Electrical Project ManagerPosition Summary
The Electrical Project Manager will lead the planning, coordination, and execution of capital electrical projects across multiple heavy industrial facilities. This role is responsible for managing projects from engineering review through construction, testing, and commissioning while ensuring safety, schedule, budget, and quality objectives are achieved. The Electrical Project Manager will serve as the primary liaison between engineering teams, contractors, vendors, utilities, operations, and maintenance personnel to successfully deliver critical electrical infrastructure projects.
Key Responsibilities
Review electrical engineering packages, including drawings, one-line diagrams, schematics, and equipment specifications for completeness and accuracy.
Identify design gaps, constructability concerns, and execution risks before construction or outage activities begin.
Coordinate project resources, materials, equipment, contractors, and vendors to support project schedules and milestones.
Develop and maintain project schedules covering engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning activities.
Collaborate with engineering, operations, maintenance, utility providers, contractors, and vendors to ensure successful project execution.
Manage electrical capital projects involving substations, transformers, power distribution systems, and industrial electrical infrastructure.
Coordinate planned outages and equipment replacements to minimize operational impact while maintaining safety and reliability.
Provide project leadership and oversight for substation replacement and electrical modernization initiatives.
Lead planning and execution of transformer and substation projects, including utility coordination, outage planning, risk mitigation, and commissioning activities.
Drive the standardization of aging hoist control systems across multiple facilities by evaluating existing equipment, engineering recommendations, and operational requirements.
Monitor project scope, schedule, budget, and performance metrics while proactively addressing risks and challenges.
Ensure compliance with applicable electrical standards, site requirements, and safety regulations.
Facilitate project meetings and provide regular updates to stakeholders and site leadership.
Required Qualifications
Proven experience managing electrical capital projects within heavy industrial, manufacturing, mining, metals, chemical, utility, or similar environments.
Strong knowledge of substations, transformers, medium- and high-voltage power distribution systems, and industrial electrical infrastructure.
Experience reviewing electrical drawings, one-line diagrams, schematics, specifications, and third-party engineering packages.
Demonstrated ability to manage projects through engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning phases.
Experience coordinating contractors, suppliers, engineering firms, and internal stakeholders.
Strong project management, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Working knowledge of industrial control systems and PLC-based equipment.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively engage engineering teams, operations personnel, maintenance groups, contractors, and leadership.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
Experience overseeing electrical outage planning and execution.
PLC programming, troubleshooting, and commissioning experience.
Experience working with third-party engineering firms, OEMs, and electrical contractors.
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced industrial environment.
Experience supporting reliability, modernization, or infrastructure upgrade initiatives.
Work Environment
This position supports multiple heavy industrial facilities throughout East Tennessee and serves in an owner-representative capacity overseeing project execution. The role involves close collaboration with site engineering, operations, maintenance teams, contractors, vendors, utility providers, and external engineering partners. While not responsible for detailed design activities, the Electrical Project Manager will provide technical oversight, project leadership, and coordination to ensure successful project delivery. The environment requires both office and field presence, including site visits, project walkthroughs, outage coordination, and interaction with industrial electrical equipment and infrastructure.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Strawberry Plains, TN.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $115000.00 - $150000.00/hr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Strawberry Plains, TN.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 24, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Strawberry Plains,TN.
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