Electrical Project Manager

Carter Support Services; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Carter Support Services in Los Angeles is seeking a Senior Electrical Project Manager to spearhead the next growth phase for our established electrical division. This role involves hunting work, estimating it, winning bids, running projects, and implementing scalable systems.

You will lead with structure, build GC relationships, sharpen estimating processes, and drive execution horsepower across field and office teams. Travel up to 25% across Southern California is expected.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in commercial electrical contracting and project management.
• Proven ability to manage projects from bid to closeout.
• Ability to perform takeoffs and develop accurate estimates.
• Experience building GC, estimator, PM, vendor relationships.
• Willingness to travel to job sites, up to 25% in Southern California.

Responsibilities

• Review plans, specs, scopes, and bid documents.
• Lead electrical projects from bid review through closeout.
• Manage schedules, budgets, labor, materials, and documentation.
• Coordinate with foremen and field crews to keep work moving.
• Develop relationships with GCs, estimators, and vendors to win work.

Skills

Estimating

Project Management

Electrical contracting

Leadership

Sales/BD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or related field

Tools

Digital estimating software

Microsoft Teams

Project communication tools

Job description

Senior Electrical Project Manager

Travel to Job Sites

About the Role

We're looking for a driven commercial electrical leader ready to spearhead the next big stage of growth for an established electrical contracting division. This isn't a traditional PM seat where projects just land on your desk after the award — this is a build-it role. You'll hunt down the work, estimate it, win it, run it, and put the systems in place to scale the division to the next level.

You'll be stepping into a company with a strong foundation and a track record of standout projects — but the electrical division is growing fast and needs a driven leader who brings structure, relationships, estimating sharpness, and serious execution horsepower. If you're energized by the idea of building something bigger, not just settling into a seat someone else already built, this is your role.

What You'll Do

Estimating & Business Development

• Review plans, specifications, scopes of work, and bid documents
• Perform takeoffs and prepare accurate electrical estimates
• Evaluate bid opportunities based on project type, size, margin, schedule, and company fit
• Build and maintain relationships with GCs, estimators, project managers, vendors, and field partners
• Help the company get onto new GC bid lists and generate repeat bidding opportunities
• Convert estimating opportunities into awarded projects

Project Management & Field Execution

• Lead electrical projects from bid review through final closeout
• Manage project schedules, budgets, labor planning, materials, and documentation
• Coordinate with foremen and field crews to keep work moving efficiently
• Anticipate risks, scope gaps, change-order opportunities, material needs, and schedule constraints
• Support labor planning and crew ramp-up/ramp-down based on project demand

Division Growth & Leadership

• Support hiring, mentoring, and development of field and operational team members
• Build and improve SOPs, estimating standards, workflows, and communication processes
• Communicate clearly across internal teams, GCs, vendors, subcontractors, clients, and field crews
• Help shape the electrical division into a stronger, more scalable, stand-alone business

What We're Looking For

The strongest fit is someone already doing this work today — comfortable operating across both the field and the office, and able to work without being told what to do every day. You bring leadership, urgency, ownership, and follow-through.

Required Qualifications

• Significant experience in commercial electrical contracting, project management, and estimating
• Proven experience managing electrical projects from bid review through closeout
• Ability to perform takeoffs, build estimates, review scopes, and support bidding strategy
• Direct experience working with GCs, estimators, project managers, vendors, and field teams
• Ability to identify viable bid opportunities and help pursue new work
• Experience managing schedules, budgets, labor planning, materials, field execution, and documentation
• Ability to lead foremen and coordinate internal field crews
• Experience with projects ranging from approximately $20K to $1M+ in electrical scope
• Strong communication, leadership, organization, and follow-through
• Comfort with digital tools, communication platforms, and estimating/project documentation systems
• Willingness to work in-office and travel to job sites, up to 25% across Southern California

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of electrical industry experience
• Electrical license or certification
• Experience estimating and managing the same projects from bid through completion
• Existing relationships in the Southern California commercial construction market
• Experience helping grow, scale, or professionalize an electrical division or business unit
• Experience creating SOPs, estimating standards, labor planning processes, or PM workflows
• Experience hiring, mentoring, or managing electricians, foremen, journeymen, or field crews
• Experience with tenant improvements, commercial buildouts, multifamily, lighting controls, medical facilities, public works, or prevailing wage projects
• Experience with digital estimating software, Microsoft Teams, and modern project communication tools
• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, business, or a related field

Best-Fit Candidate Profile

• A senior electrical project manager with strong estimating experience, or an estimator who has also managed awarded projects
• A commercial electrical leader who knows how to build General Contractor relationships and win work
• A hands-on operator who can create structure, not just follow an existing one
• A relationship-builder who earns trust with General Contractors, estimators, PMs, vendors, and field crews
• A growth-minded leader motivated by ownership, accountability, and long-term impact