Project Manager in Training

EMCOR Construction Services; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Chapel Electric Co., LLC seeks a Project Manager in Training to oversee Project Engineer(s) and Assistant Project Manager(s), coordinating scheduling with Project Supervisors and ensuring that work aligns with company SOPs. The role focuses on clear scopes, tasks, and schedules to guide projects from start to finish.

The position is in-person in Dayton, OH, requires coordinating with internal teams and external partners, and aims to keep projects on budget and ahead of schedule through effective

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED is required.
• Minimum 3–5 years related experience in electrical construction or similar industry.

Responsibilities

• Drive the overall flow of projects from inception to completion.
• Oversees project organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation.
• Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, cost tracking reports.
• Collaborate with foreman regarding project safety and site checks.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Accubid

AutoCAD

Revit

Project management software

Job description

Chapel Electric Co., LLC (“Chapel”) is a leading electrical services company providing preconstruction, construction, and energy solutions in a variety of markets, including automotive, commercial, healthcare, education, industrial, and mission critical. Driven by a commitment to continuous improvement, Chapel embraces Virtual Design Construction, Green Building Construction and Lean construction methods to improve efficiency and enhance client value. Chapel is one of six Ohio-based business units under parent company Quebe Holdings, Inc. These business units include Romanoff Electric Co., LLC; Chapel-Romanoff Technologies, LLC; Eagle Electrical Services; Kastle Electric Company; and Kastle Technologies Co., LLC.

Job Summary

Job Title: Project Manager in Training

Reports to: Sr. Project Manage

Location: Dayton, OH

FLSA Status: Full-Time / Exempt

Updated: July 2026

Company Overview

Chapel Electric Co., LLC (“Chapel”), an EMCOR Company, is a leading electrical services company providing construction, and services in a variety of markets, including commercial, healthcare, education, industrial, and mission critical.

Chapel is one of seven Ohio-based business units under parent company Quebe Holdings, Inc. These business units include Chapel Romanoff Technologies Co. LLC, Eagle Electrical Services, Romanoff Electric Co., LLC, Kastle Technologies, LLC, Kastle Electric Company, and Sidney Electric.

Summary

Chapel seeks a Project Manager who will be responsible for providing oversight to Project Engineer(s), Assistant Project Manager(s), as well as coordinating the scheduling efforts of the project approach with the Project Supervisor(s). This position will be responsible for ensuring project field teams are working within company standard operating procedures and clearly understand project scopes, tasks, and schedules. They will also work to ensure that all resources of the project are managed and coordinated in an efficient and professional manner, in order to perform work within budget and ahead of schedule. This is an in-person position and does not qualify for hybrid or remote.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Drive the overall flow of projects effectively from inception to completion.
• Oversees project organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation.
• Supports field personnel with subcontractor relations and helps resolve field problems.
• Maintains full financial responsibility for projects and must understand construction financial and accounting practices.
• Ensure all project document control is completed efficiently by the project team, including but not limited to insurance, bonding, permits, submittals, RFIs, change orders, and correspondence.
• Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve work procedures, complaints, or construction problems.
• Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, cost tracking reports.
• Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes, environmental regulations, or other regulations.
• Select subcontractors and equipment suppliers with input from engineering, estimating, and purchasing.
• Verify correct drawings are distributed to field personnel.
• Create schedule of values or billing format as required by contract documents.
• Create project schedule showing completion, delivery dates, and subcontractor requirements, and integrate into overall project and manpower schedule as required.
• Understand notice requirements.
• Write purchase orders for major equipment and subcontractors, indicate shipping requirements, anticipate delivery dates, and request proper delivery notice.
• Host and attend all necessary meetings with both internal and external entities to review scheduling and delivery, work plans, job progress, manpower, and solutions to setbacks.
• Support accounting department in monthly billings and collections and follow up on outstanding balances.
• Collaborate with foreman regarding project safety, toolbox talks, and weekly walk-throughs.
• Obtain as-builts from field and request CAD from engineering.
• Escalate critical and/or sensitive issues to the Division Manager/Project Executive with recommendation for resolution.
• Comply with company operating policies, procedures, and safety programs.

Qualifications

Required

• High School diploma or GED
• Minimum 3-5 years related experience in electrical construction or similar industry.

Working Knowledge Of

• The construction industry and contract documentation.
• Federal, state, and city regulations and guidelines.
• Must demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, (i.e. Teams, Outlook, Word and Excel)
• Familiarity with Accubid, AutoCAD, Revit, and other electrical, technical, or construction programs a plus.
• Familiarity with project management/document control software.
• Familiarity with construction/financial software packages.

Required Attributes

The requirements listed below are representative of characteristics and demonstrated capabilities sought to perform this job successfully.

• Must demonstrate integrity, honesty, professionalism and commitment to company values.
• Must have excellent organizational, communication, strategic, technical, analytical, problem solving, and multi-tasking skills.
• Must have high standards of quality with attention to detail.
• Must possess ability to manage and supervise personnel.
• Must build positive working relationships with multiple levels of employees, management, suppliers, and customers.

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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, see, talk, and hear. The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to commute to field locations. The employee must have the ability to navigate around job site locations.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee should expect to sit for long periods in front of a computer and also travel to field locations as needed.

While visiting field locations, the employee may be required to be outdoors, be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical and electrical parts; high, precarious places; dust, fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions, extended exposure to sunlight; cold and heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Equal Opportunity Employer

As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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