ABOUT POWER:
Founded in 1926, our company culture celebrates an entrepreneurial spirit and we’ve never stopped looking for smart ways to evolve. Focused in the greater Chicago metro area, we are Chicago's leading general contractor by volume with annual revenues over $1.4B. We're a multi-faceted company with specialized operating groups, allowing you the opportunity to work on projects in several markets - driving variety, change, growth, and exposure around the firm for your personal career development.
We are builders. We crave being in the field and share an appetite for moving ever-forward. Our leaders are actively engaged, our employees build long-term careers, and we foster trade partner relationships that drive customer value. We believe that bringing diverse perspectives together helps foster stronger outcomes. We are driven to wow our clients and business partners, improve our processes, hire the right people, and help them grow. Most importantly, it's what allows us to fulfill our fundamental promise: to exceed expectations, every time.
POSITION SUMMARY:
This role leads complex enterprise technology and business transformation initiatives across Power. The Senior Project Manager serves as a key leader within the PMO, mentoring project managers, advancing PMO standards and methodologies, and partnering with business stakeholders to align technology investments with strategic organizational goals.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead cross-functional IT and technology-related projects from initiation through completion, ensuring delivery of scope, schedule, and budget.
- Bring experience to help the PMO evolve to better suit the needs of a growing construction company, including maintaining PMO project templates.
- Facilitate collaboration between IT Services, Business Systems, field operations, corporate teams, and external vendors.
- Apply PMO methodologies including Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid approaches depending on the project.
- Create detailed project plans and schedules, requirements, and deliverables aligned with Power’s standards.
- Develop and maintain project artifacts: schedules, status reports, risk and issue logs, change requests, and communication plans.
- Support and enforce change management processes including testing, documentation, communication and stakeholder readiness.
- Manage resource allocation, project budgets, and competing priorities across multiple initiatives.
- Lead escalation and resolution activities when project issues arise.
- Lead project meetings and executive stakeholder reviews, providing clear communication on project status, schedules, risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.
- Manage relationships with software vendors, consultants, and implementation partners to ensure successful project delivery and business outcomes.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of business application and process implementation project management experience; construction industry exposure preferred.
- Demonstrated success mentoring project management staff.
- Proficiency in project management methodologies including SDLC, Agile, and Waterfall.
- Experience in requirements gathering, documentation, stakeholder communication, risk mitigation, and meeting facilitation.
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities; capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- General understanding of software development, system architecture, and IT operations.
- Strong understanding of change management processes and tools.
- Creative Problem Solving – Define problems, analyze root causes, identify solutions, and develop action plans. Encourage innovative thinking across the PMO.
- Flexibility / Adaptability – Respond effectively to shifting priorities, stakeholder needs, and organizational changes.
- Quality Service – Build strong relationships with internal teams and consistently deliver service that meets customer expectations.
COMPENSATION DETAILS:
Salary Range: $140,000 - $150,000
Compensation for this role includes a base salary plus an annual discretionary bonus. Details on our benefits can be found on the Benefits tab within the Careers section of the website.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of business application and process implementation project management experience
- Construction industry exposure
- Demonstrated success mentoring project management staff
- Proficiency in SDLC, Agile, and Waterfall project management methodologies
- Experience with requirements gathering and documentation
- Experience with stakeholder communication and meeting facilitation
- Experience with risk mitigation
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- General understanding of software development, system architecture, and IT operations
- Strong understanding of change management processes and tools
- Creative problem-solving skills, including root-cause analysis and action planning
- Flexibility and adaptability to shifting priorities and organizational changes
- Ability to build strong internal relationships and deliver quality service
What We Do
Powercon Corporation is a Severn, Maryland-based manufacturer of electrical power-distribution equipment. Its product portfolio includes factory-built metal-clad switchgear, metal-enclosed interrupter switchgear, metal-enclosed bus systems, 5kV–38kV bus duct, integrated power distribution systems, and key interlock systems. The company serves the electrical industry by delivering engineered equipment designed to distribute, control, connect, and protect electrical power for industrial and infrastructure applications.
