Copy of Assistant Project Manager

ARCO; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus

Traditional 401(k)

Roth 401(k)

Tuition reimbursement for associates

Scholarship for associates’ children

1-week paid volunteer leave each year

Charitable match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

ARCO is seeking an Assistant Electrical Project Manager to support industrial electrical projects from preconstruction through closeout. You’ll help translate designs into field actions, coordinate with clients, engineers, and subcontractors, and maintain submittals, RFIs, and schedules in a fast-paced setting.

The role emphasizes organization, proactive communication, safety, and accountability, with travel to nationwide job sites as needed. Bachelor’s in CM/EE or related field preferred.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in project coordination, estimating, or assistant project management within commercial or industrial electrical subcontracting.
• Experience reading construction blueprints and single-line diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Assist Project Managers with day-to-day operations of industrial electrical projects, ensuring tasks are completed safely, accurately, and on schedule.
• Act as a reliable secondary point of contact for site superintendents and field crews, ensuring up-to-date drawings, submittals, and material deliveries.
• Log, track, and expedite long-lead electrical equipment, coordinate jobsite material deliveries, and track purchase orders to prevent field delays.
• Help draft purchase orders, process subcontractor billings, assist with monthly pay applications, and compile documentation for change orders.

Skills

Project coordination

Construction knowledge

Reading blueprints

Procore

Bluebeam Revu

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or related field

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam Revu

MS Office

Job description

About You:

PureGrid Electrical is looking for an Assistant Electrical Project Manager who is highly organized, detail-oriented, and driven by flawless execution. You are a proactive communicator who thrives on supporting the moving pieces of complex electrical projects, keeping a watchful eye on submittals, material tracking, RFIs, and daily field coordination.

You excel at supporting Project Managers in translating project designs into actionable plans for the field and assisting with communication between clients, engineers, and subcontractors. If you are a collaborative problem-solver who values safety, accuracy, and schedule, and you enjoy a fast-paced environment where you can learn, grow, and take ownership of key project workflows on industrial electrical scopes, you’ll fit right in.

A Day in the Life:

• Project Support & Execution: Assist Project Managers with the day-to-day operations of industrial electrical projects, helping ensure tasks are completed safely, accurately, and on schedule.

• Field Coordination: Act as a reliable secondary point of contact for site superintendents and field crews, helping ensure they have up-to-date drawings, submittals, and material deliveries required to execute work.

• Procurement & Materials Tracking: Log, track, and expedite long-lead electrical equipment (such as switchgear and transformers), coordinate jobsite material deliveries, and track purchase orders to prevent field delays.

• Financial & Contract Administration: Help draft purchase orders, process subcontractor billings, assist with monthly pay applications, and compile documentation for change order requests.

• Documentation & Tech Control: Own the daily administrative workflows in our construction management software—managing, logging, and tracking RFIs, submittals, meeting minutes, and drawing revisions from preconstruction through project closeout.

• Collaborative Communication: Participate in project alignment meetings with general contractors, engineers, and clients, helping document action items, progress updates, and schedule milestones.

Necessary Qualifications:

• Experience: 1–3 years of experience in project coordination, estimating, or assistant project management within the commercial or industrial electrical subcontracting space.

• Technical Knowledge: Basic to foundational understanding of electrical systems, power distribution equipment, and the ability to read construction blueprints and single-line diagrams.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Electrical Engineering, or a related field is preferred, or equivalent experience in the electrical trade.

• Software Proficiency: Hands-on experience with modern construction management tools; familiarity with Procore and Bluebeam Revu is strongly preferred.

• Skills & Approach: Highly organized with strong attention to detail, proactive follow-through, and an eagerness to learn and grow within electrical project management.

• Travel & Location: Ability to travel periodically to support nationwide job sites during key project phases or site visits.

What We Can Offer You:

We are dedicated to the well-being of our associates and are proud to be consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work. Our compensation and benefits package not only supports our associates and their families but benefits local communities and communities around the world.

• Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
• Traditional and Roth 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement for associates
• Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
• 1-week paid volunteer leave each year
• 100% charitable match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Paid parental leave

Our first core value is to treat people fairly and do the right thing. We are committed to building and sustaining a culture that supports diversity and inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

From recruiting, training, and hiring practices to selecting our subcontractors, we understand that diversity of all those involved in the construction process enhances our ability to deliver the best solutions to our customers. We hire the best and the brightest from across the country—constructing a team of experts in architecture, design, engineering, project management, and business services.

MAKE YOUR MOVE

We are proud to be one of the fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in America, celebrating over 30 years of experience as design-build experts. We have completed over 7,500 design-build projects nationwide. We ranked #9 on ENR’s Design-Build Firms list and #34 on ENR's Top 400 Contractors list of 2026. Most importantly, our clients like us, trust us, and want to do business with us. We are looking for people with the same enthusiasm, passion, and respect for the hard work that brought us to where we are today. Are you a person who can make a difference at ARCO? If the answer is “Yes!” we look forward to meeting you.

ARCO does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from ARCO’s Human Resources team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. ARCO will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers. Agencies must have a fully executed vendor agreement in place as well as written approval to submit candidates from an ARCO TA Manager for a specific position before submitting candidates.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

EOE, including disability/vets