Electrical Project Manager

We offer expert electrical and low voltage contracting services to Greater Boston’s commercial, institutional, life‑sciences, hospitality, and retail markets. We leverage VDC, green building techniques, integrated project delivery, and lean construction methods that help improve efficiency and enhance client operations.

Gaston Electrical is a wholly owned subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc. EMCOR is the world's leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction and facilities services, including planning, consulting, and operations and maintenance. Since 1934, Gaston Electrical, a union contractor, has provided expert electrical and low voltage contracting services to the commercial, institutional, life‑sciences, hospitality, and retail markets in New England. Our company leadership and skilled electricians build trust through best‑in‑class services, quality workmanship, safety practices, and reliability.

The Project Manager is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating and budgeting activities concerned with electrical construction projects. The desired result is that our projects are run efficiently with maximum profitability and high customer satisfaction.

• Oversee and direct construction projects from conception to completion.
• Engage regularly with our customers and respond with urgency to build trust.
• Build trust by consistently meeting project deadlines and customer expectations.
• Participate in estimating hand‑off meetings to establish project budgets and initial project expectations.
• Establish project schedule.
• Ensure manpower is appropriately assigned to projects by working with Director, Field Operations.
• Create cost code allocations from initial estimate.
• Identify pre‑fabrication opportunities and collaborate with GF, Outside Supers and Pre‑Fab manager to lay out, plan and schedule all prefabricated assemblies.
• Oversee all multi‑trade coordination efforts and scheduling with our BIM department.
• Work with Corporate Safety Director and GF to ensure jobsite workers are adhering to Gaston safety rules and regulations.
• Work with GF to increase jobsite efficiencies and to remove any obstacles to worker productivity.
• Maximize project profitability and identify ways to reduce installation costs.
• Manage small and large package buyouts.
• Participate in WIP meetings with accurate cost‑to‑complete estimates.
• Price and negotiate project change orders.
• Manage vendors and track all deliveries with the assistance of project coordinators.
• Identify all constructability concerns and issue timely RFIs.
• Leverage Spectrum Project Management software to complete required activities.
• Collaborate with Project Coordinators and Project Engineers as required for assistance in purchasing and delivery tracking, software inputs, permit pulling, change order management, project close‑out materials, administrative duties, etc.
• Leverage relationships to identify future work opportunities.

• 5+ years electrical construction project management experience.
• BS in Construction Management or Electrical Engineering desirable; four‑year degree or equivalent years of education and/or experience required.
• Electrical construction knowledge gained through an apprenticeship program is acceptable.
• Strong communication skills – verbal and written – that promote “working together.”
• Independently manage projects beginning to end and drive projects to close successfully.
• Ability to estimate work for change orders.
• Ability to demonstrate urgency and problem‑solving skills.
• Organizational and time‑management skills.
• Demonstrate responsiveness to external and internal customers and ownership of your job and responsibilities is critical.
• Ability to mentor junior project managers.
• Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Office – Outlook, Excel, Word.
• Knowledge of Spectrum Construction Software a plus.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While…