Director of Projects

Electrical Director of Projects

On-Site | Indianapolis, IN

Structure Resources is looking for an experienced Electrical Director of Projects for our client, an award-winning electrical design-build contractor specializing in complex commercial, industrial, and mission-critical projects nationwide.

This position is based at the company’s Indianapolis headquarters.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership and execution oversight for a portfolio of large, complex electrical projects across multiple regions and customers

• Lead, supervise, and develop Assistant Project Managers, Project Managers, and Senior Project Managers

• Ensure projects are delivered according to schedule, budget, quality, and performance expectations

• Oversee project setup, buyouts, procurement strategies, labor planning, change-order tracking, and job-cost forecasting

• Partner with field leadership to align project schedules, manpower needs, and overall execution

• Conduct regular project reviews and prepare project-health updates for operations leadership

• Lead monthly pre-WIP reviews and ensure project teams provide accurate and timely financial information

• Validate labor projections, earned revenue, cost forecasts, margin performance, and change-order impacts

• Identify financial risks, write-down exposure, scope gaps, and potential recovery strategies

• Support project teams in resolving manpower challenges, vendor issues, schedule conflicts, and customer disputes

• Serve as a senior liaison for key clients and ensure consistent change-management and billing practices

• Assist customers, field personnel, and project teams with design changes and field change-order estimates

• Coordinate with engineering and operations teams regarding changes to as-built drawings

• Participate in project turnover meetings and 20% and 60% project reviews

• Collaborate with preconstruction, engineering, estimating, and operations during early project planning

• Conduct one-on-one meetings, establish performance goals, complete reviews, and identify development opportunities for project-management staff

• Interview and provide hiring input for project-management candidates

• Promote accountability, safety, customer service, operational excellence, and InP