Project Director-Industrial Electrical Construction

About the Company

Our client is an employee-owned general contractor with 80+ years of experience and approximately $500M in annual revenue , delivering complex heavy industrial and infrastructure projects throughout the Southeast.

Its Heavy Industrial division specializes in power generation, hydro, chemical, battery storage, water/wastewater, and renewable energy , with significant self-perform capabilities and a strong project backlog.

About the Position

We are seeking an experienced Project Director – Electrical Construction to provide senior-level leadership and oversight for the electrical execution of complex heavy industrial and infrastructure projects throughout the Southeast.

This is a corporate-based leadership role with limited travel to support clients and project teams. The Project Director will oversee electrical execution from estimating and preconstruction through installation, commissioning, and closeout , while providing leadership to Electrical Project Managers, Superintendents, General Foremen, and self-perform electrical teams.

The ideal candidate has progressed beyond individual project management into broader operational leadership , with a strong background in self-performed electrical construction, project financial management, field operations, and multi-project oversight.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and direction for the electrical scope of major industrial and infrastructure projects.
• Oversee electrical project execution from estimating and preconstruction through installation, commissioning, and closeout.
• Lead, mentor, and develop Electrical Project Managers, Superintendents, General Foremen, and field personnel.
• Establish project execution strategies, manpower plans, schedules, procurement plans, and productivity expectations.
• Maintain accountability for electrical project budgets, cost controls, forecasting, labor productivity, and profitability.
• Coordinate electrical activities with civil, mechanical, instrumentation, engineering, procurement, and other project disciplines.
• Review project schedules and ensure electrical activities remain aligned with overall project milestones.
• Provide technical and operational guidance regarding electrical construction methods, sequencing, constructability, and field execution.
• Work closely with owners, engineers, subcontractors, vendors, and internal leadership to resolve issues and maintain strong relationships.
• Identify project risks and opportunities and develop effective mitigation strategies.
• Support estimating, proposals, change management, and business development activities as needed.
• Ensure projects are executed in accordance with company safety, quality, contractual, and operational standards.
• Participate in project reviews and provide senior leadership with visibility into project performance, staffing, financial status, risks, and opportunities.
• Help build and maintain a strong pipeline of electrical construction talent.
• Support the continued expansion of the company's self-perform electrical capabilities.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in heavy industrial electrical construction.
• Significant experience managing self-performed electrical work on large industrial, power, energy, manufacturing, utility, or infrastructure projects.
• Experience leading multiple electrical projects, project teams, or a significant electrical operation.
• Strong understanding of electrical construction means, methods, sequencing, and field execution.
• Demonstrated responsibility for project budgets, forecasting, scheduling, manpower, productivity, and profitability .
• Experience with electrical scopes such as:
• Medium- and high-voltage distribution
• Substations
• Switchgear
• Motor control
• Instrumentation and controls
• SCADA
• Process electrical systems
• Plant power distribution
• Experience coordinating electrical work within complex, multi-trade construction environments.
• EPC, design-build, power generation, heavy industrial, energy, manufacturing, water/wastewater, utility, or large-scale infrastructure experience is highly desirable.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline is preferred.

Benefits

• $175,000–$225,000 base salary
• Opportunity for annual bonus
• Lucrative ESOP / employee ownership opportunity
• Corporate-based leadership position with limited travel
• Travel primarily to meet with clients and support project teams throughout the Southeast
• Opportunity to lead a growing electrical construction operation
• Employee-owned culture with significant long-term career potential
• Exposure to technically complex industrial, energy, infrastructure, and power projects
• Opportunity to influence electrical operations, talent development, project execution, and business growth
• Strong project pipeline throughout the Southeast