Project Manager - Mass Electric Industrial

Requisition ID: 178478

Job Level: Senior Level

Home District/Group: MEC Industrial District

Department: Field Operations

Market: Industrial

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

As a Project Manager in MEC, you’ll lead impactful projects across water, wastewater, and power generation markets. This role offers more than just project oversight — it’s a chance to grow rapidly, take on complex challenges, and make a tangible difference across North America. We invest in your development through hands-on training and exposure to high-profile projects, empowering you to advance your career faster than you imagined.

District Overview

Mass. Electric Construction Co. (MEC) is a subsidiary of the Kiewit Corporation. Since our founding in 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, Mass. Electric Construction’s philosophy has been to pursue electrical projects that require a higher level of technical and logistical skill. MEC has organized strategically to actively participate and capture projects in the growing industrial market. We intend to effectively compete and win in traditional and alternate delivery procurements and position ourselves for a sustainable future. We self-perform the majority of our work and are looking for people committed to the industrial construction industry.

Location

This position is based out of our Irvine, CA office, with the expectation that the candidate will travel or relocate as needed to support project assignments across various locations.

Responsibilities

• Manage planning and delivery of complex industrial projects inclusive of engineering, procurement, construction, contract administration, construction equipment and client relations
• Drive project performance by implementing effective work methods, scheduling, cost control, and technical excellence.
• Ensure team capabilities align with project demands while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development.
• Direct multidisciplinary project teams, facilitating clear communication, coordination, and accountability to meet scope, schedule, and budget objectives
• Establish project procedures consistent with contractual documents and quality plans for all engineering work; determine and oversee all project controls, schedules, and budgets.
• Serve as project representative with client, general contractor, subcontractors, and vendors at kick-off meetings, job walks, project reviews, and other meetings and correspondence.
• Coordinate training and compliance measures to ensure project procedures are followed.
• Identify and secure necessary approvals for all changes in project scope, budget, and/or schedule.
• Maintain ongoing communication with the client, making adjustments as necessary to comply with client needs within contractual obligations, or adjust project deliverables to meet client and Mass Electric needs.
• Ensure best practices such as safety, quality, environmental, and compliance standards ae followed while executing the project on schedule and meeting quality expectations
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering in any discipline from a four-year college or university
• 10 years of related experience and/or training, specifically in the infrastructure or industrial industry
• Competent in the use of computer software applications used for project control and administration, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook, SharePoint
  
  
  

Other Requirements:

• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary
  
  
  

Base Compensation: $175,000/yr - $195,000/yr

(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.