Electrical Project Manager

Job Title: Electrical Project Manager

Job Description

As a Lead Electrical Project Manager, you will be responsible for reviewing electrical engineering packages from internal teams, engineering firms, vendors, and contractors. Your role involves ensuring drawings, one-line diagrams, schematics, and equipment specifications are complete and accurate, identifying gaps and discrepancies, and assessing execution risks prior to construction or outage activities. You will align materials, equipment, vendors, contractors, and resources with the project schedule, develop and maintain schedules across engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning, and coordinate with site engineering, maintenance, operations, contractors, vendors, and utility providers.

Responsibilities

• Review electrical engineering packages for completeness and accuracy.

• Identify gaps, discrepancies, and execution risks before construction or outage activities.

• Align materials, equipment, vendors, contractors, and resources with the project schedule.

• Develop and maintain schedules across engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning.

• Coordinate with site engineering, maintenance, operations, contractors, vendors, and utility providers.

• Oversee transformer and substation work, including equipment replacement and outage coordination.

• Standardize aging and obsolete hoist control systems across multiple facilities.

• Provide oversight into the execution of the Substation Replacement project.

• Plan and coordinate the Coy Transformer / Substation Project, including utility involvement and outage readiness.

• Review existing engineering and vendor recommendations for Hoist Controls Standardization and set a standardized approach across sites.

Essential Skills

• Project management.

• Electrical engineering.

• Oversight of electrical CAPEX projects in heavy industrial settings.

• Strong knowledge of substations, transformers, power distribution, and industrial electrical systems.

• Ability to review drawings, one-line diagrams, schematics, specifications, and third-party engineering packages.

• Experience managing projects from engineering through construction, testing, and commissioning.

• PLC programming and commissioning.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline is preferred.

• Experience in industrial, manufacturing, mining, metals, chemical, or utility environments.

• Working knowledge of industrial controls and PLC-based systems.

• Experience reviewing work from third-party engineering firms, contractors, OEMs.

• Project management skills across multiple projects simultaneously.

• Electrical outage and equipment replacement experience is preferred.

• Strong communication skills with engineering, operations, maintenance, contractors, and site leadership.

Work Environment

This position involves working in an owner-side role supporting three heavy industrial sites in East Tennessee. You will review the work of engineering teams, outside partners, and contractors to ensure alignment with project goals. While engineering, outside partners, and contractors are already in place, you will not be responsible for detailed design. This position involves collaboration with site engineering, operations, and maintenance teams.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Knoxville, TN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $115000.00 - $150000.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Knoxville, TN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 23, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Knoxville,TN.

About Actalent

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