Senior Electrical Project Manager Jobs (NOW HIRING)

A growing electrical contractor delivering complex commercial, industrial, marine, and federal projects, is seeking a Senior Electrical Project Manager - Federal & Commercial to join their team in Tacoma, Washington. This is a high-impact role for an experienced PM who can independently manage multiple multi-million-dollar projects, partner closely with estimating and field leadership, and keep complex work organized, profitable, compliant, and moving forward.

What You'll Do as the Senior Electrical Project Manager - Federal & Commercial:

• Manage approximately 4-6 concurrent commercial, industrial, and federal electrical projects
• Take projects from estimating turnover and award through final closeout
• Manage project values generally ranging from approximately $1 million-$15 million or more
• Own budgets, cost tracking, forecasting, profitability, and financial reporting
• Develop and maintain project schedules
• Coordinate manpower planning with General Foremen, Lead Foremen, and field leadership
• Manage procurement and major material requirements
• Prepare, review, and track RFIs, submittals, change orders, and contract modifications
• Maintain the documentation required to support payment and protect project entitlement
• Manage federal project documentation and agency-specific compliance requirements
• Coordinate with federal owners, General Contractors, subcontractors, vendors, and internal teams
• Work closely with accounting on billing, cost reporting, and project financials
• Monitor project risks and identify potential problems before they become major issues
• Lead project meetings and maintain strong customer relationships
• Visit jobsites regularly to stay connected to field progress and project needs
• Support projects involving commercial facilities, industrial systems, military installations, marine environments, medium-voltage systems, controls, and specialized infrastructure
• Drive project closeout, documentation, turnover, and final financial resolution
• Operate with a high level of autonomy while partnering closely with division leadership

Must-Haves as the Senior Electrical Project Manager - Federal & Commercial:

• 7-10+ years of relevant construction or Project Management experience preferred
• Proven ability to independently manage multiple complex construction projects
• Experience managing multi-million-dollar projects
• Strong commercial, industrial, electrical, federal, or similarly complex construction background
• Strong project financial management skills
• Experience with budgets, forecasting, cost control, billing, procurement, and change management
• Experience managing RFIs, submittals, modifications, closeout, and project documentation
• Strong organization and attention to detail
• Ability to manage several projects and competing priorities simultaneously
• Experience coordinating directly with field leadership and Foremen
• Strong customer-facing communication skills
• Ability to work independently without significant day-to-day hand-holding
• Comfortable working in a smaller, entrepreneurial contractor environment
• Ability to meet background and security requirements for work at military or federal facilities
• Willingness to work 100% onsite in Tacoma
• Willingness to travel to project locations as needed

Nice-to-Haves as the Senior Electrical Project Manager - Federal & Commercial:

• Federal or military construction experience
• NAVFAC experience
• USACE or Army Corps experience
• Department of Defense project experience
• Coast Guard project experience
• Federal electrical contracting experience
• Significant commercial or industrial electrical Project Management experience
• Experience with medium-voltage systems
• Substation-related project experience
• Marine electrical experience
• Controls or specialized infrastructure experience
• Experience managing projects in Alaska or Hawaii
• Washington 01 electrical license
• Military service
• GC-side federal Project Management experience with significant electrical scope responsibility
• Bluebeam experience
• Accubid experience
• Foundation or ProjectHQ experience

The Company Offers:

• Target base salary of approximately $130,000-$180,000 (Flexibility to go up depending on experience)
• Significant compensation flexibility for exceptional candidates
• Consideration of candidates at $200,000-$250,000 or more when experience and capability justify it
• Potential flexibility around incentive compensation for the right person
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Company-paid employee coverage
• SIMPLE IRA with 3% company match
• Two weeks or 80 hours of vacation
• Company truck
• Gas card
• Company credit card
• Relocation assistance
• Case-by-case relocation packages that may include moving expenses, temporary housing, travel, or lump-sum assistance
• Potential airfare and hotel support for final interviews involving strong relocation candidates
• Direct partnership with senior commercial leadership
• High level of autonomy and visibility
• Diverse portfolio of complex and unusual projects
• Long-term growth potential as the organization expands
• Opportunity to become a key operational contributor rather than one PM among many