Project Manager 2
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 15, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 24, 2026.
About Stansell Electric Company
Since 1940, Stansell Electric Company, Inc. has been a leading provider of quality electrical contracting and related services. Today, Stansell Electric continues as a family-owned company with second and third generations carrying the legacy. The core values of the company: Quality, Customer Satisfaction, Enjoyment, Care for Employees, Honesty, and Investing in Resources; are the ultimate legacy established over 80 years ago and carried on by the amazing team today.
How Stansell Makes a Difference
By Growing our People, Serving our Customers, and Building our Communities, we stand out as the leading multi-disciplined electrical contractor and systems integrator in the Southeast. Stansell Electric provides turnkey solutions in the Transportation(Lighting, Signalization, ITS, Navigation), Industrial (Water, Wastewater, Manufacturing/Warehouse, Power), Commercial(High-rise, High-end complexes), and Infrastructure(Duct bank, Substation) markets.
We take pride in our unwavering commitment to Injury Free, Best Tradespeople, and Quality; while building relationships with Owners, Contractors, Architects, Engineers, and other Subcontractors. We have a strong people-first culture, a record-setting safety record, and we leverage technology to enhance the effectiveness of project.
About the role The Project Manager 2 works out of Stansell Electric’s Knoxville office, assisting
in all aspects of daily management, supervision, coordination and successful completion of construction
projects.This includes optimizing time and cost objectives with respect to contracting, scheduling, estimating/bidding, and contract administration functions. The project manager shall have the sole project responsibility from project conception through completion. The ideal candidate will have experience with transportation, infrastructure, ITS, unit priced projects.Advancement opportunities are available by advancing to more senior positions or through transfer to skilled trades.
What you'll do
- Financial Management
- WIP: prepare, understand "what" the data means
- Able to complete Change Order pricing, AP/AR, POs, subcontracts, schedule of values, productivity
- Billing Strategy/Management: timing, under/over, stored material
- Contracts: Follow the contract review process, with assessment from more senior PM's
- Cost to complete forecast
- Teaching/leveraging PM1's
- Unit Price: pay items, quantities, RQs
- Build and maintain schedules, keep track of change orders, and resourcing needs
- Identify and mitigate risk
- Scope Management
- Stakeholder input
- Teach PM1's and field leaders
- Read/ interpret/ apply construction drawings/ vender shop drawings and specifications
- Basic estimating understanding for CO scope collection
- Follows the SEC project delivery methodology
- Completed PM 101 Training
- Demonstrates expected behaviors
- Understands contract language & requirements
- Captures IF risks and mitigation plan in place
- Communicates between Subcontractors, Customers, Owners, Vendors, Negotiating
- Identifies cost component inaccuracies
- Understands Plans & Specs
- Interfaces with project level personnel
- Intermediate conflict resolution & negotiating skills
- Initiates customer relationship management
- Advanced internal communication & collaboration skills
- Competent with Microsoft Suite of applications.
- Competent with cloud-based, and local storage solutions.
- Competent with Company-specific software.
- Basic understanding of third-party construction / project management software platforms.
Qualifications
Smarts, Skills. And Physical Requirements
- Strong computer skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
- Attention to details
- Current driver’s license
- General knowledge of the electrical field
- Familiarity with electrical materials and construction methods, including requirement for different construction types
- Strong code of ethics
- Leadership skills
- Service oriented, good “people skills”
- Training in project management preferred
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or related job experience.
Experience
- 2-5 years of experience as a Project Manager (we will consider less experienced candidates provided they can demonstrate their willingness to learn, flexibility, pleasant demeanor, and superior intelligence and have relevant
experience in other jobs)
- Candidates with infrastructure/transportation experience are highly desired
Benefits
- Medical, Vision, Dental coverage
- Health Savings Account
- Short- and long-term disability
- 401(k)
As a Federal Contractor, it is the policy of Stansell Electric Company to assure that applicants are employed, and that applicants are treated during employment, without regard to their race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.
An Equal Opportunity Employer / Minorities & females encouraged to apply.
TN Drug Free Workplace conducting pre-employment, post-accident and random drug screening.