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Senior Project Manager

WorldWide RS · worldwide-rs.com
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Senior project management.

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Found
9 d ago · posted 2026-10-28
Location
New Orleans, LA

Full description

WRS is partnered with an established electrical contractor specializing exclusively in heavy industrial electrical construction. They are looking to add an experienced Senior Project Manager to oversee complex industrial electrical projects and support continued growth across their project portfolio. This is a remote-based position with travel required only as needed for project meetings, site visits, client meetings, project startup, and other critical milestones. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing large-scale electrical projects within manufacturing, petrochemical, refining, power generation, processing, or other heavy industrial environments. This individual will take ownership of projects from preconstruction and handoff through execution, financial management, and final turnover. Key Responsibilities • Provide overall leadership and management of heavy industrial electrical projects from award through completion • Manage multiple projects or larger, complex projects depending on size and scope • Oversee project budgets, forecasts, cost controls, schedules, and overall financial performance • Develop and maintain project execution plans, schedules, procurement strategies, and staffing requirements • Manage contracts, change orders, RFIs, submittals, procurement, and project documentation • Partner closely with Superintendents, Field Project Managers, and other field leadership to ensure successful project execution • Maintain regular communication with clients, owners, engineers, general contractors, and other key stakeholders • Identify project risks and develop strategies to address schedule, cost, manpower, procurement, and execution challenges • Review drawings, specifications, contracts, and scopes of work to ensure project requirements are clearly understood • Monitor labor productivity, project progress, and financial performance throughout the project lifecycle • Lead internal project reviews and provide accurate forecasting and reporting to senior leadership • Support project startup, mobilization, commissioning, closeout, and turnover • Mentor Project Managers and other members of the project team as needed • Maintain a strong focus on safety, quality, schedule, client satisfaction, and profitability • Travel to project sites and client locations as needed, rather than maintaining a full-time onsite presence Qualifications • Extensive Project Management experience with an electrical contractor • Strong background in heavy industrial electrical construction • Previous experience managing large and complex electrical projects • Experience within manufacturing, petrochemical, refining, power generation, processing, or similar industrial environments strongly preferred • Strong understanding of electrical construction means, methods, drawings, specifications, and field operations • Proven experience managing project budgets, forecasting, change management, schedules, and financial performance • Ability to effectively lead field and project management teams remotely • Strong client-facing communication and relationship-management skills • Ability to identify project risks and make sound operational and financial decisions • Strong organizational, leadership, and problem-solving abilities • Must be comfortable traveling to project locations as needed

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