Assistant Project Manager - Mission Critical

Assistant Project Manager – Mission Critical

For 80 years, Intermountain Electric, Inc. (IME) has been a trusted partner on the front lines of some of the most essential electrical projects, delivering safe, smart, and reliable electrical solutions through our people and partnerships, the IME Way.

Through strategic planning, collaboration, and technical excellence, and guided by our values of Integrity, Safety, Ingenuity, Relationships, Craftsmanship, and Spark, we empower our professionals to innovate, support our field teams, and strengthen the partnerships that move our work forward.

Join a team where your expertise fuels the systems that keep communities running!

Key Responsibilities

The Assistant Project Manager supports the Project Manager in planning, coordinating, and executing large scale, schedule driven mission-critical electrical construction projects, including data centers and other complex infrastructure environments. This role requires a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and collaboration, contributing to the successful delivery of projects with tight timelines, high levels of coordination, and technical complexity.

The Assistant Project Manager helps drive project planning and scheduling, resource coordination, cost tracking, and documentation – bringing energy, attention to detail, and a proactive mindset to every phase of the project life cycle.

Project Planning & Ingenuity

• Assist in developing comprehensive, schedule driven project plans that define scope, objectives, deliverables, and timelines, applying ingenuity and critical thinking to support successful execution.
• Partner with the Project Manager to identify and coordinate human and material resources, ensuring efficient utilization and alignment with project milestones.
• Assign tasks, communicate expectations, and support team members to keep work progressing smoothly and on schedule.
• Proactively monitor project risks, resolve issues, and adapt plans as needed—balancing flexibility, accountability, and sound judgment.

Quality Control & Craftsmanship

• Implement and support quality control procedures that ensure construction activities meet the highest standards of craftsmanship and excellence.
• Monitor construction progress, participate in regular project status meetings, and help keep projects aligned with established schedules.
• Coordinate with the Project Manager to ensure project documents are complete, accurate, and well-organized, reinforcing integrity and attention to detail in complex, document-intensive projects.

Collaborative Leadership & Relationships

• Build and maintain strong, professional relationships with clients, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Proactively address client questions or concerns, provide responsive communication, and support a positive client experience from start to finish.
• Contribute to a respectful, team-oriented work environment and actively support the company's culture of safety and collaboration.

Safety Leadership

• Support and promote a strong safety-first mindset across all project activities.
• Encourage adherence to safety policies, procedures, and best practices, helping ensure work is performed safely and responsibly.

Industry Engagement & Integrity

• Act as a brand ambassador, representing the company with professionalism, ethical conduct, and pride in our work.
• Demonstrate integrity and transparency in all interactions with internal teams and external partners.

Change Management

• Support the change management process by maintaining change order logs and assisting with scope, schedule, and cost impact analysis.
• Coordinate change documentation between field and office teams and help ensure all stakeholders remain informed and aligned.

Additional duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong ability to perform due diligence and risk assessment in support of project decision-making.
• Demonstrated integrity and ethical judgment when working with clients, partners, and internal teams.
• Working knowledge of building construction methods, materials, systems, and trade practices; familiarity with mission-critical infrastructure (power distribution, redundancy systems, cooling infrastructure) is strongly preferred.
• Understanding of project scheduling concepts in complex construction environments.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain technical information to audiences with varying levels of experience.
• Willingness to travel frequently to construction sites to stay connected and engaged with project teams.

Demonstrated Accomplishments

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Procore, Bluebeam, and Accubid.
• Proven ability to support large-scale or highly complex construction projects through completion while maintaining schedule, budget awareness, and quality expectations.
• Demonstrated experience working in schedule-driven environments with aggressive timelines.
• Solid understanding of electrical construction in large-scale commercial or mission-critical environments.
• Experience building productive relationships with clients, subcontractors, and suppliers to stay informed of market and project conditions.
• Strong understanding of safety standards and best practices within electrical construction.

Education & Experience

• Demonstrated experience supporting industrial and/or commercial electrical construction projects
• Experience with mission-critical or data center projects
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or a related field preferred; equivalent combinations of relevant education, training, and applied experience will be considered.

Working Conditions

The majority of the time you will work in a typical office environment. Occasionally, you may travel to a construction job site. When on construction job sites you will encounter typical construction conditions including extreme temperatures, noise, dust, mud debris, welding, leading edge, trenching, and shoring, sometimes in a confined space. You may be required to visit multiple locations during any one day.

Benefits Overview:

IME provides an industry-leading comprehensive benefits package. Full-time employees are eligible to choose from a variety of healthcare coverage options, which become effective the first of the month after hire. In addition, employees are offered a substantial amount of PTO and are immediately eligible to make contributions to a generously matched and fully vested 401k.

Salary Range:

*Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role, and internal equity.*

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and/or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. We prohibit all types of discrimination and are committed to providing access and equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. For additional information or if reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview, or hiring processes or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us the Company's Human Resources department.