Senior Construction Manager

Lighting Maintenance Inc • Harmans, MD

7d • $130,000 - $155,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Lighting Maintenance, Inc. (LMI), a commercial electrical contractor with roughly 130 employees and five locations across Maryland and Virginia, seeks an experienced Construction Manager to lead construction-division projects from award through closeout and warranty. The role is based in Harmans, Maryland, and includes travel to project sites across Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and the East Coast, with overnight travel as needed. The Construction Manager leads multiple concurrent electrical and sports lighting projects, ensuring they are properly scheduled, staffed, documented, and profitable. This hands-on leadership role includes contract administration, project financial management, estimating and bid review, procurement, crew logistics, safety, quality control, and mentoring field leaders. The position reports to the Chief Operations Officer and offers a base salary of $130,000–$155,000 depending on experience, plus a performance-based bonus and benefits.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of construction management experience; electrical contracting experience is strongly preferred, though candidates from other trades or general contracting may be considered.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple projects and crews simultaneously, including remote or traveling crews.
• Working knowledge of construction contracts, including AIA, ConsensusDocs, public works, DOT, and state highway forms; 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, WIP, margin analysis, cash flow, and forecasting.
• Working knowledge of the NEC and OSHA 30, or ability to obtain OSHA 30.
• 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, including the ability to write 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

• Electrical contracting experience.
• Experience with sports lighting systems such as Musco, Ephesus, or similar; roadway lighting; or site electrical work.
• Experience with BuildOps or a similar field-service platform.
• 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, assess their accuracy, and participate in bid/no-bid decisions.
• Prepare and negotiate change-order pricing for 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, aiming and testing of sports lighting systems, 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.
• Life insurance.
• Opportunity to take on real authority and run projects at a growing company investing in its leadership team.

What This Job Offers

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