Job Description
Job Description
Electrical Project Manager
Location: Charlotte, NC
Role Overview
The Project Manager (PM) plays a pivotal role in leading projects and managing overall work for our clients. The PM is responsible for the full lifecycle of project execution, including acquisition, estimation, planning, coordination, and successful completion. This role blends operational excellence with strategic growth, requiring active participation in marketing to secure new clients and maintain current partnerships. Additionally, the PM ensures financial integrity by overseeing billings, payments, and other critical financial components while cultivating strong client relationships to guarantee absolute satisfaction and drive repeat business.
Key Responsibilities
- Safety Leadership: Ensure all applicable safety requirements and protocols are rigorously met across all team projects.
- Operations & Customer Satisfaction: Assist field supervisors in planning, organizing, and managing field personnel activities safely and efficiently. Serve as the primary liaison with suppliers, subcontractors, and vendors, communicating effectively with the project team to maintain schedules, deliveries, and lead times. Regularly meet with stakeholders to verify that work is productive and aligns with client expectations. Attend pre-bid, job planning, and progress meetings as required.
- Financial & Revenue Management: Drive the profitability and overall health of assigned projects in alignment with team and company goals. Maintain strict accuracy of labor production hours, ensuring proper labor cost code allocation. Actively engage with the pre-construction team during the estimating process and manage project cash flow to maintain a positive position.
- Project & Asset Management: Take complete ownership of assigned projects and provide guidance to subordinate project staff. Deliver accurate project estimates and change orders. Facilitate critical project milestones including kick-off meetings, peer reviews, and lessons-learned sessions.
- Reporting & Compliance: Maintain transparent communication regarding project status with the team and operations. Provide the Senior Project Manager and upper leadership with accurate data on job costs and completion status. Generate and maintain detailed project schedules and complete monthly credit card reconciliations on time. Review all project documents (Submittals, RFIs, drawing revisions, close-outs) for technical accuracy.
- Culture & Leadership: Uphold quality control standards. Foster a positive, collaborative work climate across the organization. Mentor, lead, and develop both direct and indirect subordinates, executing company directives effectively.
Qualifications
- Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, Business Administration, or equivalent practical experience. A minimum of six (6) years of construction trade experience is preferred, ideally within the electrical trade.
- Technical Skills: Strong mechanical aptitude and an in-depth understanding of code and practical installation processes. Proficiency in reading construction drawings, blueprints, and specifications. Demonstrated ability to build, manage, and maintain complex project schedules.
- Systems & Licensure: Skilled in MS Office and standard industry software for project management, estimating, and accounting. Possession of an NC State Unlimited or Masters License (or equivalent out-of-state credentials) is highly valued.
Expectations & KPIs
Project Managers are directly accountable for the operational and financial outcomes within their scope, driving profit and loss performance on a significant portion of company revenues. To maintain and enhance the company image, PMs must meet the following annual metrics:
- Contract Portfolios: Manage $8M in active contract amounts, $4M in work-in-progress (WIP), and $4M in annual completed contracts, achieving a recognized Net Profit of at least $300,000.00 within the fiscal year.
- Sales & Financial Health: Meet the annual new sales production quota set by the Division Manager. Maintain monthly forecasting accuracy (Fade/Gain > 0), positive cash positioning, optimal job-to-date costs, and keep accounts receivable (A/R) over 60 days below 10% of total A/R.
- Reporting Timeline: Submit forecasting accuracy reports by the 7th business day of the following month, expense reports by the 5th of the month, quarterly project closeouts within the active quarter, and annual APRs on schedule.
- Operational Milestones: Maintain schedule accuracy tied to inspection dates utilizing Procore software.
- Safety Performance: Achieve zero lost time, zero OSHA or safety violations, and keep recordable incidents below 5 per year.
- Professional Development & Engagement: Complete 16 hours of continuing education annually. Actively participate in at least one primary and one secondary industry-related organization approved by management. Secure 4 annual customer testimonials validating exceptional satisfaction.