Lead Electrical Project Manager

Job Summary Job Title: Senior Project Manager Reports to: President Location: Plain City, OH FLSA Status: Full-Time / Exempt Updated: May 2026

SUMMARY

Eagle Electrical Services seeks a Senior Project Manager who will be responsible for providing oversight to Project Engineer(s), Assistant Project Manager(s), as well as coordinating the scheduling efforts of the project approach with the Project Supervisor(s). This position will be responsible for ensuring project field teams are working within company standard operating procedures and clearly understand project scopes, tasks, and schedules. They will also work to ensure that all resources of the project are managed and coordinated in an efficient and professional manner, in order to perform work within budget and ahead of schedule. This is an in-person position and does not qualify for hybrid or remote. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Drive the overall flow of projects effectively from inception to completion. Participates in the conceptual development of projects. Oversees project organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation. Supports field personnel with subcontractor relations and helps resolve field problems. Maintains full financial responsibility for projects and must understand construction financial and accounting practices. Obtain contract and bid documents from estimating. Review and understand scope for project turnover. Attend walk-throughs. Ensure all project document control is completed efficiently by the project team, including but not limited to insurance, bonding, permits, submittals, RFIs, change orders, and correspondence. Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve work procedures, complaints, or construction problems. Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, cost tracking reports. Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes, environmental regulations, or other regulations. Select subcontractors and equipment suppliers with input from engineering, estimating, and purchasing. Verify correct drawings are distributed to field personnel. Create schedule of values or billing format as required by contract documents. Create project schedule showing completion, delivery dates, and subcontractor requirements, and integrate into overall project and manpower schedule as required. Understand notice requirements. Request purchase orders for major equipment and subcontractors, indicate shipping requirements, anticipate delivery dates, and request proper delivery notice. Facilitate material takeoffs by trade foreman. Host and attend all necessary meetings with both internal and external entities to review scheduling and delivery, work plans, job progress, manpower, and solutions to setbacks. Support accounting department in monthly billings and collections and follow up on outstanding balances. Collaborate with foreman regarding project safety, toolbox talks, and weekly walk-throughs. Ensure no work starts prior to approval or notice to proceed. Assist field personnel in closeout of project. Obtain as-builts from field and request CAD from engineering. Escalate critical and/or sensitive issues to the Division Manager/Project Executive with recommendation for resolution. Comply with company operating policies, procedures, and safety programs. Perform additional assignments as required. Qualifications Required: High School diploma or GED Minimum 3-5 years related experience in electrical construction or similar industry. Preferred: A bachelor’s degree with an engineering or construction management focus; master’s degree in related field is a plus. Working knowledge of: The construction industry and contract documentation. Federal, state, and city regulations and guidelines. Must: Must demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, (i.e. Teams, Outlook, Word and Excel) Familiarity with AutoCAD, Revit, and other electrical, technical, or construction programs. Familiarity with project management/document control software. Familiarity with construction/financial software packages.

REQUIRED ATTRIBUTES

Must demonstrate integrity, honesty, professionalism and commitment to company values. Must be self-motivated and able to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment. Must have excellent organizational, communication, strategic, technical, analytical, problem solving, and multi-tasking skills. Must have high standards of quality with attention to detail. Must possess ability to manage and supervise personnel. Must build positive working relationships with multiple levels of employees, management, suppliers, and customers.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Must have the demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English, cooperate, and collaborate with multiple levels of customer, employees, unions, government agencies, vendors and suppliers, and other contractor organizations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, see, talk, and hear. The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee should expect to sit for long periods in front of a computer and also travel to field locations as needed. While visiting field locations, the employee may be required to work outdoors, be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical and electrical parts; high, precarious places; dust, fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions, extended exposure to sunlight; cold and heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Equal Opportunity Employer As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled #J-18808-Ljbffr EMCOR Group