Senior Project Manager

About Us

Irby Construction Company has been building infrastructure for the power industry for more than 75 years. Our business values and performance-driven mindset guide our actions. Our approach to work starts with safety, puts people first, seeks to innovate, and promises to perform.

Irby is proud of its inclusive work environment, family-oriented culture, excellent benefits, and clear pathways for career growth. We strive to provide every employee with clear expectations and opportunities for advancement. What’s more, Irby has long long-valued tenure. In fact, many of our executive leaders started with Irby early in their careers and in the field.

When you join our team, you join an established firm, with a culture centered around its people. Teamwork is how we work. There is no other way. Pride is ever-present inside our offices and the bond of brotherhood runs strong among our crews.

Irby Construction is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quanta Services. That means team Irby gets the benefits of the company culture we’re known for along with the stability and resources of a Fortune 500 organization. (NYSE: PWR).

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Irby Construction Company, is one of the nation’s leading electrical contractors, is currently seeking a Senior Project Manager to manage electrical transmission, distribution, substation, and related projects for our Central Regional office based in Richland, Mississippi which performs work throughout the state of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. This position is responsible for overall project planning and scheduling, resource allocation, project accounting and control, while providing technical direction and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

The responsibilities for this role span a broad spectrum, covering all the areas of project management, project planning, contract administration, quality, and safety management while ensuring projects are completed successfully.

• Prepare project construction schedules
• Prepare and submit Requests for Information (RFIs) to clients
• Manage day-to-day activities of assigned projects
• Act as the main point-of-contact on large complex projects
• Coordinate and lead meetings, schedule updates, submit deliverables and address outstanding open items as requested by clients
• Prepare look-ahead documents and weekly, monthly progress reports and related billing information
• Review and monitor job costs versus budgets
• Report regularly to the management team
• Help prepare and regularly update comprehensive cost estimates for projects as necessary
• Prepare bills of material and other information
• Closely monitor and track all equipment utilization, including owned, leased, and rented vehicles and equipment.
• Develop work plans and collaborate with construction Superintendent responsible for overseeing the project.
• Monitor work for compliance with schedule, budget, quality, safety, and overall conformance with the contract documents.
• Attend progress meetings, develop status reports, and deliver presentations as required.
• Assist in negotiating with the customer regarding changes to design, construction work scope, and schedules.
• Support Company’s safety vision and comply with all safety rules, policies, and procedures; maintain accountability for safety performance of subordinate personnel.
• Project accounting functions including managing the budget, tracking of team expenses, forecasting, job margins and minimizing exposure/risk on projects.
• Oversee project field office personnel
• Understand and comply with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and other industry-specific professional and ethical conduct standards, if applicable.
• Regular and predictable attendance
• Additional duties as assigned

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field, or equivalent experience (5+ years’ project management in the construction industry)
• 10 years or more of experience in the electrical industry and/or possessing project management experience within transmission, distribution, or substation construction projects is preferred
• Knowledgeable about…