Electric Project Manager

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Project Manager for a direct hire opportunity in northeastern Los Angeles area of CA, supporting large-scale commercial electrical construction projects from preconstruction through closeout. This role is ideal for a senior electrical construction professional with strong estimating, project management, client communication, and field coordination experience.

This opportunity offers a stable, long-term career path with an established and growing electrical contractor known for quality work, strong client relationships, and a collaborative team environment. The company values experienced leaders who take ownership, support field teams, mentor others, and help improve project delivery. For the right Electrical Project Manager, this position offers meaningful growth potential into senior leadership while managing complex commercial, industrial, institutional, healthcare, education, or public works projects.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage commercial electrical construction projects from award through completion, including schedules, budgets, procurement, subcontractor coordination, and client communication.
- Prepare estimates, change orders, cost forecasts, and project financial updates to support profitability and successful project delivery.
- Review plans, specifications, contracts, and project documents to identify risks, opportunities, scope gaps, and cost impacts.
- Coordinate closely with superintendents, foremen, estimators, vendors, general contractors, and internal operations teams.
- Negotiate pricing, manage material and equipment procurement, and support project planning from preconstruction through closeout.
- Build strong client and field team relationships while mentoring junior project managers and contributing to operational improvement.

Compensation and Benefits

- Salary range: $150,000 to $180,000 per year.
- Direct hire, full-time opportunity.
- Competitive salary based on experience.
- Performance bonus opportunities.
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and retirement plan.

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Manage larger commercial electrical construction projects from preconstruction through completion.
- Lead project budgets, schedules, estimating, procurement, change orders, and cost forecasting.
- Coordinate with field leadership, general contractors, vendors, clients, and internal project teams.
- Support project profitability, client satisfaction, and repeat business through strong execution and communication.

- 10+ years of experience managing commercial electrical construction projects.
- Current or recent experience working directly for an electrical contracting company is required.
- Strong estimating and preconstruction experience.
- Experience managing ground-up commercial, industrial, institutional, healthcare, education, or public works projects.
- Strong understanding of project financials, contracts, scheduling, procurement, and change order management.
- Proficiency with estimating and project management software.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining quality, budget, and schedule performance.
- Excellent communication, leadership, mentoring, organizational, and client relationship skills.
- Proven ability to work effectively with field teams, operations staff, vendors, subcontractors, and general contractors.
- Must have experience beyond tenant improvement project management, with a strong background in larger ground-up commercial electrical projects.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience mentoring junior project managers or supporting project operations leadership.
- Interest in growing into a senior leadership or executive-level role.
- Background improving project management processes, estimating practices, or field coordination.
- Strong local commercial construction relationships in the Los Angeles market.

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