Role summary: The Senior Electrical Project Manager leads a portfolio of BFG’s electrical projects from award through close-out: on time, on margin, and without injury. The role directs foremen and field crews on assigned projects, shares oversight of the in-office project coordinators, and is BFG’s senior point of contact for customers and general contractors on that work.

Key responsibilities

1. Project and Portfolio Delivery

- Lead a portfolio of electrical projects from award through close-out, including new builds, renovations, retrofits and national multi-site rollout programs in retail and commercial environments.
- Direct foremen and site employees: set priorities, sequence the work, and resolve technical, scope and drawing questions raised from site.
- Build and maintain project schedules and manpower plans. Forecast labour demand across the portfolio and work with Electrical Services leadership and senior foremen on crew allocation.
- Plan and manage work in occupied, operating stores, including after-hours work, shutdowns and cutovers.
- Visit sites regularly for kickoffs, progress reviews, problem-solving and close-out, and travel to other regions as projects require.

2. Customer, General Contractor and Cross-Department Coordination

- Act as BFG’s senior point of contact for customers, general contractors, consultants and other trades on assigned projects, and as the escalation point on delivery issues.
- Coordinate hybrid projects with the IT department: agree scope boundaries between electrical and IT, maintain one integrated schedule, and present a single BFG position to the customer.
- Run site and coordination meetings. Manage RFIs, submittals,



shop drawings and site instructions through to resolution.
- Contribute to customer reviews and reporting with accurate project status, risks and forecasts.

3. Budgeting, Costing and Profitability

- Establish the baseline budget for each project at award and confirm it reflects the estimate, scope and schedule.
- Report profitability metrics to Electrical Services leadership and Finance, including gross margin, labour productivity against estimate, change recovery and unbilled work.
- Create monthly suggested billing with supporting backup, including progress draws, approved changes, holdback and final billing. Support collection on disputed or aged items.
- Identify, price, negotiate and track changes and extras.

4. Procurement and Material

- Release base package orders, including lighting and distribution packages, in line with project schedules and manufacturer lead times. Manage long-lead items and substitutions.
- Work with Procurement and the warehouse teams on staging, delivery and returns. Manage suppliers, rental providers and subcontractors on scope, price and performance.

5. Estimating

- Complete or review takeoffs and pricing for current projects and bids, including site surveys, scope reviews and risk allowances.
- Ensure a clean handover from estimate to delivery with a clear budget, scope, assumptions and exclusions.



Feed actual cost and productivity data back into future estimates.

6. Oversight of In-Office Project Coordinators

- Share responsibility for directing the in-office project coordinators: assign and prioritize workload across projects and balance capacity.
- Set and maintain standards for the documents coordinators manage, including purchase orders, change logs, RFI and submittal logs, permit and inspection tracking, billing backup and close-out packages.
- Coach and develop coordinators. Provide input into hiring, onboarding and performance reviews.
- Make sure coordinators supporting other regions work to the same processes and standards.

7. Quality, Safety and Compliance

- Carry out regular site inspections for quality, workmanship and progress. Manage deficiencies through to sign-off.
- Ensure work complies with the Ontario Electrical Safety Code, the Canadian Electrical Code and applicable regulations in other provinces. Manage permits, ESA notifications and inspections.
- Enforce BFG’s health and safety program and the Occupational Health and Safety Act on site: hazard assessments, toolbox talks, lockout/tagout, PPE, and prompt reporting and investigation of incidents.
- Confirm crews hold the required trade certification and that apprentice supervision meets regulatory requirements.
- Deliver complete close-out packages: as-built drawings, test and inspection records, O&M; manuals and warranty documents.

8. Leadership and Process

- Mentor project managers and foremen moving toward project management, and support regional Project Managers on complex commercial or techn

📌 Senior Electrical Project Manager (Markham)
🏢 BFG Enterprise
📍 Markham