Project Manager – Commercial Lighting Retrofit
Company Overview
Reliable Electric and Lighting, Inc. is a national commercial electrical and lighting services provider with over 30 years of experience delivering high-quality electrical installations, service, and large-scale commercial lighting retrofit solutions for enterprise and national clients across the United States.
Position Summary
The Project Manager – Commercial Lighting Retrofit is responsible for the strategic oversight, planning, execution, and delivery of national commercial lighting retrofit operations across multiple U.S. markets. This role provides senior-level leadership over multiple concurrent retrofit projects, manages regional and field teams nationwide, and serves as a primary liaison for large national clients.
The ideal candidate brings extensive hands-on commercial electrical experience, deep expertise in lighting retrofit operations, and proven success managing multi-site, multi-state Projects. While an electrical license is not required, candidates must demonstrate strong technical knowledge and operational credibility to effectively lead teams and communicate with clients.
• Lead and oversee national commercial lighting retrofit operations across multiple U.S. markets
• Establish Project-level schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and execution strategies
• Ensure contractual requirements, SLAs, KPIs, and performance metrics are consistently met or exceeded
• Serve as executive point of contact for large national and enterprise-level clients
• Lead Project kickoff meetings, progress reviews, and executive reporting
• Coordinate and manage multiple project managers, field teams, service crews, and subcontractors nationwide
• Oversee LED lighting retrofits, lighting controls upgrades, fixture replacements, and energy-efficiency initiatives
• Review lighting counts, specifications, layouts, and scopes for accuracy and constructability
• Maintain overall financial responsibility for labor, materials, logistics, and subcontractor costs
• Monitor job cost reports and implement corrective actions when variances occur
• Ensure compliance with NEC, OSHA, local AHJs, and company safety standards
• Drive consistency in quality, documentation, and execution across all markets
• Collaborate with estimating, procurement, logistics, scheduling, and accounting teams
• 8–12+ years of experience in commercial electrical operations, lighting retrofits, or Project management
• Extensive experience with commercial lighting retrofit and LED upgrade projects
• Proven experience managing multi-site, multi-state, or national retrofit Projects
• Experience working with large national or enterprise-level contracts
• Strong technical understanding of commercial electrical and lighting systems
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing managers, supervisors, or multiple crews
• Excellent communication, organizational, and client-facing skills
• Journeyman Electrician license (any state) – preferred but not required
• Experience leading national lighting retrofit rollouts
• Familiarity with utility rebate Projects and energy-efficiency incentives
• PMP or other Project/project management certification
• Ability to travel nationwide as required to support Project execution and client needs
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement
Reliable Electric and Lighting, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
At-Will Employment Statement
Employment with Reliable Electric and Lighting, Inc. is at-will. This means that either the employee or the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice, in accordance with applicable law. Nothing in this job description creates a contract of employment, express or implied.