Project Manager

About Us We provide clients full-service electrical preconstruction and construction services, including electrical systems design, alternative energy and energy-management systems, technology services, and facilities-maintenance services. Job Summary Job Title: Project Manager - Commercial & Industrial Location: Los Alamitos, CA Reports to: VP of Construction FLSA Status: Exempt Salary Range: $125K - $145K Prepared By: Human Resources Prepared Date: May 26, 2026 COMPANY OVERVIEW KDC Inc. has been in the electrical contracting business since 1950. Since that time, we have developed many strong, long-term relationships with general contractors, architects, and engineers in Southern California. Our skill, experience, purchasing power, and access to technical and financial resources enable us to complete your contractor, KDC Inc. has a nationwide network of sister companies experienced in working together, linking our strengths to meet our customers' needs. KDC Inc. provides electrical, telecommunications, and control system integration services. Our electrical division performs specialty electrical contracting work as well as design/build projects. KDC Systems, our controls division, provides products and services for environmental monitoring, HVAC, lighting control, process control, security and U.L. panel fabrication. KDC Inc. can handle a variety of projects from small and simple to the most advanced and complex. Our project experience includes arenas, college campuses, communication centers, convention centers, data centers, energy performance contracts, generation and co-generation facilities, high rise and commercial buildings, hospitals, manufacturing and aerospace complexes, Metro stations and tunnels, parking structures, research laboratories, thermal energy storage, and waste-water treatment facilities. KDC Inc. maintains its excellent reputation by consistently meeting the needs of its clients, producing quality work on time and in a cost competitive manner. We welcome the opportunity to work with you on your upcoming projects and are ready to meet the challenges unique to your needs. Job Location & Core Hours: Los Alamitos Office, M-F 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Job assignments in the greater Los Angeles area will be considered. Job Summary: The position is responsible for managing projects from start-up to close-out under the direction of a Senior Project Manager or the Group Manager. This position requires experience within the Electrical Construction Industry in the Commercial and Industrial sector. This position requires a thorough understanding of project contracts, project scheduling, job cost accounting, client management and safety. This individual maintains full financial responsibilities of the project and must understand construction financial and accounting practices. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: * Review the overall contractual requirements for all projects and specific process design methodology for individual projects as required. * Develop and maintain project budgets. * Build and maintain project schedules. * Create and manage subcontracts related to project needs. * Utilize, evaluate, and continually improve the company systems and processes to meet customer requirements. * Communicate with both internal and external customers to validate expectations are understood and met before, during and after project completion. * Manage project review process with particular emphasis on financial forecasting. * Oversee invoicing per project terms, price and negotiate appropriate change orders. * Ensures accurate and timely project documentation, including but not limited to, RFI's submittals, time records, and general project correspondence. * Coordinate with the Superintendent and Project Field Staff to determine proper resource staffing. Qualifications: * BA/BS degree OR Equal Trade Experience plus a minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in the Electrical Construction Industry. * Experience with Accubid, Live Count, Bluebeam including proficiency in Microsoft Excel / Office. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills. * Demonstrated ability to successfully inspire and lead a project team. * Proven capability to work collaboratively internally and externally to the project team, 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. We offer our employees a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package and are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. #KDC Inc. 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 Affirmative Action Policy Please review our Affirmative Action Policy. Notice to Prospective Employees Notice to prospective employees: There have been fraudulent postings and emails regarding job openings. EMCOR Group and its companies list open positions here. Please check our available positions to confirm that a post or email is genuine. 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