Electrical Construction Manager

About the Role

Eram Talent is seeking an experienced Electrical Construction Manager to oversee and manage industrial electrical and E&I construction projects. This full-time role involves leading projects from initial mobilization and installation through testing, commissioning, energization, and final client handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and supervise industrial electrical construction projects.
• Lead the installation of MV/LV substations, transformers, switchgear, MCCs, and switchyards.
• Supervise cable laying, jointing, termination, testing, and energization activities.
• Oversee the installation of motors, pumps, VFDs, protection, metering, and control systems.
• Coordinate PLC, SCADA, instrumentation, and communication-system works.
• Review electrical drawings, specifications, BOQs, method statements, and project schedules.
• Support planning teams with construction plans, manpower requirements, and material forecasts.
• Manage engineers, technicians, labor teams, and subcontractors.
• Coordinate with clients, consultants, vendors, and other engineering disciplines.
• Monitor project progress, productivity, cost, quality, and schedule performance.
• Ensure compliance with approved drawings, project specifications, and applicable standards.
• Enforce HSE requirements, permit-to-work procedures, and safe working practices.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university.
• A minimum of 15 years of experience in industrial electrical construction projects.
• Extensive experience with MV/LV systems, substations, transformers, switchgear, MCCs, cables, motors, protection, and control systems.
• Strong experience in installation, testing, commissioning, energization, and project handover.
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors, project schedules, costs, quality, and HSE requirements.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a senior electrical construction professional with strong hands-on project leadership experience across industrial electrical systems. This role requires the ability to manage construction activities, teams, subcontractors, and client coordination while delivering projects safely, on schedule, and to specification.