Project Manager - Electrical Construction

National Association of Women in Construction; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan with employer  

Paid time off & holidays

Wellness programs

Professional development & tuition Re.

Job summary

ArchKey Solutions seeks a Project Manager for Electrical Construction in San Jose, CA. The role provides overall direction for electrical projects, ensuring design conformance, budget adherence and schedule delivery.

You will liaison between internal and external stakeholders, manage staff, assist in bids, and oversee safety compliance, quality control, and documentation in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 3–5 years of project management experience with NEC and electrical projects.
• Experience with construction software tools and estimating techniques.
• Strong reading of plans, specs, and contracts; solid financial and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication, organization and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee total construction and design effort to meet design, NEC, budget and schedule.
• Coordinate communication among contractors, subcontractors, superintendents and staff.
• Approve project staffing decisions and wages, and manage planning functions.
• Assist in estimating, bid proposals, and purchase requisitions.
• Ensure safety programs compliance and OSHA requirements; maintain project docs.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting & cost control

Scheduling & planning

Communication

Negotiation

Leadership

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering, construction management or related field

Tools

Procore

Accubid

Revit

CAD

SKM

AGI

Navisworks

BIM systems

Job description

Project Manager - Electrical Construction

Location: San Jose, CA, United States
Job Type: Full-Time
Department: Electrical

Description

PROJECT MANAGER - ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION
This position is based in our office in San Jose, CA.

About ArchKey

ArchKey is one of the nations largest privately held specialty trade installation and integrated facility service companies. We are a leader in designing, building and maintaining electrical, technologies and specialty systems. We are the POWER behind making the improbable possible. We’re electrifying the nation, energizing the future and bringing communities to life like never before. What we do today shapes the vision of tomorrow. Our work impacts lives long after the building is done. This means we are committed to building in ways that are not just technologically advanced, but sustainable, scalable and equitable by all. We’re not just energizing infrastructure, we’re energizing careers, communities, and the future.

About the Position

As a Project Manager, you will provide overall administrative and technical direction for electrical projects. You will provide technical and engineering support as required by the projects. Our Project Managers play a key role in having overall bottom‑line responsibility for profit and loss and consequently carry the authority appropriately.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Can flex and adapt to the growing needs of the business.
• Can work autonomously and creatively solve problems.
• Has a growth mindset and is always looking to continually learn and grow.

Day in the Life

• Oversee total construction and design effort (if applicable) to ensure the project is constructed in accordance with design, National Electric Code, budget, and schedule.
• Act as a liaison to coordinate communication between both internal and external members on the project including, but not limited to: General Contractors, Subcontractors, Superintendents, General Foremen, and union officials.
• Authorize and/or approve all project staff transactions including choice of the superintendent, general foremen, foremen, staff volume, and wages.
• Provide directions to planning, scheduling, and engineering functions.
• Participate in estimating projects and writing bid proposals.
• Review and approve purchase requisitions, payment approvals, sending invoices, and changing order requests.
• Assists in the implementation/interpretation of safety programs and ensures that all OSHA requirements are met.
• Ensure that all company client and project policies, procedures, and standards are adhered to and interpret the policies.
• Ensure the maintenance of all official project documentation and logs.
• Provide directions to planning, scheduling, and engineering functions.
• Responsible for customer maintenance and other sales and marketing.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of labor agreements and standards specific to projects.
• Perform additional assignments per supervisor's direction.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering, project management, business administration, construction management or a related field.
• Minimum 3-5 years of project management experience. Solid project management training and skills. Thorough understanding of the project life cycle.
• Experience and proficiency in using construction software tools (e.g., Procore, Accubid, Revit, CAD, SKM, AGI, Navisworks and/or BIM systems may be required for some divisions or business groups. Trained and proficient in estimating techniques, negotiating, budgeting, costing, contracting, scheduling, pricing, and common code requirements.
• Knowledge of and proficiency with project management tools and techniques, construction methods and materials, estimating, costing, power, lighting, systems design and general industry safety standards, procedures, and OSHA regulations. Skills to read, interpret and understand electrical contracts, plans, drawings, blueprints, and specifications. Excellent financial, analytical, and mathematical skills.
• Customer focus, delegation, presentation, and decision‑making skills. Strong organizational, critical thinking skills and detail orientation. Demonstrated high level of integrity and dependability.
• Strong listening, verbal, and written communication skills. Effective independent problem solving, negotiation, time management and prioritization skills.
• Collaboration, coaching, teamwork, and interpersonal skills. Ability to work with diverse work teams. Working knowledge of collective bargaining agreements.
• Work experience with continuous improvement methodologies and/or similar applications. Strong process orientation.

Travel

• Travel to project sites is required.

Benefits

At ArchKey Solutions, our benefits package includes competitive health insurance options (medical, dental, and vision), a robust 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, paid time off and holidays, and access to wellness programs. Additionally, we offer professional development opportunities, tuition reimbursement, and employee assistance programs to support your growth and well‑being. We ensure that our benefits are designed to promote the health, security, and work‑life balance of our employees.

Legal & Fraud Disclaimer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. We are an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. #CA30-1

Beware of fraudulent job postings. ArchKey Solutions only communicates through official channels. All official communication will come from an @archkey.com email address and we will never ask for financial information, payments, or personal details outside of the standard hiring process. To confirm the legitimacy of a job, visit our careers page or reach out to a member of our Talent Acquisition team.