Senior Project Manager

Just Construction Recruitment; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Ownership / ESOP

401(k) with company match

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Company-paid medical premiums

Paid Time Off

Paid holidays

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Long-term career progression

Job summary

Just Construction Recruitment partners with an employee-owned electrical contractor delivering complex electrical construction projects across the Carolinas and wider Southeast.

The Senior Electrical Project Manager will own major projects from preconstruction through completion, leading project teams, overseeing budgets and schedules, and developing strong client relationships on industrial, manufacturing and design-build initiatives.

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing electrical construction projects.
• Senior-level project management experience within an electrical contractor.
• Experience with industrial, manufacturing, mission critical or technically complex projects.
• Strong understanding of electrical construction and project delivery.
• Experience managing large project budgets and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong client and General Contractor management skills.
• Experience with preconstruction, estimating, procurement and project financials.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining project performance.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical projects from preconstruction through completion.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, procurement and financial performance.
• Develop and maintain strong client and General Contractor relationships.
• Lead project teams including Project Engineers, Superintendents and field personnel.
• Coordinate electrical design, engineering and BIM activities.
• Manage subcontractors, vendors and suppliers.
• Review drawings, specifications, RFIs and submittals.
• Oversee change management and project documentation.
• Monitor project progress, costs and forecasting.
• Coordinate equipment installation, power distribution and electrical systems.
• Support commissioning, startup and project closeout.
• Maintain strong standards across safety, quality and schedule.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to project teams.

Skills

Electrical Construction

Project Management

Client & GC Management

Preconstruction & Estimating

Procurement & Budgets

Team Leadership

Industrial/Manufacturing Projects

Tools

BIM

AutoCAD

Job description

Salary: Up to $250,000 base salary – dependent on experience

Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Opportunity

We are currently partnered with a well-established, employee-owned electrical contractor, delivering complex electrical construction projects across the Carolinas and wider Southeast.

The business has a strong reputation within the industrial, manufacturing and technically complex construction markets, with capabilities spanning power distribution, medium voltage, switchgear, equipment installation, automation & controls, engineering, BIM and design-build.

They are now looking to add an experienced Senior Electrical Project Manager to their team to take ownership of major projects from preconstruction through successful completion.

This is an opportunity to join an established business with a strong project pipeline, significant technical capability and a long-term employee-focused culture.

The Projects

The successful candidate will be exposed to significant industrial and manufacturing projects, including:

• Food & beverage production facilities
• Advanced manufacturing
• Automated manufacturing environments
• Power distribution and medium-voltage systems
• Design-build electrical projects
• Major developments with overall project values exceeding $300M

The contractor has delivered work for a number of major national and international manufacturing organisations across the Southeast.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical projects from preconstruction through completion
• Manage project budgets, schedules, procurement and financial performance
• Develop and maintain strong client and General Contractor relationships
• Lead project teams including Project Engineers, Superintendents and field personnel
• Coordinate electrical design, engineering and BIM activities
• Manage subcontractors, vendors and suppliers
• Review drawings, specifications, RFIs and submittals
• Oversee change management and project documentation
• Monitor project progress, costs and forecasting
• Coordinate equipment installation, power distribution and electrical systems
• Support commissioning, startup and project closeout
• Maintain strong standards across safety, quality and schedule
• Provide leadership and mentorship to project teams

What We're Looking For

• Significant experience managing electrical construction projects
• Senior-level Project Management experience within an electrical contractor
• Experience with industrial, manufacturing, mission critical, healthcare or other technically complex projects
• Strong understanding of electrical construction and project delivery
• Experience managing large project budgets and multidisciplinary teams
• Strong client and General Contractor management skills
• Experience with preconstruction, estimating, procurement and project financials
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining project performance
• Strong communication and leadership skills

Experience with medium voltage, power distribution, switchgear, automation, controls or industrial equipment installation would be highly advantageous.

Base Salary: Up to $250,000, dependent on experience and overall fit.

The company also offers a tremendous benefits package, including:

• Employee Ownership / ESOP
• 401(k) with company match
• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Company-paid medical premiums
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Long-term career progression

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is an opportunity to join an employee-owned electrical contractor with a long-standing reputation and substantial industrial project portfolio, while working on technically challenging projects that offer genuine career progression.

If you're an experienced Senior Electrical Project Manager looking for significant project responsibility, strong earning potential, employee ownership and long-term stability, we'd be interested in speaking with you.

All enquiries will be treated confidentially.