Project Manager

Norlee Group (NLG); Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Norlee Group, Inc. is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee electrical construction projects from conception through completion in diverse markets.

You will lead estimating, design narratives, scheduling, budgeting, and quality control, coordinating with clients, engineers, and subcontractors. Ideal candidates hold a degree in Construction Management or Engineering, five+ years of PM experience in electrical construction, and proven ability to manage budgets, timelines, and client

Qualifications

• A college degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.
• Minimum of five years of verifiable experience in project management or a similar role within electrical construction.
• Experience in overseeing all phases of project execution—from estimating and preconstruction through closeout.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, and schematics.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and manage projects to ensure adherence to established timelines, budgets, and scopes of work.
• Collaborate with clients, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and internal departments to develop and execute project plans.
• Conduct regular site visits to monitor progress, safety, and quality; proactively identify and resolve issues or delays.
• Manage and maintain all project documentation, including contracts, submittals, change orders, reports, and closeout materials.
• Ensure compliance with building codes, safety standards, and quality control requirements.
• Provide technical guidance and quality assurance oversight to field and project teams.
• Review and negotiate contracts, subcontracts, and scope changes.
• Coordinate with engineering, purchasing, and suppliers to ensure timely, cost-effective delivery of materials and equipment.
• Monitor budgets, schedules, cash flow, and forecasts; prepare accurate billing and progress reports.
• Lead project kickoff and progress meetings, maintaining organized meeting minutes, logs, and documentation.
• Support field leadership in scheduling, daily reporting, and equipment utilization.
• Manage project close-out, ensuring all deliverables and documentation are complete and client expectations are met.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Budget management

Team coordination

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

Who are we?

Norlee Group, Inc. is a multi-trade building systems organization delivering integrated electrical, mechanical, and technology solutions across commercial, industrial, institutional, and specialty markets. As part of our continued growth under the One Norlee platform, we are expanding and looking to add talented, motivated professionals to our team.

Who are we?

Norlee Group, Inc. is a multi-trade building systems organization delivering integrated electrical, mechanical, and technology solutions across commercial, industrial, institutional, and specialty markets. As part of our continued growth under the One Norlee platform, we are expanding and looking to add talented, motivated professionals to our team.

Position Summary

The Project Manager is responsible for overseeing and managing electrical construction projects from conception through completion. This position requires strong technical expertise, organizational skills, and the ability to interpret blueprints, specifications, and schematics. The Project Manager will lead projects for designated clients, ensuring alignment from initial estimating and design narratives through execution and closeout, while maintaining schedule, budget, and quality standards.

Key Measurables

• Management of projects with a minimum total value of $4–8 million.
• Achievement of project revenue and profitability goals on a monthly and annual basis.
• Maintaining billings greater than costs on all assigned projects.
• Minimal need for upper management intervention in project or departmental issues.
• Positive client feedback and satisfaction scores.
• Completion of documented kickoff meetings for all projects.
• Accuracy and consistency of budget sheets, forecasts, and cost projections.
• Active participation in pre-bid walkthroughs for all assigned jobs.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and manage projects to ensure adherence to established timelines, budgets, and scopes of work.
• Collaborate with clients, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and internal departments to develop and execute project plans.
• Conduct regular site visits to monitor progress, safety, and quality; proactively identify and resolve issues or delays.
• Manage and maintain all project documentation, including contracts, submittals, change orders, reports, and closeout materials.
• Ensure compliance with building codes, safety standards, and quality control requirements.
• Provide technical guidance and quality assurance oversight to field and project teams.
• Review and negotiate contracts, subcontracts, and scope changes.
• Coordinate with engineering, purchasing, and suppliers to ensure timely, cost-effective delivery of materials and equipment.
• Monitor budgets, schedules, cash flow, and forecasts; prepare accurate billing and progress reports.
• Lead project kickoff and progress meetings, maintaining organized meeting minutes, logs, and documentation.
• Support field leadership in scheduling, daily reporting, and equipment utilization.
• Manage project close-out, ensuring all deliverables and documentation are complete and client expectations are met.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Manages Complexity: Making sense of complex, highly quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems; asks the right questions to accurately analyze situations acquiring data from multiple sources when solving problems; uncovers root causes of difficult problems evaluating pros and cons, risks and benefits of different solution options.
• Ensures Accountability: Holding self and other accountable meeting commitments; following through on commitments and making sure that others do the same; Acts with a clear sense of ownership taking personal responsibility for decisions, actions and failures; establishes clear responsibilities for monitoring work and measuring results.
• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives; works cooperatively across the organization to achieve shared objectives; Partners with others to get work done, crediting others for their contributions and accomplishments; Gains trust and support of others to meet objectives.
• Plans and Aligns: Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals; setting objectives to align with broader organizational goals breaking down objectives into appropriate initiatives and actions; stages activities with relevant milestones and schedules; anticipates and adjusts effective contingency plans.
• Organizational Savvy: Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education And/or Experience

A college degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field is preferred, along with a minimum of five years of verifiable experience in project management or a similar role within the electrical construction industry. The ideal candidate will have proven experience overseeing all phases of project execution — from estimating and preconstruction through closeout — with the ability to manage budgets, schedules, and client expectations effectively. Experience in preparing and enforcing quality control programs, reviewing drawings and specifications, and coordinating across multidisciplinary project teams is required. Equivalent combinations of education and relevant experience will be considered.

Language/Interpersonal/Leadership Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; Ability to express opinions and ideas, both verbally and in writing, in a clear concise manner; Ability to listen; Keeps emotions under control; Demonstrates group presentation skills. Exhibits strong leadership qualities.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have proficient computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 tools including but not limited to Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint.

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. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; Endurance and Ability to walk the entire job site including stairs and elevated structures; Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse and business equipment. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. When on construction job sites you will encounter typical construction conditions including extreme temperatures, noise, dust, mud debris, welding, leading edge, trenching, and shoring, sometimes in a confined space. You may be required to visit multiple locations during any one day. Travel expectations for this role are a minimum of 25%.