Commercial Electrical Project Manager

TESIM Electric; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Competitive hourly rate

Job summary

TESIM Electric is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead commercial electrical projects from turnover through closeout. You will own planning, scheduling, procurement, change management, and customer communication on site in Austin, TX.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in electrical construction with PM responsibilities, strong budgeting and leadership, and proficiency with Procore, Bluebeam, and MS Project. Travel to job sites as needed and collaborative teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in commercial or industrial electrical construction with project-management responsibility.
• Budgets, schedules, procurement, change orders, and customer communication are core.
• Experience coordinating field teams, vendors, and clients on complex projects.
• Proficiency with common construction and PM software tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage project scope, budget, forecast, schedule, billing, procurement, documentation, and closeout.
• Coordinate customers, general contractors, engineers, vendors, subcontractors, field leadership, and internal teams.
• Review contracts, drawings, specs, schedules, and estimates; identify scope gaps and risk early.
• Lead RFIs, submittals, change orders, PO, material releases, and long-lead equipment.
• Partner with field leadership on manpower planning, safety, quality, and productivity.
• Lead project meetings, commissioning, turnover docs, punch-list, and closeout.

Skills

Project management

Electrical construction

Budgeting

Scheduling

Contract management

Team leadership

Negotiation

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

Accubid

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Austin, TX | Full-time, hourly | Regular jobsite visits and project travel as needed

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The opportunity

TESIM Electric is hiring an experienced Project Manager to lead commercial electrical projects from turnover through closeout. This role owns planning, financial performance, scheduling, procurement, change management, field coordination, and customer communication.

What you will own

• Manage project scope, budget, forecast, schedule, billing, procurement, documentation, and closeout.
• Coordinate customers, general contractors, engineers, vendors, subcontractors, field leadership, and internal teams.
• Review contracts, drawings, specifications, schedules, and estimates; identify scope gaps and project risk early.
• Manage RFIs, submittals, change orders, purchase orders, material releases, and long-lead equipment.
• Partner with field leadership on manpower planning, installation strategy, safety, quality, and productivity.
• Lead project meetings, commissioning, turnover documentation, punch-list completion, and final closeout.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years in commercial or industrial electrical construction with project-management responsibility.
• Working knowledge of electrical systems, drawings, specifications, construction methods, labor planning, and applicable codes.
• Demonstrated ownership of budgets, schedules, procurement, change orders, and customer communication.
• Strong organization, judgment, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with common construction and project-management software.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to visit jobsites as required.

Preferred experience

• Data centers, mission-critical facilities, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, telecommunications, or comparable complex projects.
• Medium-voltage distribution, switchgear, generators, UPS systems, busway, grounding, controls, testing, or commissioning.
• Procore, Bluebeam, Accubid, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or related tools.

Compensation and benefits

• Competitive hourly rate based on experience, capabilities, market relationships, and role scope.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage.

About TESIM Electric

TESIM Electric is a turnkey electrical subcontractor focused on commercial, data-center, and mission-critical projects across Texas.