Project Manager

EverCharge; Hayward (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

EverCharge in Hayward, CA is seeking a proactive Project Manager to drive EV charging projects from pre-sales through closeout. You will coordinate timelines, vendor relationships, and client communications to deliver high-quality deployments on schedule.

You will oversee site design, permitting, logistics, and field execution, collaborate with electrical engineers, manage purchase orders in NetSuite, and ensure inspections pass.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management for EV charging infrastructure or electrical/construction sectors.
• Strong grasp of electrical scopes, site plans, and engineering drawings.
• Experience navigating local permitting processes and AHJs with utilities.
• Ability to manage project budgets, pricing, and GM alignment.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and organizational skills with cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and manage electrical contractors, ensuring insurance, safety, and experience standards; negotiate quotes to protect GM targets.
• Review project details, set realistic schedules, and forecast major events to align with revenue goals.
• Serve as the main face of the project for clients and internal teams; lead regular status calls and meetings.
• Collaborate with electrical engineers to finalize site designs and verify hardware requirements.
• Manage site design, orders, shipments, and logistics for sites and contractors.
• Coordinate permitting, AHJ submissions, and utility upgrade planning; ensure compliance and timely approvals.
• Oversee deployments, validate post-construction operation, obtain inspections, and collect closeout documents.
• Track milestones and vendor invoices in NetSuite; coordinate with Finance for payments.

Skills

Industry Experience

Technical Literacy

Permitting Knowledge

Financial Acumen

Communication & Leadership

Tools

NetSuite

Procore

JIRA

Job description

EverCharge is a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging devices and management systems and provides hardware and software EV charging solutions for fleets, multi-unit, and single-family homes. Our turnkey offerings are designed to utilize existing infrastructure to scale EV charging at the lowest cost. EverCharge’s load-balancing SmartPower technology maximizes the number of electric vehicles that can charge at once and eliminates barriers, such as data connectivity.

Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Hayward, CA, EverCharge also operates a factory in Hayward, CA, which supplies EVSEs for its customers across North America.

Job Title: Project Manager

About the Role

We are looking for a proactive and communicative Project Manager to join our team! In this role, you will be the central driving force supporting the entire lifecycle of our EV charging projects. From initial pre-sales intake through permitting, construction, and final closeout, you will manage timelines, vendor relationships, and client communications to ensure seamless, high-quality execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Contractor & Vendor Management: Recruit, vet, and manage qualified electrical contractors, ensuring they meet insurance, safety, and experience standards while negotiating quotes to protect company Gross Margin (GM) targets.
• Project Intake & Scheduling: Review incoming project details, establish realistic project schedules and milestones in our software, and forecast major events to align with revenue goals.
• Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the primary face of the project for clients and internal teams, facilitating regular status calls, pre-construction meetings, and managing expectations from small businesses to enterprise corporations.
• Site Design & Order Logistics: Collaborate with Electrical Professional Engineers to finalize site designs, verify hardware requirements, and manage sales order shipments and delivery logistics for sites and contractors.
• Permitting & Utility Coordination: Coordinate business licenses, manage third-party permit companies (or directly prepare/submit applications), review electrical drawings, and oversee utility or equipment upgrade planning.
• Execution & Quality Closeout: Oversee active deployments, confirm equipment is operating post-construction, verify that all required municipal inspections are approved, and collect necessary closeout documentation.
• Financial & System Tracking: Manage project purchase orders and vendor invoices in NetSuite, ensure accurate tracking of milestones, and collaborate with Finance to process vendor payments post-inspection.

Required Skills & Experience

• Industry Experience: 2+ year experience in Project management in EV charging infrastructure (EVSE), electrical construction, or commercial construction/energy sectors.
• Technical & System Literacy: Strong grasp of electrical scopes of work, site plans, and engineering drawings, alongside proficiency in ERP/PM software (such as NetSuite), Procor and JIRA.
• Permitting & Regulatory Knowledge: Demonstrated experience navigating local municipal permitting processes (Authorities Having Jurisdiction - AHJs) and working with utility providers.
• Financial Acumen: Proven ability to manage project budgets, evaluate contractor pricing, and maintain strict alignment with profit margin goals.
• Communication & Leadership: Exceptional interpersonal, negotiation, and organizational skills with a track record of driving cross-functional collaboration and client satisfaction under pressure.