Onsite Electrical Project Manager | Budget & Schedule Lead

EMCOR Group, Inc.; Kentucky; On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Eagle Electrical Services, an EMCOR Company, seeks a Project Manager to lead project engineers and field crews on electrical construction projects in the Columbus area. This on-site role focuses on scheduling, budgeting, safety, and documentation to deliver on time and within scope.

You will coordinate with subcontractors, suppliers, and clients, ensure code compliance, prepare progress reports, and lead meetings to resolve issues and optimize performance.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 3-5 years related experience in electrical construction or similar industry.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Familiarity with Accubid, AutoCAD, Revit, and related programs is a plus.
• Familiarity with project management/document control software and construction/financial packages.

Responsibilities

• Drive the overall flow of projects effectively from inception to completion.
• Oversees project organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation.
• Supports field personnel with subcontractor relations and helps resolve field problems.
• Maintains full financial responsibility for projects and must understand construction financial and accounting practices.
• Ensure all project document control is completed efficiently by the project team, including insurance, bonding, permits, submittals, RFIs, change orders, and correspondence.
• Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve work procedures, complaints, or construction problems.
• Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, cost tracking reports.
• Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes, environmental regulations, or other regulations.
• Select subcontractors and equipment suppliers with input from engineering, estimating, and purchasing.
• Verify correct drawings are distributed to field personnel.
• Create schedule of values or billing format as required by contract documents.
• Create project schedule showing completion, delivery dates, and subcontractor requirements, and integrate into overall project and manpower schedule as required.
• Understand notice requirements.
• Write purchase orders for major equipment and subcontractors, indicate shipping requirements, anticipate delivery dates, and request proper delivery notice.
• Host and attend meetings to review scheduling and delivery, work plans, job progress, manpower, and solutions to setbacks.
• Support accounting in monthly billings and collections and follow up on outstanding balances.
• Collaborate with foreman regarding project safety and weekly walk-throughs.
• Obtain as-builts from field and request CAD from engineering.
• Escalate critical issues to Division Manager/Project Executive with resolution recommendations.

Skills

MS Office proficiency

Project coordination

Communication skills

Team leadership

Electrical construction knowledge

Contract documents

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Accubid

AutoCAD

Revit

Construction management software

Job description

Eagle Electrical Services, an EMCOR Company, seeks a Project Manager to lead project engineers and field crews on electrical construction projects in the Columbus area. This on-site role focuses on scheduling, budgeting, safety, and documentation to deliver on time and within scope.

You will coordinate with subcontractors, suppliers, and clients, ensure code compliance, prepare progress reports, and lead meetings to resolve issues and optimize performance.