Low Voltage Project Manager

Bergelectric Corp.; Escondido (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) retirement plan with employer-m

Job summary

Bergelectric Corp. is seeking a Low Voltage Project Manager in Escondido, CA to plan, direct, and coordinate electrical project operations from procurement through project closure.

You will manage budgets, schedules, and billing while ensuring quality, safety, and client satisfaction on multiple concurrent projects. The role requires 5+ years in project management within electrical construction, strong NEC knowledge, and excellent communication and leadership abilities.

Qualifications

• Must have BS in Construction Management, Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 5+ years in Project Management or related field.
• Strong knowledge of electrical construction materials, methods and tools.

Responsibilities

• Review project contracts and negotiate revisions and changes with owners, architects, clients and subcontractors.
• Prepare project controls, budgets, schedules of values, and billing mechanisms.
• Manage major project purchases, product data submittals, and shop drawings for approvals.
• Oversee project profitability with revenue, cost and profit forecasting.
• Ensure safety and environmental policies are followed on all sites.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients and trade partners to ensure project success.

Skills

Organizational skills

Critical thinking

Communication

Negotiation

Multi-tasking

Leadership

Education

BS in Construction Management, Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Project management software

Estimating software

Job description

Low Voltage Project Manager

Location

US-CA-Escondido

ID

2026-2152

Category

Operations

Position Type

Fulltime-Regular

Remote

No

Overview

The Project Manager is responsible to plan, direct, and coordinate construction operations, purchases, financial reporting and project controls activities for an assigned portfolio of concurrent electrical projects. The Project Manager is heavily involved in all aspects of project execution from participation in proposals and procurement, contract negotiations, and managing all aspects of project operations and financial performance. Ensures work is performed within a pre-scheduled budget and manages project performance to meet or exceed prescribed goals. Provides direction on individual staff development. Collaborates with other Project Managers and Supervisory staff to allocate staff and resources to meet objectives, investigate, and implement ways to improve the efficiency and profitability of all projects.

Responsibilities

• Reviews project contracts and negotiate revisions, changes, and additions to contractual agreements with owners, architects, consultants, clients, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Prepares project controls, budget setup, schedules of values/billing mechanisms, and maintain each in collaboration with operational subordinates.
• Executes major project purchases in collaboration with the operations team and regional leadership. This includes development of purchasing / buyout goals, development/execution of product data submittal/shop drawings for approval, management of material releases for timely delivery to projects and mitigation of supply chain issues.
• Manages project profitability for each project in his/her portfolio of work. This includes predictive analysis and revenue, cost and profit forecasting.
• Evaluates construction methods and determine cost-effectiveness of plans and actual work. Take actions to deal with the results of delays, bad weather, or emergencies at construction sites.
• Develops and implements quality control programs on projects.
• Regularly visits projects to assess performance, progress and quality and to ensure connectivity with the field and clients.
• Produces a schedule of values or similar method for all projects to ensure positive cashflow on projects. Executes and manages all billing for all assigned projects.
• Ensures that all safety and environmental policies of the Company and project owners are followed by all project personnel.
• Prepares budgets for construction activities, oversee progress, and cost reports. Ensure proper administration of payroll, material/subcontractor payments, and owner progress and final payments in conjunction with corporate support functions.
• Develops and maintain relationships with peers at clients, architectural and engineering firms and trade partners to ensure successful outcomes of projects.

Qualifications

• BS in Construction Management, Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years experience in Project Management or related field.
• Strong knowledge of materials, methods, and tools required for electrical construction.
• Experience managing projects 3 million and above.
• Experience managing large Commercial, Institutional and/or Federal preferred.
• Working knowledge of the NEC and be fluent in estimating processes.
• Have thorough knowledge of all aspects of construction (technology, equipment, materials, means, & methods, etc.) as well as an understanding of Company and industry practices, processes, and standards and their impact on project activities.
• Ability to understand, manage, and abide by contracts and subcontracts.
• Ability to multi-task in a high volume, fast-paced work environment.
• Facilitate, negotiate, and execute buyouts of major purchase orders and subcontracts.
• Ability to oversee and effectively manage low voltage work and subcontractors.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational, critical thinking, judgment, decision making and negotiation skills.
• Ability to lead and motivate personnel.
• Advanced skills in MS Office, project management and estimating software.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• This is largely a sedentary role; however, this role may require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand to complete other administrative functions.

Working Environment

• This role operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, etc.
• There may be a variety of weather conditions while on jobsites such as rain, snow, heat.
• There may be high noise levels while on jobsites.

Salary Range

USD $130,000.00 - USD $155,000.00 /Yr.

Benefits

Bergelectric is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and a 401k retirement plan with employer matching.

EEO Statement

The information contained in the job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of duties performed by this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned by the Supervisor or their designee.

Bergelectric is a Federal government contractor and subject to the requirements of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). We have listed the affirmative action laws that we are governed by and their implementing regulations for your easy reference:

• The Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistant Act of 1974, as amended (41 C.F.R. 60-300)
• Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (41 C.F.R. 60-741)