Electrical Project Manager

PureGrid Electrical; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Traditional and Roth 401(k)

Tuition reimbursement for associates

Scholarship for associates’ children

1-week paid volunteer leave

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

PureGrid Electrical seeks an organized Project Manager to coordinate mid-sized industrial electrical projects from planning through closeout. You will manage field teams, schedules, and procurement, ensuring safety and accuracy while maintaining strong client and subcontractor relationships.

Responsibilities include overseeing budgets, change orders, and documentation, plus coordinating with engineers and owners to align on milestones.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of Project Management or Assistant Project Manager experience in electrical subcontracting
• Exposure to industrial electrical or commercial design-build projects is valued
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent hands-on trade experience
• Procore and Bluebeam proficiency required

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of mid-sized industrial electrical projects, ensuring safety, accuracy, and on-schedule delivery
• Coordinate field operations with Field Operations Manager and site superintendents, provide clear plans and labor support
• Track long-lead equipment, coordinate nationwide material delivery, review supplier quality to avoid delays
• Monitor budgets, process billings, draft purchase orders, manage subcontracts, and track change orders
• Facilitate regular project alignment meetings with general contractors, owners, and engineering teams
• Maintain organized project records in construction management software (RFIs, submittals, drawings) from preconstruction through closeout

Skills

Highly organized

Clear communication

Hands-on approach

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management

Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

Job description

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

You excel at translating project designs into actionable plans for the field and managing relationships with clients, engineers, and subcontractors. If you are a collaborative problem-solver who values safety, accuracy, and schedule above all else, and you enjoy a fast-paced environment where you can take ownership of mid-sized industrial electrical scopes, you’ll fit right in.

A Day in the Life:

• Project Execution: Manage the day-to-day operations of mid-sized industrial electrical projects, ensuring tasks are completed safely, accurately, and strictly on schedule.
• Field Coordination: Serve as a consistent point of contact for the Field Operations Manager and site superintendents, ensuring they have the clear plans, drawings, and labor support required to execute the work.
• Procurement & Materials Management: Track and expedite long-lead electrical equipment (such as switchgear and transformers), coordinate nationwide material delivery, and review supplier quality to prevent site delays.
• Financial Administration: Monitor project budgets, process billings, draft purchase orders, manage subcontracts, and track potential scope changes or change order requests.
• Collaborative Communication: Facilitate regular project alignment meetings with general contractors, owners, and engineering teams, ensuring all stakeholders are updated on progress and milestones.
• Documentation & Tech Control: Maintain organized project records within our construction management software, managing RFIs, submittals, and drawing updates from preconstruction through closeout.

Necessary Qualifications:

• Experience: 3–7 years of Project Management or Assistant Project Manager experience within the electrical subcontracting space. Exposure to industrial electrical or commercial design-build projects is highly valued.
• Technical Knowledge: solid foundational understanding of medium-to-heavy industrial electrical work, power distribution equipment, and construction blueprints.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Electrical Engineering, or a related business field is preferred, or equivalent hands-on trade experience.
• Software Proficiency: Strong proficiency with modern construction management tools; day-to-day experience using Procore and Bluebeam is required.
• Skills & Approach: Highly organized with a structured work style, clear communication skills, and a practical, hands-on approach to keeping projects moving efficiently.
• Travel & Location: Ability to travel as needed to support nationwide job sites during key project phases.

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.

• 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
• 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.

PureGrid Electrical is an industrial electrical contractor supporting medium-to-heavy industrial projects nationwide.

We deliver electrical scope execution, labor, and material procurement for complex facilities and equipment installations. Our teams specialize in major equipment power distribution and field coordination with engineers, owners, and construction teams.

We focus on clear plans, constructible designs, and clean execution. Safety, accuracy, and schedule drive every decision.

• Medium-to-heavy industrial electrical work
• Labor and material procurement

As set forth in PureGrid Electrical’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.