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Intermountain Electric (IME) brings decades of experience as a trusted leader in electrical contracting. Founded in 1946, we began as a small company in Denver, CO, and have since grown to be part of the largest specialty contractor in North America. Today, we work with owners and contractors nationwide, delivering complex construction solutions across various industries, including aviation, mission critical, entertainment, and healthcare. At IME, our people are our most valuable asset. We are committed to fostering a culture that prioritizes safety, quality, and professional growth. Joining IME is more than just finding a job-it's about building a career with opportunities to advance and make an organizational impact. Power your future with IME and be a part of a team that drives success in every project.

Project Manager - Mission Critical

For 80 years, Intermountain Electric, Inc. (IME) has been a trusted partner on the front lines of some of the most essential electrical projects, delivering safe, smart, and reliable electrical solutions through our people and partnerships, the IME Way.

Through strategic planning, collaboration, and technical excellence, and guided by our values of Integrity, Safety, Ingenuity, Relationships, Craftsmanship, and Spark, we empower our professionals to innovate, support our field teams, and strengthen the partnerships that move our work forward.

Join a team where your expertise fuels the systems that keep communities running!

Key Responsibilities

The Project Manager is responsible for leading the successful planning, execution, and delivery of missioncritical electrical projects, including data center construction. This role provides overall leadership for project planning and scheduling, resource allocation, financial performance.

With a strong focus on quality, accountability, and collaboration, the Project Manager drives results by aligning people, processes, and resources to deliver complex projects safely, ethically, and with exceptional attention to detail.

Project Planning & Ingenuity

• Develop comprehensive project plans that clearly define scope, objectives, deliverables, and timelines, applying strategic thinking and ingenuity to anticipate challenges and drive successful outcomes.
• Identify, allocate, and manage human and material resources to support efficient project execution while maintaining alignment with project milestones and commitments.
• Lead and coordinate project teams, including subcontractors, fostering accountability, clarity, and collaboration.
• Assign responsibilities, set clear expectations, and provide ongoing guidance to ensure work progresses effectively and aligns with project goals.
• Continuously monitor project risks, resolve issues promptly, and adapt plans to minimize disruptions-demonstrating sound judgment and ownership throughout the project lifecycle.

Quality Control & Craftsmanship

• Implement and enforce quality control processes that ensure all work meets the highest standards of craftsmanship, accuracy, and performance.
• Conduct regular inspections and partner with clients, field teams, and subcontractors to proactively address qualityrelated concerns.
• Monitor construction progress, lead regular project status meetings, and ensure schedules are followed and updated as needed.
• Ensure project documentation is complete, accurate, and wellmaintained, reinforcing integrity and transparency across all phases of the project.

Budget Management & Accountability

• Oversee project financial performance, including forecasting, cost control, and risk mitigation, with a strong commitment to fiscal responsibility and ethical stewardship.
• Review and negotiate client contracts, including scope, terms and conditions, schedules, and services, ensuring clarity and mutual alignment.
• Monitor optimal utilization of labor, materials, and equipment to maximize efficiency and value.
• Quantify cost and schedule impacts associated with design or construction changes and clearly communicate impacts to all project stakeholders.

Change Management

• Lead the daytoday change management process for missioncritical projects.
• Prepare and process change order documentation, quantify scope, schedule, and cost impacts, and coordinate closely with field teams to ensure changes are implemented accurately.
• Maintain detailed change order logs and ensure all stakeholders are informed of revised deliverables, timelines, and expectations.

Collaborative Leadership & Relationships

• Build and sustain strong, trustbased relationships with clients, subcontractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Proactively address client concerns, provide exceptional customer service, and ensure client satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle.
• Model and support the company's culture of safety, collaboration, and respect-leading by example on and off the jobsite.
• Bring spark, energy, and professionalism to leadership, helping motivate teams and elevate performance.

Industry Engagement & Integrity

• Act as a brand ambassador, representing the company's values, expertise, and commitment to excellence within the electrical contracting industry.
• Demonstrate the highest standards of integrity and ethics in all internal and external interactions.

Additional duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong ability to perform due diligence and risk assessment to support informed project decisions.
• Demonstrated integrity, ethical judgment, and professionalism in all stakeholder interactions.
• Indepth knowledge of building construction methods, materials, systems, market conditions, and trade practices.
• Familiarity with missioncritical infrastructure, including power distribution, redundancy systems, cooling infrastructure, and commissioning processes.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate expectations, influence outcomes, and explain complex technical information to diverse audiences.
• Willingness to travel frequently to construction sites to remain actively engaged with project teams and field operations.

Demonstrated Accomplishments

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Procore, Bluebeam, and Accubid.
• Proven ability to lead projects to successful completion while maintaining schedule, budget, quality, and safety expectations.
• Strong understanding of electrical construction in largescale commercial and missioncritical environments, including data centers.
• History of building productive relationships with clients, subcontractors, and suppliers to stay informed of project conditions and market trends.
• Thorough understanding of safety standards and best practices in electrical construction.

Education & Experience

• Demonstrated experience leading industrial and/or commercial electrical construction projects with responsibility for planning, financial performance, quality, and team coordination.
• Practical expertise managing missioncritical or data center projects is strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or a related field preferred; equivalent combinations of relevant education, training, and applied leadership experience will be considered.

Working Conditions: 

The majority of the time you will work in a typical office environment.  Occasionally, you may travel to a construction job site. When on construction job sites you will encounter typical construction conditions including extreme temperatures, noise, dust, mud debris, welding, leading edge, trenching, and shoring, sometimes in a confined space. You may be required to visit multiple locations during any one day. 

Benefits Overview: 

IME provides an industry-leading comprehensive benefits package. Full-time employees are eligible to choose from a variety of healthcare coverage options, which become effective the first of the month after hire. In addition, employees are offered a substantial amount of PTO and are immediately eligible to make contributions to a generously matched and fully vested 401k. 

Salary Range: 

*Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role, and internal equity.* 

Established in 1946, IME is part of Quanta Services, the largest specialty contractor in North America. We base our business model on always doing the right thing and pride ourselves in finding the best processes and practices in everything we do. As an electrical contractor, we install and service the power and lighting to commercial and industrial buildings in the Western US. 

The statements included in this job description are not intended to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned as required. 

Intermountain Electric, Inc. (IME) is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and to creating an environment free of discrimination and harassment.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.  

IME will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees who are qualified for a job so that they may perform the essential duties of the position.   

IME strives to provide a safe work environment for its employees.Under applicable laws and regulations, IME conducts background checks on all final candidates. 

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and/or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. We prohibit all types of discrimination and are committed to providing access and equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. For additional information or if reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview, or hiring processes or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us the Company's Human Resources department.