Manager - Project Delivery (Electrical)

Job Description: Manager – Project Delivery (Electrical) - MPR-411

Position Overview

The Manager – Project Delivery (Electrical) is responsible for leading the successful planning, execution, monitoring, and completion of electrical projects from initiation through handover. The role requires strong project management, technical, commercial, and stakeholder-management capabilities to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and in accordance with approved specifications, quality standards, and contractual commitments.

The position will coordinate with internal teams, consultants, contractors, vendors, clients, and statutory authorities to drive effective project delivery and resolve technical, operational, and commercial challenges throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning and Execution

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of electrical projects, including project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, commissioning, and closeout.
• Develop project execution plans, schedules, resource plans, procurement plans, and delivery milestones in line with project objectives.
• Translate contractual requirements, approved designs, specifications, and scope documents into actionable execution plans.
• Establish clear responsibilities, deliverables, timelines, and performance expectations for project teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Monitor progress against approved schedules and take timely corrective action to address delays, constraints, and deviations.
• Coordinate multiple work fronts and ensure seamless integration between electrical, civil, mechanical, instrumentation, and other project disciplines.

Electrical Engineering and Technical Coordination

• Review electrical drawings, layouts, single-line diagrams, schematics, load schedules, cable schedules, equipment specifications, and technical submittals.
• Ensure that electrical installations comply with approved designs, applicable codes, standards, safety regulations, and client requirements.
• Coordinate engineering clarifications, design changes, material approvals, technical queries, and site modifications with relevant stakeholders.
• Oversee the installation, testing, inspection, commissioning, and energization of electrical systems and equipment.
• Support resolution of technical issues relating to power distribution, transformers, switchgear, panels, cabling, earthing, lightning protection, lighting, backup power, and control systems, as applicable to the project.
• Ensure all as-built drawings, test reports, operation and maintenance manuals, warranties, and handover documents are completed and approved.

Project Controls and Performance Management

• Track project performance against scope, cost, schedule, quality, safety, and productivity objectives.
• Review project schedules, look-ahead plans, progress reports, manpower deployment, material status, and productivity data.
• Identify potential risks, delays, cost impacts, and resource constraints, and implement mitigation plans.
• Conduct regular project review meetings and provide accurate status updates to management and clients.
• Maintain project dashboards, action trackers, risk registers, issue logs, change registers, and progress documentation.
• Ensure effective management of scope changes, variations, claims, extensions of time, and commercial matters in coordination with the contracts and commercial teams.

Contractor, Vendor, and Stakeholder Management

• Manage the performance of electrical contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, consultants, and specialist service providers.
• Review contractor mobilization plans, method statements, inspection and test plans, work programs, and resource requirements.
• Coordinate procurement and timely delivery of electrical materials, equipment, tools, and services in accordance with project schedules.
• Conduct site meetings, coordination meetings, progress reviews, and technical discussions with project stakeholders.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with clients, consultants, authorities, vendors, and internal business functions.
• Resolve conflicts, remove execution bottlenecks, and ensure timely closure of open technical and commercial actions.

Quality Assurance and Compliance

• Ensure that all electrical works are executed in accordance with approved quality plans, inspection and test plans, project specifications, and applicable standards.
• Coordinate inspections, testing, commissioning, snagging, punch-list closure, and final acceptance activities.
• Review non-conformance reports and ensure timely implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Maintain complete and accurate project records, inspection documentation, material approvals, test certificates, and compliance reports.
• Support internal, client, consultant, and statutory audits related to project execution and electrical systems.

Health, Safety, and Environmental Responsibilities

• Promote a strong safety culture across all project activities and ensure compliance with organizational and statutory health, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Ensure electrical works are executed using approved risk assessments, method statements, permits, isolation procedures, and safe work practices.
• Monitor site safety performance and take immediate action to address unsafe conditions, unsafe acts, and non-compliance.
• Ensure appropriate controls are in place for electrical isolation, energization, working at height, lifting operations, confined spaces, and other project-specific hazards.
• Participate in safety inspections, toolbox meetings, incident investigations, and corrective-action reviews.

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop project engineers, supervisors, coordinators, and site execution teams.
• Allocate resources effectively to meet project priorities and delivery commitments.
• Set clear performance expectations and promote accountability, collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Encourage knowledge sharing and standardized project delivery practices across the team.

Project Handover and Closeout

• Drive completion of testing, commissioning, punch-list activities, documentation, training, and client handover requirements.
• Ensure project closeout activities are completed within approved timelines and contractual requirements.
• Capture lessons learned, project performance outcomes, and improvement opportunities for future projects.
• Support final account closure, demobilization, warranty coordination, and post-handover support as required.

Key Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Professional certifications in project management, construction management, electrical safety, or relevant technical areas will be an advantage.

Experience

• Significant experience in electrical project execution, construction, engineering, commissioning, or infrastructure delivery.
• Proven experience managing complete project lifecycles, including planning, procurement, installation, testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Experience managing contractors, subcontractors, vendors, consultants, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Experience in project scheduling, cost monitoring, risk management, change control, quality assurance, and stakeholder coordination.
• Experience with commercial administration, variations, claims, and contract compliance is preferred.

Technical Knowledge

• Strong understanding of electrical systems, construction methodologies, installation practices, testing procedures, and commissioning requirements.
• Knowledge of electrical codes, standards, statutory regulations, quality systems, and health and safety requirements.
• Ability to interpret electrical drawings, specifications, BOQs, schedules, method statements, and technical documentation.
• Working knowledge of project planning and reporting tools, document-control systems, and productivity-monitoring practices.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and project reporting tools; knowledge of scheduling software is desirable.

Core Competencies

• Project planning and delivery management
• Electrical engineering and technical problem-solving
• Schedule, cost, and risk management
• Contractor and vendor management
• Quality assurance and commissioning coordination
• Health, safety, and environmental leadership
• Contract and change management
• Stakeholder communication and negotiation
• Team leadership and decision-making
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under time and delivery pressure

Key Performance Indicators

• Delivery of projects within approved scope, schedule, cost, and quality objectives.
• Achievement of project milestones and timely resolution of execution issues.
• Compliance with electrical standards, approved specifications, quality requirements, and safety procedures.
• Reduction of rework, delays, non-conformances, and avoidable project costs.
• Effective contractor performance and resource utilization.
• Successful testing, commissioning, client acceptance, and project handover.
• Timely completion of project documentation, closeout activities, and lessons learned.

Role Profile

• Job Title: Manager – Project Delivery (Electrical)
• Function: Project Delivery / Engineering / Construction
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Work Environment: Office, project site, construction site, and client locations as required
• Reporting: Project Director, Head of Projects, or designated business leader