
Project Manager / Lafayette
Required skills
- project management
- electrical field
- construction projects
- customer satisfaction
- quality work standards
- regulatory compliance
- project meetings
- Operations Manager
- stakeholders
- materials
Nice to have
- Construction Management
- electrical apprenticeship program
Role summary
Gaylor Electric, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager in Lafayette to oversee electrical and mission-critical construction projects. This role is responsible for ensuring projects are completed safely, profitably, and on time, meeting quality standards and client expectations. The Project Manager will manage project lifecycles, including planning, scheduling, execution, and closing, while also identifying new business opportunities and maintaining strong client relationships. The position involves leading project teams on-site and requires strong interpersonal, communication, organization, and computer proficiency skills. A Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or equivalent experience is preferred, along with 5 years of project management experience in the electrical field.
Scope of Work: The Project Manager is accountable for the management of assigned projects, ensuring successful installation, performance, profitability, and customer satisfaction. This role requires adherence to quality work standards, projected man-hours, company guidelines, and regulatory compliance. The Project Manager will schedule, participate in, and conduct project meetings, and will report to the Operations Manager while interacting with various internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Project Management: Plan, organize, and staff electrical and mission critical construction projects, ensuring they are completed safely, profitably, timely, and to a high standard. Responsible for lay out of project work and ensuring that materials, tools, equipment and information are scheduled timely to meet scope and construction schedules.
- Business Development: Identify and generate new business opportunities, network, and maintain customer relationships.
- Team Leadership: Oversee multiple projects, providing on-site supervision of general superintendents, field supervisors, lead persons, crew leaders, journeypersons, apprentices, and helpers.
- Project Review: Responsible for reviewing project documents; plans and specifications; directing construction activities; resolving construction difficulties; coordinating field installations and project closings; and developing and maintaining client relationships, all within project cost, time and quality standards and standard operating.
- Jobsite Visits: Visit various jobsites to interact with crew, customers, foremen, and general contractors, ensuring proper job progress and promoting safe behavior.
- Client Relations: Develop and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring project cost, time, and quality standards are met.
Minimum Requirements:
- Education: Bachelors Degree in Construction Management preferred. Equivalent studies or experience will be considered.
- Experience: 5 years of project management experience in the electrical field preferred and meets job position requirements. Similar experience will be considered. Completion of, or initiative to enroll in, an approved electrical apprenticeship program preferred.
- SPECIALIZED SKILLS: High level interpersonal relationship skills, proficiency in communication skills, organization skills, and must be technology/computer proficient.
Gaylor Electric, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer including disability and veterans.
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