Project Manager - Excavating

About Us

For over 60 years, M. J. Electric, LLC, a Quanta Services company, has built-long standing working relationships and an industry-wide reputation as the single source solution to our customer’s electrical utility construction and maintenance needs.

MJE values integrity, is inspired by our work, and is invested in delivering quality projects for our customers. Our culture is a product of our core values and operating principles which unite our personnel. Their professional competence and intelligent innovation result in outstanding customer satisfaction. We stand by everything we do.

We are committed to investing in our employees and their growth through training, tools, equipment, industry-leading safety measures, advancement opportunities and more. At M. J. Electric, you aren’t just applying for job, you are building a career.

About this Role – Project Manager

We are looking for a talented Project Manager who has passion for quality construction. This position is responsible for providing leadership and support to all aspects of the company’s excavating operation to include safety, operations, P&L, planning, scheduling, cost monitoring, cost reporting, customer reporting, performance tracking, budgeting, estimating, change orders, billing, marketing, staff development, business development and bid development.

What You’ll Do

-          Provide day-to-day oversight, support, and technical expertise to a portfolio of excavating projects

-          Assure crews and contractors are coordinated to work efficiently and meet customer requirements, budgets, forecasts, and schedules

-          Manage staff, prepare budgets, and prepare work schedules and assigning specific duties

-          Demonstrate safety leadership by supporting the implementation and management of the MJE Safety Management System and ensuring best practices are being followed.   

-          Integrate safety into project plans, establish safety goals, reinforce safety policies and procedures, support safety training, and monitor safety metrics. 

-          Support and coach supervisors and employees, provide feedback to encourage learning and create awareness, set priorities, and focus on continuous improvement

-          Support the development of technical scopes of work and independently develop cost estimates and resource requirements for excavating related construction projects

-          Provide support to request for proposal (RFP) preparation and evaluations, project specifications, and pricing schedules for the excavating construction projects

-          Work with Project Managers with project scope development and project authorization through completion

-          Ensure that MJE Senior Management is kept current on the progress of excavating construction projects, business opportunities and industry trends

-          Systematically and regularly appraise and evaluate project progress against established goals, timelines, and objectives. Support Project Managers to correct deficiencies in these areas

-          Consult with Utilities, Clients and Owners regarding design requirements, job specifications, bid requirements and offer technical expertise regarding construction solutions

-          Assist with the development of common systems and processes to provide for proper accounting, reporting of project costs, customer billing, scheduling, material procurement, subcontractors, record keeping, documentation and budgeting

-          Assist with the tracking of key performance and financial metrics that will optimize performance, productivity and reduce costs

-          Assist in the preparation of proposals and estimates, including drawing take-offs

-          Work with Project Managers to set up job structure from beginning i.e. safety, scheduling, document control plan, cost codes, job cost spread, material/tooling plan, equipment, billing, etc.

-          Assist in job hand off from estimating to field project supervision

-          Work with purchasing on material orders and required submittals

-          Travel to project(s) on a regular basis

-          Provide weekly updates on project progress to the Operations Manager

-          Assist with the quotation of change orders from drawing changes, RFI’s, etc.

-          Oversee Assistant Project Managers to assure the monthly financial bridge, job forecasts and monthly reporting requirements are met and are accurate

-          Work with customer and field management on schedule development and assist in maintaining during course of project

-          Ensure the project has adequate resources to maintain schedule, budget and exceed safety expectations

-          Interact with customer on project with positive long-term relationship in mind

-          Ensure billing is timely submitted along with payment follow through

What You’ll Bring

-          Strong knowledge of project management principles and practices

-          Strong Knowledge of business, financial and management principles, and practices

-          Ability to work independently and meet deadlines

-          Ability to anticipate and meet internal customer needs

-          Proven communication, organizational, presentation and interpersonal skills

-          Ability to maintain confidentiality

-          Can read / interpret Geo Technical reports

-          Functional computer skills including familiarity with Bluebeam, Microsoft, Access, Excel, other takeoff software such as Trimble, Insite, Civil 3D

-          Ability to frequently travel to job sites

-          Project Management, Engineering, Construction Management or related field experience with excavation preferred

-          Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Management or Business Administration preferred

-          Experience in one or more of the following preferred: transmission access road and pad building, grading, storm sewer installations, precast foundation installation, and/or anchor installation such as solid bar, hollow bar, helical anchors, precast anchors

What You’ll Get

-          401(k) with company match (Traditional & Roth)

-          Paid Holidays and PTO

-          Medical, Dental, and Vision

-          Flexible Spending Accounts

-          Health Savings Account

-          Accident Insurance

-          Hospital Indemnity Insurance

-          Critical Illness Insurance

-          Lifelock Identity Theft Protection

-          Employee Discounts

-          Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

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