Streetlighting Manager

Street Lighting Manager – Rockville / Montgomery County / Gaithersburg

Lighting Maintenance Inc. (LMI) is seeking an experienced Street Lighting Manager to lead and grow its Rockville-area Street Lighting Division, supporting municipal contracts for the City of Rockville, Montgomery County, and the City of Gaithersburg. This role is responsible for day-to-day execution of outage response, pole setting, LED conversions, and ongoing maintenance while ensuring efficient use of manpower, tight inventory control, contract compliance, and profitability.

This is a permanent, long-term leadership position with clear growth potential.

Essential Functions

Operations & Contract Execution

Manage municipal street lighting contracts, including outage response, knockdowns, pole setting, and LED conversion programs.

Plan, schedule, and oversee daily and weekly work for outage crews, construction crews, and knockdown teams.

Ensure response times, production rates, and quality standards meet or exceed contract requirements.

Coordinate traffic control, inspections, and utility coordination as required by each municipality.

Serve as the primary point of contact for municipal clients regarding field operations and service delivery.

Manpower & Productivity

Evaluate workload and schedule work to maximize crew productivity and minimize downtime.

Balance staffing levels across outage, construction, and conversion work.

Monitor crew performance, production metrics, and rework trends; implement corrective action when needed.

Approve timesheets and ensure labor is coded correctly to the proper contract and work type.

Inventory & Materials Management

Maintain proper inventory levels for poles, fixtures, arms, bases, wire, fuses, photocells, and LED components.

Forecast material needs based on outage trends, LED conversion schedules, and planned construction.

Control material usage, reduce waste, and prevent job delays caused by poor inventory planning.

Coordinate with purchasing and warehouse staff to ensure timely replenishment and accurate tracking.

Estimating & Cost Control

Prepare estimates for service work, pole replacements, LED conversions, and supplemental municipal projects.

Track job costs, labor efficiency, and material usage to protect margins.

Review and approve customer requests, change orders, and supplemental work authorizations.

Support accurate and timely billing by ensuring complete documentation is submitted from the field.

Customer & Stakeholder Management

Maintain strong working relationships with municipal representatives, inspectors, and engineers.

Resolve customer issues quickly and professionally.

Conduct site visits and quality control inspections to verify completed work.

Represent LMI with a high level of professionalism to clients, vendors, and internal teams.

Leadership & Safety

Recruit, train, and develop field personnel and supervisors.

Serve as a subject matter expert to determine task qualifications and crew assignments.

Promote safe work practices and enforce all safety policies.

Investigate incidents and accidents and implement corrective actions.

Communicate expectations clearly and hold teams accountable for results.

Reporting & Administration

Ensure timely and accurate completion of work orders, outage reports, inspection forms, and required municipal documentation.

Track KPIs related to outages completed, poles set, LEDs converted, labor efficiency, and safety.

Meet or exceed annual revenue and profit goals for the street lighting division.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Demonstrated experience managing municipal street lighting or utility maintenance contracts.

Strong working knowledge of street lighting systems, LED retrofits, pole installations, and maintenance practices.

Ability to manage multiple crews and work types simultaneously.

Strong understanding of productivity, cost control, and inventory management.

Ability to grow and manage a portfolio of municipal service work.

Qualifications

Minimum 5 years of management experience in street lighting, electrical utility, or municipal maintenance.

Electrical field experience required.

Estimating and/or project management experience preferred.

Licensed Master Electrician preferred.

Experience working directly with municipalities and end-user clients.

Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.

Strong time management, follow-up, and documentation skills.

Ability to interact professionally with field staff, management, vendors, and municipal clients.

Computer proficiency required: Outlook, Word, Excel, and accounting or service management software.