Project Manager, Field Services

Shermco Industries, Inc.; La Vergne, Northern (TN, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Shermco Industries, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager, Field Services to lead electrical services projects from inspection through data collection, with half of duties spent in the field.

You will work closely with sales on estimates and coordinate with crews and customers to ensure project success. The role requires 5+ years of project management in electrical maintenance or switchgear, plus relevant certifications and safety training.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; prefer an Associate’s degree in Electrical Power or equivalent training.
• 5+ years of experience managing electrical maintenance shutdowns/turnarounds or switchgear commissioning.
• Experience with PowerDB, Doble software, RTS or Protest relay testing is preferred.
• NE TA certification a plus but not required; OSHA 30/first aid/CPR training a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee electrical services projects including inspection, testing, troubleshooting, and data collection for low to 500kV systems.
• Spend at least 50% of duties in the field.
• Assist in pre-planning, walkthroughs, and estimating with sales for quotes.
• Assign crew members to jobs and interface with customers for updates and issues.
• Identify opportunities for expanded scope and coordinate with Account Manager on billing.
• Monitor job budget via time and material costs of technicians.

Skills

Project management

Electrical systems

Field work

Budget monitoring

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate’s degree in Electrical Power (preferred)

Tools

PowerDB

Doble software

RTS

Protest relay testing

Job description

Overview

Join our team of leaders in electrical power system maintenance, repair, testing, engineering, & training. Due to continued growth, we are seeking an experienced Project Manager to work for our Charlotte, NC field office. Shermco Industries is a founding member of NETA and has one of the largest field services divisions in the industry.

Shermco Industries is seeking a Project Manager, Field Services

Responsibilities

• Electrical Project Managers oversee electrical services jobs involved with the inspecting, testing, troubleshooting, performing start-up and collection of data of low, medium and high voltage (to 500kV) electrical systems, and moderately complex relay calibration and power metering.
• At least 50% of the job duties will be performed in the field.
• Involved in the pre-planning, walk-through and working with sales department on estimating and quoting jobs.
• Identify and assign individual job assignments of crew members.
• Interface with the customer throughout jobs and attend customer meetings as requested or needed to provide job updates, progress status, and resolve issues.
• Identify opportunities for expanded job scope and discuss with customer and Account Manager.
• Communicate with the assigned Account Manager on any additional billing.
• Monitor job budget by reviewing each technicians’ job time and material costs.
• Conduct a final job walk with customer before energizing, discuss job scope and ensure start-up goes well.
• Complete, compile and review reports for accuracy and provide to Production Manager.
• Rotate emergency on-call duty and if called respond to customer emergencies in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; prefer an Associate’s degree from an accredited 2 year technical college in Electrical Power, or similar experience and training from the military (Army Prime Power, Air Force Electrical Power Production, or NAVY Seabee)
• 5 or more years of experience project managing electrical maintenance shutdowns/ turnarounds or switchgear commissioning
• Prefer experience with most of the following or similar: Doble software, automated CT set, Power DB, RTS or Protest relay testing, oil testing, infrared scanning, automatic transfer switching, performing start-up on switchgear up through 500kV class, VFD (variable frequency drives)
• NETA Certification a plus, but not required
• Must have general PC skills including email, internet, data entry and Microsoft Office; experience with PowerDB a plus.
• OSHA 30 hour, MSHA, NFPA 70-E, CPR/First Aid/BBP/AED training a plus; training on each can be provided by Shermco.
• Must be able to work safely and adhere to all electrical safety procedures.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER | DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE

Shermco is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. Shermco is a drug-free workplace.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Pay Range

USD $150,000.00 - USD $195,000.00 /Yr.