Program Manager – Electrical, National Account Focus

Shermco Industries

. Project Ownership . Understanding P&L for client projects . Understand contracts requirements and scope of work . Protect and improve project margins through disciplined execution . Maintain accurate forecasting t

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $165,000 - $190,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Project Ownership
Understanding P&L for client projects
Understand contracts requirements and scope of work
Protect and improve project margins through disciplined execution
Maintain accurate forecasting through project completion
Develop and maintain 12–24 month strategic account plans aligned with customer capital programs and operational priorities.
Maintain executive-level relationships with key stakeholders for National Accounts.
Facilitate annual strategic planning sessions with customers and internal leadership.
Align Shermco service capabilities with customer long-term infrastructure and reliability needs.
Cross Functional Program Coordination
Coordinate execution across all Shermco organizations, branches and service groups.
Lead recurring internal program coordination meetings.
Resolve inter-branch operational conflicts and ensure consistent execution standards.
Establish and maintain standardized reporting structures and communication cadence across participating branches.
Financial Management
Monitor estimate-to-actual performance trends.
Identify early indicators of margin erosion or project risk.
Track change order capture rates and financial performance drivers.
Lead quarterly financial performance reviews with executive leadership.
Contract & Scope Control
Interpret and manage contract requirements
Ensure scope clarity and enforce structured change management
Lead RFI development and tracking
Prevent unauthorized scope execution
Risk Management
Develop and maintain formal project risk registers
Maintain a Program Risk Register including safety risks, margin risks, capacity constraints, contractual risks, and reputational risks.
Conduct monthly program risk reviews.
Escalate material risks to executive leadership when appropriate
Proactively mitigate safety, financial, schedule, and resource risks
Escalate high-impact risks appropriately
Lead contingency and recovery planning
Operational Governance
Promote consistent operational standards across the program including safety compliance, estimating discipline, project controls, and documentation standards.
Lead program-level lessons learned reviews to improve future execution.
Customer Relationship Management
Serve as primary client interface
Maintain quarterly executive touchpoints with strategic customers.
Lead Executive Business Reviews (EBRs).
Own resolution of escalated operational or service issues.
Monitor customer satisfaction and service quality metrics
Schedule Management
Lead project update meetings and executive briefings
Navigate conflict professionally while protecting Shermco’s interests
Develop opportunities for repeat business
Sales, Growth and Execution
Lead cross-functional teams including technicians, engineers, and subcontractors
Conduct structured project kickoff meetings
Drive execution quality and minimize rework
Ensure disciplined documentation and turnover standards
Identify opportunities to expand Shermco’s services within strategic accounts.
Ensure pricing alignment across regions and branches.
Participate in review of large proposals to ensure strategic alignment.
Prevent uncoordinated pricing or discounting across Shermco regions.
Support capture strategies for large capital projects.
Executive Reporting
Provide clear project performance updates to senior leadership
Present risk summaries, financial forecasts, and mitigation plans
Participate in post-project reviews and lessons learned sessions

Requirements

What you’ll need

5-10 years of program or project management experience ideally managing a national account in multiple sites
Experience in any of the following: electrical construction, NETA testing, electrical commissioning, engineering services, industrial field services, power systems services, electrical infrastructure, and working knowledge of medium- and low voltage electrical systems or related technical field
Demonstrated financial literacy and ability to interpret project financials
Experience managing or overseeing large programs or projects exceeding $1M
Proven ability to coordinate multi-site or multi-branch operations
Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills
Strong financial acumen including budgeting, forecasting, and margin management
Experience interpreting contracts and managing change orders
Proven ability to lead large field teams and multi-disciplinary resources

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

program managementproject managementfinancial managementcontract managementrisk managementbudgetingforecastingmargin managementelectrical constructionmedium voltage systems

Soft Skills

executive communicationstakeholder managementconflict resolutionteam leadershipstrategic planningcustomer relationship managementoperational governanceproblem-solvinginterpersonal skillsorganizational skills