Electrical Project Engineer Jobs in Austin, TX

Construction Project Management | Reports to: Director of Projects | Location: Austin, Texas or Phoenix, Arizona (either market; regular travel to project sites nationwide) | Full-time, Exempt

About Facility Innovations Group

Facility Innovations Group (FacilityIG) is a construction company delivering electrical construction and facility improvement programs for commercial clients, including national retail and convenience programs. We are growing into industrial-commercial electrical work for data centers, manufacturers, warehouse and distribution operators, and selected general contractors.

FacilityIG is a mid-sized, entrepreneurial company. We value ownership, field-first judgment, and people who use modern tools — including AI — to plan better, communicate clearly, and keep projects moving.

Position Summary

The Project Manager — Electrical owns assigned electrical construction projects from turnover through closeout: scope, schedule, budget, quality, documentation, and client communication. This posting is built for candidates with deep electrical construction experience.

This is not a desk-only or IT project-management role. The ideal candidate has managed commercial or industrial electrical scopes in the field, can read plans and one-lines, coordinates licensed crews and subcontractors, and uses AI tools daily to improve planning, documentation, and follow-through.

Primary Responsibilities

Project Delivery

• Own assigned electrical projects from contract turnover through punch list and closeout, delivering to schedule, budget, quality, and safety standards.
• Plan and track electrical scopes including power distribution, service and switchgear work, conduit and raceways, lighting and controls, tenant and facility improvements, and multi-site program rollouts.
• Coordinate crews, foremen, apprentices, subcontractors, materials, inspections, and utility work so production stays on plan.
• Identify risks early (labor, materials, access, design gaps, schedule conflicts) and drive corrective action with the field and leadership.

Technical and Field Coordination

• Review drawings, one-lines, specs, and RFIs for constructability; escalate design conflicts before they hit the field.
• Support permitting, inspections, and code compliance in coordination with field supervision and qualifying parties.
• Partner with the warehouse and procurement on material pulls, long-lead equipment, and jobsite logistics.
• Visit jobsites regularly; stay close enough to the work to catch quality, safety, and productivity issues early.

Documentation, Cost, and Client Communication

• Maintain project documentation in Procore (or company PM platform): daily reports, RFIs, submittals, photos, change orders, and closeout packages.
• Track job cost versus budget; manage change orders, billing inputs, and forecast updates with leadership.
• Communicate status clearly to clients and internal leadership; keep commitments visible and current.

AI and Operating Discipline

• REQUIRED: daily hands-on use of AI tools (e.g., Claude, Copilot, ChatGPT) to draft updates, summarize field notes, organize follow-ups, improve documentation quality, and speed routine PM work — and the ability to learn new AI tools as the company adopts them.
• Follow company AI policy (IT-POL-001 Using Claude AI); never put confidential client, employee, or safety-sensitive data into unapproved tools.
• Help standardize PM practices (schedules, look-aheads, turnover checklists, closeout) so electrical projects run repeatably across sites.

What This Role Is Not

• Not an IT / software / Agile-only Project Manager role.
• Not a pure estimating or sales role (though constructability input and client communication are part of the job).

Requirements

Required

• Required: proficient, daily, hands-on use of AI tools (such as Claude and Microsoft Copilot) to do the work, and the ability to learn new AI tools as the company adopts them. Candidates will be tested on AI proficiency during the interview process. This is a condition of hire for every position at FacilityIG.
• Heavy electrical construction project management experience (commercial and/or industrial). IT-only or non-construction PM backgrounds will not fit this posting.
• Hands-on familiarity with electrical scopes: reading plans and one-lines, coordinating conduit/wire/terminations/panels/switchgear work, and working with licensed electricians and foremen.
• Proven ownership of schedule, budget, subcontractors, change orders, and closeout on construction projects.
• Proficiency with a construction PM platform (Procore strongly preferred).
• Strong written and verbal communication; organized, accountable, and comfortable on active jobsites.
• Valid driver's license, clean driving record, and ability to pass a background check and drug screen.

Preferred

• Journeyman electrician license, electrical apprenticeship background, or equivalent field electrical experience before moving into PM.
• Experience with multi-site retail/convenience, warehouse/distribution, manufacturing, or data-center electrical programs.
• OSHA 10 or 30; familiarity with NEC and NFPA 70E expectations on active sites.
• Austin, Texas base or willingness to relocate; comfort with travel to Phoenix-market and other project sites as needed.

Benefits

• Competitive pay commensurate with experience ($120,000 – $160,000 per year)
• Group health, dental
• Paid time off and company holidays
• Company phone and laptop