Senior Project Manager

Helix Electric Inc; Sandy (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Helix Electric Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead project teams responsible for planning, directing, and delivering electrical construction projects. You will manage scope, budgets, timelines, and profitability while coordinating with clients, designers, and field crews.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, clear communication, and the ability to drive safety culture and compliance across multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• At least 7-10 years of project management experience in electrical construction.
• Understanding of electrical engineering principles and applications.
• Field experience coordinating with construction management teams.
• Extensive knowledge of project scheduling, bids, take-offs, change orders, and contracts.
• Proven ability to develop relationships and win projects.
• Proven ability to run a profitable portfolio.
• Strong initiative, execution, and communication skills (oral and written).
• Strong analytical, motivational, and leadership skills.
• Electrical Engineering or Construction Management degree strongly preferred.
• Journeyman or Master Electrician's license a plus.
• Solid understanding of safety requirements on construction projects.
• Design-build experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and build strong teams for each project while delivering quality output, meeting customer expectations, managing scope, on-time delivery, and budget.
• Drive profitability through effective project execution.
• Lead project technical and schedule goals, contractual requirements, personnel assignments, and capacity planning.
• Evaluate and continually improve systems to meet customer requirements and profitability goals.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a group of direct and indirect team members.
• Review overall contractual requirements and design methodologies for projects.
• Ensure schedule requirements are met; adjust priorities as needed.
• Interact with customers to validate expectations before, during, and after project completion.
• Oversee subcontractors to meet project requirements and negotiate change orders.

Skills

Project management

Electrical engineering knowledge

Field coordination

Scheduling & contracts

Leadership

Communication

Profitability focus

Safety awareness

Design-build experience

Licenses (Journeyman/Master Electric)

Education

Electrical Engineering or Construction Management degree

Job description

Our Senior Project Manager is responsible for managing project teams that plan, manage, oversee, and direct all 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 profitability through effective project execution.
• Develop and lead project technical and schedule goals, contractual requirements, personnel assignments and capacity planning.
• Evaluate and continually improve systems and processes to effectively meet customer requirements and profitability goals.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a group of direct and indirect team members.
• Review the overall contractual requirements 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.
• Manage subcontractors to meet project requirements.
• Manage project review process with particular emphasis on financial forecasting.
• Proactively and systematically communicate challenges, risks and successes.
• Oversee invoice per project terms and negotiate appropriate change orders.
• Assist with leading the safety culture and safety requirements on individual projects.
• Oversee engineers on design build projects to an efficient design that meets the project requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least 7-10 years of project management experience in electrical construction, managing multiple simultaneous projects.
• Understand electrical engineering
• 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 degree strongly preferred.
• Journeyman or Master Electrician's license a plus.
• Have a strong understanding of safety requirements on a construction project.
• Design build experience is a plus.

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