Project Manager-Electrical Engineering

Company Description

Professional Project Services Inc. has upcoming opportunity for a Project Manager
- Electrical Engineering (Direct Hire) position at corporate office in Knoxville, TN.

Pro2

Serve is an Equal Opportunity Employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans).

• Possesses strong interpersonal skills to build relationships and work effectively with clients, peers, and affiliates.
• Works under limited supervision to run routine, small to mid-scale engineering, and/or architectural projects.
• Supervises and/or directs technical and project efforts (including schedule, budget, etc.) which may include direction/interaction with non-Pro2
  
  Serve employees.
• Under limited supervision, handles routine, small to mid-scale projects (projects typically more than $50,000 but less than $2,000,000 in scope).
• Business Development – Leads proposal development.
• Develops and coordinates schedules, budgets, subcontractors, etc. as needed.
• Maintains Project status and Controls Cost.
• Review all cost estimates, schedule changes, etc.
• Prepares and coordinates reports, studies, calculations, etc. as required.
• May lead conferences/meetings with clients to establish project objectives and resolve all levels of design problems.
• Exhibits excellent working knowledge of applicable engineering codes and standards.
• Directs work efforts of project personnel.
• Demonstrates ability to get along with coworkers, and customers.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Additionally, working under minimum or no supervision, assists the electrical department in preparing power distribution, grounding, lighting, and other design drawings to meet requirements of project. Consults and reviews calculations to substantiate and document design decisions and provide a basis for design. Can perform high level non-routine engineering duties and recognizes unusual situations where standard procedures are not appropriate and performs more sophisticated and complicated designs and calculations.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. A Master's Degree is a plus.
• Requires 7 to 10 years of progressive experience in Electrical Engineering with minimum 5 years of Project Management experience on engineering projects.
• Professional Engineering (PE) certification strongly preferred.
• Project Management Professional certification-PMP, a plus.
• Able to lead proposal development in response to a request for proposal including technical and pricing proposals volumes.

Specific and Relevant Experience with:

• Experience with low voltage power distribution systems is required.
• Knowledge and working experience with NEC, ISA, IEEE Regulatory Codes.
• Medium voltage distribution experience is a plus.
• Experience working on DOE or DOD government projects is a plus.
• Experience designing lighting, grounding, and lightning protection systems.
• Building communications and safety systems experience are a plus.
• CAD experience with AutoCAD or Microstation is a plus.

It is a plus if candidate has an Active Department of Energy L or Q Clearance. This position may require the ability to obtain a government clearance. This position may require reviews and test for absence of any illegal drugs along with a background investigation by the Federal government in order to obtain an access authorization prior to employment, and may require subsequent reinvestigations may be required.

Direct Hire

• Major Medical Plan with Prescription Card, Dental Plan, Vision, and Disability Insurance.
• Retirement Plan 401(k).
• Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP).
• Comprehensive Leave.
• Holidays.

Please submit salary or hourly rate requirements along with resume or in a cover letter.

Knoxville, TN area.

Affirmative Action Employer-M/F/Vet/Disab/LGBT.