Project Manager – Electrical Construction

- Location: Richmond Hill / Greater Toronto Area, ON Salary: $120,000 - $180,000
- An established electrical and MEP contractor is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee electrical construction projects throughout the Greater Toronto Area and across Ontario.
- The successful candidate will take ownership of projects from pre-construction and contract review through execution, closeout, and warranty, with responsibility for financial performance, field coordination, documentation, client relationships, and overall project delivery.
- Must Haves

- 5+ years of Project Management experience with an electrical contractor or MEP contractor.

- Proven experience managing commercial, institutional, industrial, or large-scale multi-residential electrical construction projects.

- Strong knowledge of electrical construction, including drawings, specifications, contracts, RFIs, submittals, change orders, schedules, and project closeout.

- Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, cost forecasting, labour, procurement, subcontractors, and overall project profitability.

- Strong knowledge of Ontario electrical/building codes and the ability to travel to project sites throughout the GTA and Ontario as required.

- Nice to Haves

- Journeyperson Electrician, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or other relevant technical background.

- Experience with Design-Assist, Design-Build, or complex integrated MEP projects.

- Experience using Accubid or similar electrical estimating software.

- Experience coordinating related systems such as controls, fire alarm, communications, security, or structured cabling.

Responsibilities

- Manage electrical construction projects from project award through planning, execution, commissioning, closeout,



and warranty.

- Take ownership of project financial performance, including budgets, cost tracking, forecasting, billing, change management, and overall profitability.

- Review project contracts, specifications, drawings, estimates, schedules, and scopes of work to identify contractual requirements, risks, and opportunities.

- Coordinate project startup activities and ensure appropriate field manpower, materials, equipment, subcontractors, and resources are available when required.

- Work closely with superintendents, forepersons, field teams, and senior management to establish project priorities and maintain effective site execution.

- Maintain regular communication with clients, general contractors, consultants, designers, architects, property managers, subcontractors, suppliers, and other project stakeholders.

- Represent the contractor during project meetings and provide clear updates regarding schedule, cost, design coordination, procurement, safety, quality, and outstanding issues.

- Manage project documentation including RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, meeting minutes, drawing revisions, change notices, deficiency lists, and document-control logs.

- Identify scope changes, prepare pricing, submit change-order proposals, negotiate changes, and maintain accurate change-order tracking throughout the project.





- Prepare and issue subcontract agreements and ensure subcontractors meet contractual, documentation, scheduling, quality, and safety requirements.

- Monitor subcontractor and other trade activities to identify potential impacts to electrical installation, schedule, access, sequencing, or productivity.

- Work with procurement teams and suppliers to ensure long-lead electrical equipment and materials are identified, ordered, tracked, and delivered in accordance with the project schedule.

- Review project progress against schedule and proactively address delays, coordination challenges, labour constraints, material issues, and other project risks.

- Provide technical and operational support to field personnel and assist with resolving construction, design, coordination, and installation challenges.

- Maintain accurate project cost information and regularly review labour productivity, committed costs, remaining costs, forecasts, and projected margins.

- Ensure contractual submittals, project reports, closeout documentation, commissioning records, and turnover packages are accurate and submitted within required timelines.

- Coordinate the preparation and delivery of operations and maintenance manuals, as-built documentation, warranties, and other project closeout requirements.

- Maintain warranty and deficiency logs and coordinate the timely resolution of outstanding items following substantial completion.

- Promote a strong safety culture and ensure projects are executed in accordance with company policies, legislative requirements, and established health and safety standards.

- Build and maintain strong long-term relationships with clients and project partners while identifying opportunities for repeat business and future work.

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