Project Manager (Data Center Project)

Socket.dev; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Helix Electric is seeking a Project Manager to plan, manage, and direct assigned projects, ensuring quality output, on-time delivery, and budget adherence. The role focuses on building strong teams, guiding procurement, and meeting customer expectations in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of electrical construction PM experience, strong scheduling and contract management skills, and the ability to lead a team with a focus on profitability and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of project management experience in electrical commercial/mixed-use construction.
• Strong understanding of electrical engineering concepts and power systems.
• Experience coordinating with field teams and construction management.
• Proven ability to manage bids, change orders, and contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and win projects.
• Proactive, analytical, and effective communicator with leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and build strong project teams to deliver on time and within budget.
• Drive division profitability through effective project execution.
• Lead project management, scheduling, procurement, and contract requirements.
• Evaluate and improve department systems to meet customer and profitability goals.
• Manage a team including direct and total reports, providing mentoring.
• Oversee invoicing per contract terms and manage change orders.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Budget management

Scheduling

Education

Electrical Engineering

Construction Management

Tools

Contracts management

Scheduling software

Job description

Our Project Manager is responsible for planning, managing, overseeing, and direction of all assigned projects.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION:

Helix Electric was founded in 1985 and is now one of the nation's largest and most successful electrical contracting companies. Our commitment to empowering people and powering projects is realized by our exceptional team of dedicated and highly skilled experts working together and never settling for good enough. We are proud of the team-oriented and employee-empowered business approach that defines our unique character.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES & SCOPE:

• Develop and build strong teams for each project while delivering quality output, meeting customer expectations, managing to scope, delivering on time, and delivering within budget.
• Drive division profitability through effective project execution.
• Develop and lead project management technical and schedule goals, procurement and contractual requirements, personnel assignments and capacity planning.
• Evaluate and continually improve the systems and processes used by the department to effectively meet customer requirements and profitability goals.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a group of approximately 3 direct and 10 total reports.
• Review the overall contractual requirements for all projects and specific process design methodology for individual projects as required.
• Ensure schedule requirements are met for all projects. Readily adjust priorities and milestones based upon changing customer needs, resource availability, and job requirements.
• Interact with the customer to validate expectations are understood and met before, during and after project completion.
• Provide oversight for third-party construction firms.
• Manage project review process with particular emphasis on financial forecasting.
• Ensure high-quality engineering, studies, and Helix project delivery.
• Proactively and systematically communicate challenges, risks and successes.
• Oversee invoice per project terms and negotiate appropriate change orders.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least 5 years of project management experience in electrical commercial/mixed use construction.
• Understand engineering in electric power.
• Field experience coordinating with construction management.
• Extensive knowledge of project scheduling, bids, take-offs, change orders, and contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to develop relationships and assist in winning projects
• Demonstrated ability to run a profitable portfolio.
• Exceptional initiative, execution and communication skills, both oral and written.
• Exceptional analytical, motivational, and leadership skills.
• Electrical engineering or Construction Management degrees are strongly preferred.
• Journeyman or Master Electrician's license a plus.