Electrical Estimator (94002)

Senior Project Manager | Commercial Kitchen Construction | San Francisco Bay Area

Represented exclusively by Wentworth Executive Recruiting | Carol Ann Wentworth, CEO

Preference given to candidates in the San Francisco Bay area.

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the successful execution of large-scale, complex commercial kitchen construction projects.

Image working alongside a team of professionals that have a passion for building exceptional kitchens for some of the top chefs in the San Francisco Bay Area, beautiful restaurants, corporate office headquarters, and cutting-edge tech companies. This is a CAREER opportunity, not just a job.

This role works within a highly collaborative team environment and serves as a subject matter expert in kitchen equipment, custom fabrication, installation logistics, and construction coordination.

The Senior Project Manager supports and enhances the Company's sales efforts through consistent, high-quality project delivery, leveraging extensive industry experience, long-standing relationships with manufacturers, installation partners, general contractors, and other customers.

This is a new leadership position being added to the team in the San Francisco office due to exponential growth.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of multiple, concurrent, high-value and complex commercial kitchen construction projects
• Maintain full accountability for project scope, schedule, budget, billings, and contract compliance
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers, general contractors, subcontractors, manufacturers, and installation vendors
• Manage procurement, delivery, coordination, and installation of kitchen equipment and custom fabrication packages
• Review, approve, and manage Purchase Orders; initiate billings in accordance with contract terms and project milestones
• Proactively identify constructability issues, scope gaps, and schedule conflicts, and develop solutions before they impact the field
• Ensure projects are executed according to applicable plans, specifications, contracts, and applicable codes
• Maintain thorough, accurate, and well-organized project documentation
• Support internal teams (sales, estimating, operations) with technical expertise and constructability insight as needed
• Travel to job sites as required to support field coordination, resolve issues, and manage project closeout

Supervisory Responsibilities

Required Skills/Abilities

• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate effectively across all project stakeholders
• Ability to collaborate in a highly professional manner
• Advanced problem-solving skills, with the ability to independently resolve complex project issues
• Thorough and advanced understanding of commercial kitchen equipment, custom fabrication, and KEC scope. Strong capabilities in field measuring, field verification, and documentation

Preferred Skills/Abilities

• Proven track record of successfully delivering projects with high customer satisfaction and strong financial performance
• Strong technical ability to interpret construction documents, specifications, contracts, and installation methods
• Demonstrated long-term relationships with kitchen equipment manufacturers, installation vendors, and key industry partners

Education/Experience

• Minimum of 5+ years of Project Management experience in the Commercial Kitchen construction vertical.
• Undergraduate degree is preferred, but not required. Associate degree in the arts preferred, but not required.
• Minimum of three years' project management experience working with KEC REQUIREMENTS:

To comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability, it is necessary to specify the physical and intellectual essential duties of the job.

• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Hand dexterity and eye and hand coordination is critical.
• Lifting. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
• Use of one or both arms and wrists to lift parts, fixtures, and tools on a frequent basis.
• Sitting. Must be able to sit for long periods of time, but at least 50% of the time.
• Standing. Particularly for sustained periods.
• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately or quickly.
• Required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of structures.
• Must be able to read a computer screen for long periods of time.
• Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one workstation to another.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package, including:

• Salary range, based on experience: $165K - $180K
• Health Care package
• 401K
• Standard PTO
• Beautiful office environment in the San Francisco Office

Employment Type: Full Time

Years Experience: 5 - 10 years

Salary: $165,000 - $180,000 Annual

Bonus/Commission: No