Project Manager

Project Manager III

This role leads complex engineering and utility-focused projects from concept through completion, with a strong emphasis on transmission, substation, and power delivery initiatives. The Project Manager III oversees multiple medium to large-scale projects simultaneously, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget, while mentoring junior staff and fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple medium to large-scale engineering and utility projects, including transmission, substation, and power delivery initiatives.
• Define and manage project scopes, timelines, budgets, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and stakeholder expectations.
• Apply established project management processes, principles, and methodologies to drive consistent and predictable project outcomes.
• Coordinate and direct multi-discipline teams, including engineering, design, construction, and other technical resources, to achieve project objectives.
• Oversee substation and transmission line design activities, including electrical design, utility design, and high-voltage engineering components.
• Manage project documentation, including schedules, status reports, change orders, and project coordination records, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues, making sound decisions based on accurate and timely analyses.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to understand their needs and values, and use that understanding to motivate team behaviors and drive desired results.
• Staff, supporting their professional development and helping them build project management and technical skills.
• Ensure effective communication across all project stakeholders through clear oral and written updates, presentations, and reports.
• Lead negotiations and manage expectations with internal and external partners, vendors, and other project contributors.
• Adapt project plans and priorities in response to changing environments, shifting requirements, and uncertainties while maintaining progress toward goals.
• Support and promote adherence to technical standards, engineering best practices, and organizational procedures within the project team.
• Utilize tools such as AutoCAD and other design and engineering software to support project planning and coordination where applicable.
• Monitor project performance, track key metrics, and implement corrective actions as needed to keep projects on track.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Information Systems, utility industry discipline, or an equivalent combination of college coursework and experience totaling at least four (4) years in project management or related responsibilities defining and managing project scopes, timelines, budgets, and delivery.
• Eight (8) years of related project management experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required, or ability to obtain PMP certification within 12 months of hire with appropriate approvals.
• Proven experience managing multiple medium to large-scale projects simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of project management processes, principles, and methodologies.
• Experience with transmission projects and power delivery initiatives.
• Background in substation engineering, substation design, and high-voltage electrical design.
• Experience in utility design and engineering projects within the power distribution or electrical utility sector.
• Demonstrated ability to direct and coordinate multi-discipline teams.
• Strong critical thinking and creativity skills, with the ability to exercise sound judgment based on accurate and timely analyses.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to convey complex technical and project information clearly.
• Strong negotiation and people management skills, with the ability to influence and motivate diverse teams.
• Ability to adapt to changing environments, shifting priorities, and uncertainty while maintaining focus on project outcomes.
• Proficiency with project management practices such as schedule management, budget control, and change order management.
• Familiarity with tools and concepts such as AutoCAD, electrical engineering design, relay and protection, and power distribution.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Comprehensive functional and technical knowledge of utility or engineering business practices and procedures.
• Experience in engineering project environments involving transmission lines, power delivery, and high-voltage systems.
• Hands-on experience with substation, electrical, and utility design using tools such as AutoCAD.
• Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize work across multiple concurrent projects.
• Ability to understand stakeholder and team member needs and values, and to apply that understanding to drive engagement and results.
• Staff, fostering a learning-oriented team culture.
• Strong desire to continue learning and growing professionally within a large organization that offers advancement opportunities.
• Experience with construction coordination, project coordination, and managing change orders in engineering or utility projects.

Work Environment

This position offers a hybrid work arrangement, typically combining 2 to 3 days in the office with 2 to 3 days working remotely each week in locations such as Phoenix, Tucson, and Albuquerque, NM. You will work in a professional engineering and project management environment that collaborates across disciplines including transmission, substation, electrical engineering, and construction. The role involves regular use of project management tools and engineering software such as AutoCAD, as well as standard office productivity applications. The organization promotes growth opportunities, including bonuses and stock-related benefits, and supports a culture where team members communicate effectively, share knowledge, and continue to develop their skills within a large, stable company setting.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Phoenix, AZ.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $85.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Phoenix,AZ.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 7, 2026.