Project Manager

About Us

Sabre Ltd. is a leading electrical and instrumentation solutions provider headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. We deliver customized electrical systems and field services to customers across a wide range of commercial and industrial markets.

Our capabilities include electrical construction, switchgear, modular buildings and E-Houses, instrumentation, control panels, installation, testing, commissioning, and maintenance. Sabre supports projects throughout Canada and the United States with a focus on quality, reliable execution, innovation, and long-term customer relationships.

The Opportunity

Sabre is seeking an experienced Electrical Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of industrial electrical projects. This is a field-focused role that combines project management, customer engagement, and on-site leadership, requiring regular collaboration with customers, field supervisors, and crews throughout project execution. From initial planning and estimating support through execution, closeout, and ongoing customer support, the successful candidate will combine strong project management and commercial skills with practical knowledge of industrial electrical construction to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and in alignment with customer expectations.

The Electrical Project Manager will work closely with customers, field supervision, project coordinators, estimating, procurement, safety, quality, and other Sabre divisions. This is a customer-facing role supporting key accounts in the mining, forestry, manufacturing, utilities, and industrial sectors.

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for a collaborative and results-driven leader who can build strong customer relationships, lead project teams, and deliver successful outcomes in complex industrial environments.

• Visible and supportive leader who builds strong relationships with customers, field supervisors, and crews while driving project success.
• Customer-focused with a commitment to building trusted relationships.
• Strong communicator who can influence, collaborate, and align customers, field teams, and internal stakeholders.
• Organized and accountable, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Decisive and solutions-oriented when faced with challenges and changing conditions in both project and field environments.
• Commercially aware, balancing customer needs with project performance.
• Proactive in identifying risks, opportunities, and continuous improvements.
• Adaptable and resourceful in fast-paced industrial environments, with the ability to respond effectively to changing site conditions.
• Committed to safety, quality, and operational excellence.

What You'll Do

• Manage electrical projects from award through planning, execution, commissioning, and closeout, with regular site involvement to support successful field execution.
• Develop project execution plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, cash-flow projections, and resource requirements.
• Coordinate field labour, supervision, subcontractors, materials, equipment, travel, and site access requirements.
• Act as the primary point of contact for assigned customers and develop strong, long-term client relationships.
• Monitor project performance, including labour productivity, costs, schedule, gross margin, billing, and cash collection.
• Identify scope changes, prepare change orders, and ensure additional work is documented and approved.
• Review contracts, purchase orders, specifications, drawings, and customer requirements to identify commercial and execution risks.
• Work with estimating and operations teams to develop proposals, budgets, schedules, clarifications, and execution strategies.
• Conduct project kick-off meetings, progress reviews, forecasting updates, and project closeout meetings.
• Provide leadership and support to field supervisors and crews by removing roadblocks, clarifying priorities, coordinating resources, and monitoring project progress at customer sites.
• Ensure project activities comply with Sabre's safety, quality, environmental, and project management requirements.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including correspondence, meeting minutes, progress reports, cost reports, change logs, completion records, and turnover packages.
• Coordinate invoices and ensure completed work is billed accurately and promptly.
• Identify follow-on opportunities and support account growth with existing and prospective customers.
• Provide regular project reporting to divisional leadership and escalate emerging risks in a timely manner.
• Travel to customer sites as required, including occasional overnight travel.

What You'll Bring

Qualifications

• Journeyperson Electrician with 5+ years of industrial electrical construction, maintenance, or operations experience.
• Experience as an Electrical Superintendent or equivalent hands-on electrical project management experience.
• Experience leading field crews and coordinating work in active industrial environments.
• Strong knowledge of industrial electrical construction, commissioning, planning, budgeting, scheduling, and change management.
• Ability to interpret electrical drawings, specifications, contracts, and scopes of work.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management/scheduling software.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel to project sites as required.
• PMP, Red Seal/Master Electrician certification, estimating experience, and experience in mining, forestry, utilities, manufacturing, or other heavy industrial sectors are assets.
  

Ready to Join Us?

If you're a motivated project professional who thrives on building relationships, leading field and project teams, and delivering successful industrial projects, we'd love to hear from you. Join Sabre and help power critical projects across Western Canada's industrial sectors.