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Title: Electrical Project Manager
Position Type: Contract
Location: Wisconsin
Key Project Requirements:
• Experience managing electrical capital and modification projects at operating coal-fired power plants or heavy industrial facilities.
• Ability to oversee multiple concurrent electrical projects, including balance-of-plant upgrades, outage-related work, and major air-quality control system projects.
• Prior experience supporting or leading electrostatic precipitator (ESP) upgrades or rebuilds preferred, with the ability to manage a variety of electrical scopes beyond ESP systems.
• Strong understanding of electrical construction and commissioning activities commonly found in coal-fired power plants.
Job Summary:
NAES is seeking an Electrical Project Manager to support multiple electrical capital, modification, and outage-related projects at operating coal-fired power generation facilities in Wisconsin. This role will serve as the onsite electrical project lead across a portfolio of projects, with the Edgewater electrostatic precipitator rebuild serving as a key initial focus. The Electrical Project Manager will manage projects through the full lifecycle and provide hands-on field leadership to deliver work safely, on time, and within budget.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Manage a portfolio of electrical capital and plant modification projects from scope development through construction, outage execution, commissioning, and turnover to operations.
• Serve as the primary onsite electrical project manager, coordinating daily activities with plant operations, maintenance, engineering, safety, and external contractors.
• Lead execution of major electrical projects, including the electrostatic precipitator (ESP) upgrade/rebuild, while supporting additional electrical scopes as plant needs dictate.
• Develop and manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, and work plans to ensure projects are delivered safely and in accordance with approved plans.
• Oversee contractor performance, ensuring compliance with site safety requirements, quality standards, and project schedules.
• Plan, coordinate, and support outage-related electrical work, including sequencing and schedule integration.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, field issues, and constructability concerns.
• Track project progress and provide regular status updates to plant leadership, including schedule, cost, and risk reporting.
• Ensure all work complies with plant safety programs, environmental requirements, and company standards.
Job Requirements:
• Strong electrical project management experience in power generation or heavy industrial environments.
• Electrical engineering degree or equivalent electrical technical background.
• Demonstrated ability to manage contractors and lead field execution in active, operating facilities.
• Solid understanding of electrical systems common to coal-fired power plants, including medium- and high-voltage equipment, switchgear, transformers, MCCs, instrumentation, and controls.
• Experience supporting or leading outage planning and execution.
• Working knowledge of industrial safety practices and the ability to enforce site safety requirements.
• Proficiency coordinating with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to resolve field issues and manage project changes.
• Effective communication and documentation skills, including project reporting and stakeholder coordination.
Education / Experience:
• Electrical Engineering degree or equivalent technical background preferred.
• 7+ years of experience managing electrical projects at large power plants or similar industrial facilities.
• Prior experience managing ESP upgrades, rebuilds, or major air-quality control system projects preferred.
• Experience overseeing industrial construction projects in the $5M–$20M range preferred.
• Electrical assessment experience is a plus but not required.

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