Assistant Project Manager - Electrical Operations
JH Kelly is a fourth-generation, family-owned construction powerhouse known for tackling complex commercial and heavy industrial projects. They are seeking a proactive, detail-oriented Assistant Project Manager to support the Electrical Project Manager in executing electrical construction projects while ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.
Responsibilities
- Learn, follow, and promote the company's safety and quality protocols
- Participate in the creation and response to RFIs
- Assist in the preparation and update of the project schedule, including co-creating look-ahead plans with the Project Manager
- Interface and coordinate with designers; provide constructability advice regarding electrical design
- Work with construction and design professionals in the main office and on the job site
- Provide permit procurement assistance
- Assist project managers with the coordination, review, and approval of project shop drawings and submittals in conjunction with project specifications
- Assist with estimating takeoffs
- Maintain as-built documents
- Oversee daily electrical operations at assigned job sites, ensuring timely completion and adherence to safety standards
- Maintain proactive and positive relationships within the crafts, including shop and field craft personnel, as well as supervise coworkers
- Maintain proactive and positive relationships with customer representatives, vendors, suppliers, subcontractors, safety, CAD/BIM, accounting, and IT
- Serve as a liaison with owner representatives and internal teams
- Assist with monitoring project costs and change orders in collaboration with the Project Manager
- Assist with monthly invoice updates
- Manage project documentation (RFIs, change orders, submittals) to ensure alignment with specifications
- Promote JH Kelly’s safety and quality protocols
- Coordinate with designers to ensure practical, efficient, and code-compliant electrical designs
- Perform additional tasks as assigned to support project success
Skills
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in the electrical industry
- Valid driver's license and ability to travel to various construction sites as needed
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to read and understand electrical drawings
- Fully proficient in Microsoft Office and Bluebeam, with intermediate skills in Excel
- Ability to work and adapt under pressure
- Self-starter, motivated, and takes initiative
- Organized and productive
- Proactive in building and cultivating relationships
- Energetic and eager to prioritize workload and tackle new projects and ideas
- Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with multiple tasks and projects at hand
- Experience in electrical design, industrial controls, the electrical construction process, and the NEC
- Internship with industry-related professional firms may be considered as work experience
- A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related field is a plus but not required
- CAD experience
Benefits
- Comprehensive Medical/Vision/Rx – Dental/Ortho Coverage : JH Kelly pays 87.5% of total premiums.
- Paid Vacation and Holidays : Generous PTO model to support work-life balance.
- 401K : 50% company match on the first 6% of employee contributions.
- Life Insurance, AD&D, STD & LTD : Paid 100% by JH Kelly.
- Annual Performance Bonuses : Opportunity for additional compensation based on performance.
- Profit Sharing : Participate in JH Kelly’s profit-sharing program. Averaging 9% of total compensation for the past 10 years.
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