Electrical Installation Manager

The Electrical Installation Manager is responsible for the successful planning, managing and executing all aspects of electrical installation, including packaging equipment installation activities & personnel management.

Responsibilities:

Leads the IPM Electrical Department.

Develops & maintains the Electrical Department budget, including staffing & compensation, capital expenditures & annual expenses.

Work closely with the Mechanical Installation Manager to coordinate & optimize installations. This includes resource allocation, schedule development & adherence, etc. based on project requirements.

Develops & maintains a pool of subcontractors to supplement IPM resources.

Communicate & enforce IPM and/or customer safety standards for onsite installations. Ensure all personnel have proper & up to date safety training.

Evaluate project requirements and allocate sufficient controls resources to ensure that installations meet IPM & customer standards related to safety, quality & schedule.

Develop project budgets with PM’s that maximize profitability, track costs and monitor progress utilizing EPICOR.

Assist the Project Managers with defining the installation scope & schedule per customer requirements.

Coordinate with Project Managers to ensure that installation crews have all necessary project documentation and/or equipment. This includes but is not limited to rental equipment, gang boxes & installation drawings.

Maintain an up-to-date status of all projects running through IPM.

Maintain and communicate a resource schedule to electricians & Project Managers based on project resource requests in a timely manner.

Evaluate & initiate continuous improvement initiatives for installations that will improve the profitability of IPM.

Participate in the interviewing, hiring, and onboarding of electricians to ensure technical and IPM Principles fit.

Conduct annual performance reviews, provide input; data, observations, feedback and make compensation recommendations.

Develop and implement a training plan for electricians & maintain an up-to-date training status of all electricians. This includes the IPM Electrical Apprenticeship program and additional individual training needs as defined by the Manager.

Writes & distributes electrical bid documents.

Specifies & orders appropriate electrical materials for projects.

Serve as a backup for the Mechanical Installation Manager when he or she is unavailable. This will include scheduling resources, time approvals, per diem review & other duties as needed.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

10+ years as a licensed Master Electrician with an emphasis on industrial installations. Construction or project management experience is preferred.

Valid Master Electrician License & Electrical Contractor’s License.

Working knowledge of MS Office Suite, MS Project, AutoCAD, PLC programing, controls hardware & software.

Educational Requirements:

High School or GED

Physical Requirements:

Standing and sitting for extended periods of time

Travel Requirements:

Up to 25% travel

Professional Certifications:

Master Electrician

Leadership Qualities & Behaviors:

Live IPM Values

- We exhibit the eight behaviors of love: patience, kindness, humility, honesty, respectfulness, selflessness, forgiveness, and commitment.

- We demonstrate care, empathy, and support for our employees.

- We are genuinely interested in the lives of our employees.

- We submit ourselves to the highest standards for modeling our values of Unwavering Integrity, Servant’s Heart, Ownership Spirit, and Continuous Innovation & Improvement.

Chart the Course

- We clearly understand, articulate, and steward our mission, values and vision.

- We proactively align our team’s knowledge and work with our vision, strategies, and plans.

- We create a shared vision with our teams describing who and what we are striving to become.

- We learn about and create support for initiatives undertaken across our company.

- We are flexible and respond positively to unforeseen obstacles and circumstances.

- We provide context for our decisions.

- We are unified as leaders and fully support decisions made by our leadership team.

Energize Others

- We strive for daily contact with our employees.

- We understand and convey the importance of our employee’s work.

- We look for ways to build our employee’s self-esteem.

- We collaborate with employees in setting individual and team deliverables.

- We recognize employees for their positive contributions to our values and performance.

- We candidly discuss with employees how they are measuring up to expectations.

- We create excitement around our mission, values, vision, strategies, plans and deliverables.

- We celebrate individual, team and company success, and progress gained from failure.

- We acknowledge and own the mistakes we make as leaders.

Raise the Bar

- We instill the mindset that the status quo must be challenged.

- We foster a culture where learning and smart risk taking are expected.

- We elevate expectations and inspire others to do the same.

- We hold employees accountable for behavior aligned with our values.

- We hold employees accountable for performance that meets expectations.

- We hire great people because of their values, and ability or potential to perform.

- We seek feedback from employees on how well we model our values and perform as leaders.

Job Specific:

Time Management - Good at setting priorities. Plans schedules carefully and allocates time to the most important priorities. Arranges time and is able to work on several activities simultaneously. Keeps track of how long it takes to do something and makes sure that time is used efficiently. Works with the team to meet deadlines when priorities change.

Organizing - Able to use resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done. Able to orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal. Uses resources effectively and efficiently. Arranges information and files in a useful manner, so that information can be retrieved on demand.

Analytical Thinking - Able to analyze problems, considering alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives. Use logic and reason successfully.

Composure - Able to handle the unexpected. Able to stay calm. Seldom gets rattled in high stress situations. Responds well during tough times.

Action Oriented - Performs work energetically. Sees opportunities. Reacts quickly to critical situations.

Hiring & Staffing - Recognizes talent. Able to articulate and assess the strengths of others. Good at preparing profiles and conducting interviews. Has a solid ability to match people with jobs they can do well and helps define opportunities for future growth at the outset. Seeks out talent from a broad variety of sources.

Managerial Courage - Provides tactful, direct and actionable feedback to others. Confronts people problems and stressful situations head-on. Open and direct.

Safety - The employee is limiting personal and organizational risk by consistently utilizing proper safety procedures and equipment.

Performance Coaching - Able to improve and develop the performance of others. Provides clear suggestions and specific feedback in a positive manner. Establishes trust, creates an open environment for skill development.

Problem Solving - Able to solve problems using logic, judgment and data to determine effective solutions.