Electrical Project Manager

Job Title: Electrical Project Manager Low-Voltage / Data Center Job Description
This role leads low-voltage and technology infrastructure projects for data centers and similar facilities, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard of quality and safety. The Electrical Project Manager oversees all phases of construction projects, from initial planning and kickoff through completion and customer follow-up, while maintaining strong relationships with customers, subcontractors, vendors, and internal teams and driving profitable project performance.
Responsibilities
- Manage electrical and low-voltage construction projects from initial planning and kickoff through completion, closeout, and customer follow-up.
- Develop, maintain, and update detailed project schedules, budgets, forecasts, and cost-tracking tools to ensure projects remain on time and within budget.
- Prepare and deliver monthly project status updates, including percent-complete reporting and other performance metrics, to internal and external stakeholders.
- Oversee project financial performance, including profitability, cost control, and adherence to contract terms and conditions.
- Review project scope and collaborate on estimating, takeoffs, and pricing activities to support accurate proposals and change order management.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, contractors, vendors, and internal teams to support successful project outcomes and repeat business.
- Coordinate field operations and ensure labor, materials, and equipment are aligned with project objectives and scheduled work.
- Make informed decisions related to project cost, schedule, resource allocation, and overall performance to keep projects on track.
- Identify opportunities to expand customer relationships and promote additional company services related to low-voltage and technology systems.
- Lead regular project meetings, provide clear direction, and communicate project status, risks, and action plans to stakeholders.
- Support project closeout activities, including turnover documentation, as-built records, and customer satisfaction follow-up.
- Ensure thorough document control, including RFIs, change orders, drawings, specifications, and other project documentation.
- Promote and reinforce a strong safety culture on all job sites and support an injury-free work environment.
Essential Skills
- Proven experience managing low-voltage, structured cabling, telecommunications, or technology infrastructure projects, particularly on data center projects.
- Demonstrated experience with project planning, scheduling, budgeting, cost tracking, and overall project execution.
- Strong understanding of contract management, including terms, scope, change orders, and project financial performance.
- Experience managing subcontractors, vendors, and field personnel on construction projects.
- Ability to interpret project drawings, specifications, and technical documentation for electrical and low-voltage systems.
- Experience preparing project status reports and effectively communicating progress, issues, and solutions to stakeholders.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to direct teams, resolve issues, and drive projects to successful completion.
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Outstanding customer-facing communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Willingness and ability to travel extensively throughout the United States to support project needs.
- Hands-on project management experience in construction, construction management, and electrical or low-voltage wiring and cabling.
- Proficiency in project management activities such as RFIs, change order processing, estimation, project scheduling, and document control.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Data center construction project experience, including technology infrastructure and low-voltage systems.
- Experience managing structured cabling, fiber optic, security, building management systems, or other low-voltage systems.
- Background in electrical contracting or technology systems project management.
- Experience with Viewpoint or similar construction and project management software platforms.
- Experience managing project profitability and P&L responsibility.
- Ability to work effectively with data center stakeholders and technology partners.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, growing division within a large electrical contracting environment.
Work Environment
This position is primarily onsite at client facilities in Hermiston and may involve extensive travel to project locations throughout the United States. Work is performed in active construction and data center environments, requiring regular coordination with field crews, subcontractors, and technical teams. The role involves frequent time on job sites, project meetings, and collaboration with office-based staff using construction and project management technologies and software. The work setting emphasizes safety, professionalism, and strong team communication. Employees have access to benefits such as a discretionary year-end bonus opportunity, a 401(k) plan with employer match up to the federal limit, and a car allowance, reflecting a supportive culture focused on growth and long-term career development within a new and expanding division.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Hermiston, OR.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $120000.00 - $160000.00/yr. 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. Opportunity for a discretionary year-end bonus.
401k with a 40% employer match (up to federal limit.)
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Hermiston, OR.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 19, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Hermiston,OR. About Actalent

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