Traveling Project Manager

Helix Electric; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Helix Electric seeks a Traveling Project Manager to plan, manage, and direct multiple electrical construction projects. This role focuses on building strong project teams, meeting scope, schedule, and budget while driving profitability and ensuring customer expectations are met before, during, and after project completion.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of PM experience in electrical construction, with knowledge of scheduling, bids, contracts, and change orders, and prefers degrees in

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of project management experience in electrical construction.
• Understanding of engineering in electric power.
• Field experience coordinating with construction management.
• Knowledge of scheduling, bids, take-offs, change orders, and contracts.
• Ability to develop relationships and win projects.
• Ability to run a profitable portfolio.
• Strong initiative, execution and communication skills.
• Analytical, motivational, and leadership abilities.
• Electrical engineering or construction management degrees preferred.
• Journeyman or Master Electrician license a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and build strong teams for each project and manage scope, budget and on-time delivery.
• Drive division profitability through effective project execution.
• Lead project management goals, procurement, and contractual requirements.
• Improve systems and processes to meet customer needs and profitability.
• Manage and develop a team of direct reports and others.
• Review contractual requirements and project design methodologies.
• Ensure schedules are met and adjust priorities as needed.
• Interface with customers to validate expectations before, during and after project.
• Provide oversight for third-party construction firms.
• Manage project reviews with emphasis on financial forecasting.
• Ensure high-quality engineering, studies, and Helix project delivery.
• Communicate challenges, risks and successes proactively.
• Oversee invoicing per project terms and negotiate change orders.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Scheduling

Bids & change orders

Contracts

Relationship building

Profitability

Initiative

Analytical thinking

Education

Electrical Engineering or Construction Management degree

Job description

Our Traveling Project Manager is responsible for planning, managing, overseeing, and directing all assigned 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 division profitability through effective project execution.
• Develop and lead project management technical and schedule goals, procurement and contractual requirements, personnel assignments and capacity planning.
• Evaluate and continually improve the systems and processes used by the department to effectively meet customer requirements and profitability goals.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a group of approximately 3 direct and 10 total reports.
• Review the overall contractual requirements for all projects 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.
• Provide oversight for third-party construction firms.
• Manage project review process with particular emphasis on financial forecasting.
• Ensure high-quality engineering, studies, and Helix project delivery.
• Proactively and systematically communicate challenges, risks and successes.
• Oversee invoice per project terms and negotiate appropriate change orders.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of project management experience in electrical commercial/mixed use construction.
• Understand engineering in electric power.
• 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 degrees are strongly preferred.
• Journeyman or Master Electrician's license a plus.