Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Project Manager serves as the primary point of contact for customers, subcontractors, and field execution teams, overseeing all aspects of transformer service projects. These projects include the assembly, maintenance, repair, and upgrade of transformer systems.

This role leads the full project lifecyclefrom planning and budgeting to execution, risk management, strategic decision-making, and post-project analysis. The Project Manager III works closely with the Commercial Operations Manager on contract reviews and high-level financial planning, while also mentoring other project managers to promote best practices and continuous improvement.

This role drives operational performance, efficiency, and customer satisfaction by ensuring alignment between project delivery and organizational goals.

POSITION FUNCTIONS

Project Planning and Coordination

• Create project plans, schedules, purchase orders and sub-contracts.
• Coordinate and approve subcontractor and vendor resources.
• Work with Project Managers and sub-contractors to establish contracts and coordinate resources and billing.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards, safety protocols, and regulatory requirements across all projects by team members and subcontractors.
• Coordinate with field leadership, Estimating, Safety, and other departments to ensure the successful completion of projects.

Budgeting and Cost Control

• Develop and approve project forecasting for regional construction projects, ensuring profitability and cost-effectiveness.
• Establish and approve project budgets, invoicing, revenue and cost accrual, and creation of project timesheets.
• Track project expenditures and project changes.
• Track, verify, approve, and code subcontractor and vendor invoicing.
• Work with Accounts Payable and Receivables on monthly revenue and cost accruals.
• Manage and approve change order pricing and submission.
• Monitor and control indirect costs.

Documentation and Reporting

• Prepare reports, including cost reports and regional financial reports.
• Review and approve internal and external reports including project budgeting, project cash flow forecast, and project status reports.
• Analyze reports to identify potential and actual risks and make recommendations and decisions.
• Oversee and communicate risk registers.

Project Execution and Management

• Manage all aspects of project execution (scope, schedule, safety, subcontracts).
• Ensure adherence to quality standards, safety protocols, and regulatory requirements across all projects by team members and subcontractors.
• Monitor project progress, identify issues and delays, and implement actions.
• Meet with Field Leadership to develop work plans and review performance.
• Create and archive projects in YARDZ - coordinate with Fleet Managers to maintain accuracy.
• Closeout completed projects (final invoicing, lessons learned, close-out subcontracts/PO's).

Customer Relationship Management

• Act as a primary point of contact for the customer.
• Collaborate with customers to identify opportunities for additional services.
• Review contracts and make recommendations to Executive Management.

Team Leadership and Development

• Perform site visits to meet and collaborate with crews and field leadership.
• Manage, develop, and mentor Project Coordinators and Project Manager I & IIs promoting a culture of accountability, teamwork, and excellence.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field or equivalent knowledge or skills obtained through a combination of education, training, and experience.
• 5+ Years of Transformer Services project management experience.
• Experience managing a portfolio of multiple projects at a time.
• Strong experience in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel.
• Previous Transformer Services experience required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Organized with a strong attention to detail.
• Strong ability to identify and solve issues.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Self-motivated.
• Excellent project management skills, capable of handling multiple projects concurrently with good time management.
• Ability to build and foster relationships with team members. Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to conducts self in an appropriate manner as a representative of SEC, working effectively in a diverse work environment.
• Moderate travel is required.
• A valid drivers license is required.

NOTE: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, working conditions, physical demands, and activities may change or new ones many be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Service Electric Company provides Equal Employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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