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EC Electric

Builds electrical systems for commercial facilities

Electrical Construction Senior Project Manager

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
$135k - $185k/yr+ Discretionary year-end bonus + 401(k) 40% employer match
Expert
Bachelor's
Portland, OR, USA
In Person
Architecture & Civil EngineeringConstruction Management

About the job

Requirements
  • A minimum of 15 years of experience selling, estimating, and managing multimillion-dollar industrial construction or advanced technology projects.
  • A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering plus 10 years of construction project experience; alternatively, 5 years of experience as an Electrical Foreman or General Foreman on large projects plus 10 years as a Project Manager.
  • Superior knowledge of electrical codes and construction methods.
  • Proven experience managing projects of 100,000 or more man-hours.
  • Proven experience with heavy power distribution systems, instrumentation installation, process control, and system integration.
  • Thorough applied knowledge of project quality assurance and quality control procedures and system turnover.
  • Competency in labor, material, and contract management.
  • Competency in earned-value tracking, labor efficiency index, and crew composite factors.
  • Ability to complete detailed takeoffs and all required estimating for electrical projects.
  • Relevant experience in electrical subcontracting.
Responsibilities
  • Lead the project team and maintain overall accountability for successfully completing assigned construction projects.
  • Cultivate opportunities for future construction projects through customer service, safe work practices, quality assurance, and financially successful project delivery.
  • Supervise multiple Project Managers who manage multiple projects.
  • Manage up to $30 million in electrical construction projects or multiple large projects simultaneously.
  • Make decisions concerning project cost, time, and performance.
  • Oversee project planning, execution, job-cost tracking, and closure.
  • Provide monthly project-status details and percentage-of-completion reports.
  • Monitor and control projects through administrative direction of on-site foremen to ensure completion on schedule and within budget.
  • Initiate and maintain liaison with owners and other contacts to facilitate project activities.
  • Plan ahead to prevent problems and resolve emerging issues.
  • Interface with contractors, vendors, and in-house operations.
  • Cross-sell other company operations through integrated solutions.
  • Support an injury-free work environment and safety culture.
Desired Qualifications
  • Proven record of successful relationships and marketing skills.

About the company

EC Electric designs and installs electrical systems for commercial and industrial facilities, from schools and hospitals to factories and airports. Its work connects buildings to the power grid and includes comprehensive electrical installations, equipment upgrades and planning before construction. Customers hire the contractor to plan and price projects, build installations and maintain existing systems, with emergency repairs available around the clock. It also handles complex electrical work in data centers and power plants, coordinating construction from initial design through on-site execution. Founded in 1946, EC Electric is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Portland, OR

Founded

1946

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What believers are saying

  • Safety support reaches EC crews daily: dedicated professionals monitor job sites, trailers and classrooms.
  • EC retains long-running service work: it still maintains its first customer, a paper mill in Camas, Washington.
  • Eligible EC office staff get 40 paid volunteer hours yearly after ninety-day probation, for 501(c)(3) nonprofits during scheduled workdays.

What critics are saying

  • EC medical coverage has a wait: full-time nonunion employees start approximately 60-90 days after hire, depending on start date.
  • EC's full-time Portland BIM Modeler 2 has variable rewards: its year-end bonus is discretionary.
  • EC's full-time National Technical Systems traveling project manager covers multiple US jobsites; its base extends beyond Portland.

What makes EC Electric unique

  • EC fabricates before installation: its off-site manufacturing holds independent product-safety certification.
  • EC checks designs against real sites: 3D scanning and augmented reality support its virtual construction service.
  • EC gives maintenance customers asset visibility: its portal tracks electrical health, maintenance logs and real-time system status.

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