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Kokosing

Builds infrastructure and makes construction materials

Electrical Project Manager

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's
Columbus, OH, USA+2 moreMore locations: Cincinnati, OH, USA | Middletown, OH, USA
In Person
Architecture & Civil EngineeringConstruction Management

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 6 years of similar construction Project Engineer or Project Manager experience is required.
  • The candidate must understand, interpret, and consistently apply safety laws, company policies and standards, and collective bargaining agreements.
  • The candidate must understand corporate and industry practices, processes, and standards and their impact on project activities.
  • The candidate must possess communication and interpersonal skills, including tact, diplomacy, and influence.
  • Significant business acumen is required.
  • The candidate must be able to build trust and achieve results with clients and company team members.
  • The candidate must be able to plan strategically over the entire span of a project and foresee and mitigate obstacles to performance.
  • The candidate must be able to read drawings and interpret work specifications and work scopes.
  • The candidate must demonstrate attention to detail and problem-solving ability.
  • The candidate must have a strong work ethic to complete tasks as a team in a high-quality manner.
Responsibilities
  • Support a team through implementation of electrical systems for large-scale industrial construction projects, taking projects from pre-construction through final acceptance.
  • Maintain direct responsibility for project budget, schedule, job controls, vendor management, submittals, and procedures.
  • Manage project engineering and related personnel functions and activities, including planning, estimating, procurement, design review, project controls, and work assignments.
  • Ensure project engineering activities comply with company and contract requirements and support the overall construction schedule.
  • Develop timely project cost estimates or bids according to client requirements using self-perform labor.
  • Prepare contract documents to obtain vendor quotes for material, equipment, and other specialty items.
  • Interface with departments, divisions, and internal staff regarding budgeting, staffing, employee discipline, training and development, scheduling, and other activities requiring discretion and judgment.
  • Review engineering plans and vendor submittals.
  • Convert successful estimates into projects.
  • Monitor assignments to ensure services are performed as specified.
  • Conduct field visits and spot checks of work being performed.
  • Ensure compliance with county, state, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration policies and regulations.
  • Participate in staffing plans, cost-code creation, budget preparation, and business-planning efforts.
Desired Qualifications
  • A degree in Electrical Engineering or Construction Management is preferred.
  • Previous work with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is a plus.

About the company

Kokosing builds infrastructure and industrial projects for public agencies, utilities and private businesses, mainly in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Its companies construct roads, bridges, pipelines, water-treatment facilities and marine works, alongside industrial plants and power projects. The group also supplies asphalt, sand, gravel and limestone and provides pipe fabrication and ongoing industrial maintenance. Customers engage its specialist companies for construction and related services, while its materials businesses sell products used on building and civil-engineering jobs. Kokosing was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Westerville, Ohio.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Westerville, OH

Founded

1951

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What believers are saying

  • Learning has a dedicated platform: Kokosing University provides more than 100 online and in-person training courses.
  • Career goals get regular attention: Kokosing pairs team members with supervisors for quarterly development discussions.
  • Senior engineering includes profit sharing: Kokosing's lead construction design engineer opening lists an annual profit share.

What critics are saying

  • Heavy lifting is explicit: Kokosing's Staunton skilled laborer role requires lifting or moving up to one hundred pounds.
  • Bridge carpentry includes heights: Kokosing's Wallops Island opening requires working tied off to fall protection.
  • Tools are a personal requirement: Kokosing's advertised Virginia carpenter position requires workers to have their own hand tools.

What makes Kokosing unique

  • Ownership spans generations: Kokosing describes itself as a third-generation family-owned company.
  • Work stays in-house: Kokosing reports capacity to self-perform up to 80% of project work.
  • Equipment is owned: Kokosing maintains a private fleet valued at $500 million on its company overview.

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