Operations Officer and regularly provides project status, risk, and financial updates to the COO and executive team.

The position is full-time and based in Harmans, Maryland, with travel to project sites, including overnight travel as needed. Compensation is described as a base salary of $130,000–$155,000, depending on experience, plus a performance-based bonus and benefits. The posting’s introductory compensation line lists $125,000–$155,000; the pay transparency disclosure and offer section state $130,000–$155,000.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of construction management experience; electrical contracting experience is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple projects and crews simultaneously, including remote or traveling crews.
• Deep working knowledge of construction contracts, including AIA, ConsensusDocs, public works, DOT, and state highway forms, as well as notice requirements, change-order procedures, and claims avoidance.
• Estimating experience, including the ability to take off, price, and critically review electrical and site electrical work.
• Strong financial skills in job costing, work-in-progress reporting, margin analysis, cash flow, and forecasting.
• Working knowledge of the NEC and OSHA 30 certification, or ability to obtain it.
• Knowledge of public-sector compliance, including prevailing wage, certified payroll, and DBE/MBE requirements.
• Proficiency with Procore, Bluebeam, Microsoft Project or Primavera P6, and Microsoft 365.
• Clear, professional written communication skills for preparing company-protective letters and notices.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to job sites, including overnight travel as needed.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent trade and field experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with sports lighting systems such as Musco or Ephesus, roadway lighting, or site electrical work.
• Experience with BuildOps or similar field service platforms; LMI is implementing BuildOps across the company.
• Master Electrician license or journeyman card.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple concurrent electrical and sports lighting construction projects from award through final closeout and warranty.
• Administer contracts, including submittals, RFIs, change orders, delay notices, notices of claim, time-extension requests, and other required written notices.
• Build, maintain, and enforce project schedules; identify and document delays to protect the company’s position.
• Manage project budgets, cost-to-complete forecasts, work-in-progress reporting, billing schedules, and monthly pay applications.
• Review estimates and bids before submission and participate in bid/no-bid decisions.
• Prepare and negotiate change-order pricing, including labor, materials, equipment, and markup.
• Plan, staff, and direct remote and out-of-town crews, including travel, lodging, per diem, material staging, and equipment logistics.
• Coordinate with general contractors, owners, engineers, inspectors, utilities, and subcontractors, including crane and helicopter service providers.
• Manage procurement and long-lead materials such as poles, fixtures, controls, and switchgear; track lead times and release orders to meet schedules.
• Enforce job hazard analyses, toolbox talks, and company safety policies; lead incident response and corrective actions.
• Oversee quality control, punch lists, commissioning, sports lighting aiming and testing, and turnover documentation.
• Mentor foremen and superintendents and develop future field leaders.
• Regularly report project status, risks, and financials to the COO and executive team.

Benefits

• Performance-based bonus.
• Health, medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• Company vehicle or vehicle allowance.
• Laptop and phone, as applicable.
• Opportunity to have real authority to run projects at a growing company investing in its leadership team.

What This Job Offers

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