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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.

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!

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading largescale construction projects.  This role provides strategic and operational leadership across project planning, scheduling, resource management, financial performance, and client relationships.

As a senior leader, this position collaborates across departments and oversees a team of project managers—setting the standard for quality, accountability, and ethical leadership while ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest performance standards.

Project Planning & Strategic Ingenuity

• Develop and lead comprehensive project plans that define scope, objectives, deliverables, and timelines for complex electrical projects.
• Strategically identify and allocate human and material resources to ensure optimal project execution while balancing risk, cost, and schedule.
• Lead, coordinate, and align multidisciplinary project teams, including subcontractors and internal partners, to drive consistency and performance.
• Establish clear expectations, assign responsibilities, and provide direction to ensure effective resource utilization and adherence to critical milestones.
• Continuously evaluate project risks, resolve issues decisively, and adapt plans as conditions change—demonstrating ingenuity and sound judgment at scale.

Quality Control & Craftsmanship

• Set and enforce rigorous quality control standards that reflect a commitment to exceptional craftsmanship and reliability.
• Conduct regular inspections and collaborate with clients, designers, field teams, and subcontractors to address quality concerns proactively.
• Monitor construction progress, lead regular status meetings, and ensure schedules are maintained throughout all phases of construction.
• Ensure complete, accurate, and timely project documentation, reinforcing transparency, accountability, and integrity.

Budget Management & Financial Stewardship

• Lead oversight of project financials, including forecasting, cost control, and risk exposure, with a strong emphasis on responsible stewardship and value delivery.
• Review and negotiate client contracts, including scope, terms, schedules, and services, ensuring alignment and clarity for all stakeholders.
• Monitor optimal utilization of labor, materials, and equipment across large project teams and multiple workstreams.
• Quantify cost and schedule impacts associated with design or construction changes and communicate implications clearly and promptly to stakeholders.

Change Management Leadership

• Establish and oversee formal change management processes for large, electrical projects.
• Evaluate, document, and communicate scope, schedule, and cost impacts of design and construction changes.
• Lead client negotiations related to change orders, ensuring alignment on revised deliverables, timelines, and budgets.
• Maintain rigorous change order logs and ensure all modifications are tracked through completion and commissioning.

Collaborative Leadership & Team Development

• Oversee and mentor a team of Project Managers, providing leadership, guidance, and professional development.
• Foster a positive, highperformance culture grounded in safety, collaboration, accountability, and respect.
• Ensure all projects are executed with an unwavering focus on safety, quality, and client satisfaction.
• Bring spark and inspiration to leadership—energizing teams and setting a tone of pride and ownership in our work.

Client & Relationship Leadership

• Build and sustain longterm, trustbased relationships with clients, vendors, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Proactively address client needs and concerns, delivering exceptional service throughout the project lifecycle.
• Represent the company as a strategic partner focused on reliability, performance, and longterm success.

Industry Engagement & Integrity

• Act as a senior brand ambassador, promoting the company’s values, expertise, and leadership within the electrical contracting industry.
• Demonstrate the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and professionalism in all internal and external interactions.

Additional duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Advanced ability to perform due diligence and risk assessment on large, complex construction projects.
• Demonstrated ethical leadership and integrity with clients, partners, and internal teams.
• Indepth knowledge of building construction, materials, systems, market conditions, and trade practices.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence outcomes and align diverse stakeholders.
• Proficiency in tracking, analyzing, and reporting on project financial performance.
• Willingness to travel frequently to construction sites and remain highly engaged with field operations.

Demonstrated Accomplishments

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Procore, Bluebeam, and Accubid.
• Proven success leading largescale electrical construction projects.
• Strong track record of building productive, longterm relationships with clients, subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Comprehensive understanding of safety standards and best practices within electrical construction, with a commitment to leading by example.

Education & Experience

• Demonstrated success leading complex industrial and/or commercial electrical construction projects, with responsibility for overall project strategy, financial performance, quality, and team leadership.
• Extensive experience delivering complex electrical projects through planning, construction, change management, and commissioning is strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or a related field preferred; equivalent combinations of advanced education, technical 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:  $119,000 - $161,000

*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.